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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Scott L. Murray, East Lansing, MI (US);
William Humphreys, Heath, OH (US);
Assignee:
SSDW, LLC, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 3/106 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 3/106 ;
Abstract
A water fowl decoy has an outer buoyant layer molded around an inner buoyant core material contained within the outer shell. The outer shell has a bottom opening for receiving a removable keel. The opening has front and rear walls with at least one indentation. The keel has a front edge and a rear edge with at least one detent which matingly engages the corresponding indentations on the front and/or side walls of the opening in the outer shell.