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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
William Smith, Richton Park, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
43-3 ;
Abstract
A decoy, for providing the appearance of a realistic living bird, comprising a main body, a head, and a bi-partite neck comprising an upper neck and lower neck. The upper neck adjoins the head, and lower neck adjoins the main body. A flexible member extends between the upper neck and lower neck. The flexible member comprises an upper coil spring and lower coil spring. The dual coil springs allow the head to oscillate in a complex pattern, without manual intervention, to provide the appearance of a living bird to other birds in the vicinity.