Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying – Decoys – Duck
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-21
2009-02-24
Ark, Darren W. (Department: 3643)
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
Decoys
Duck
C043S002000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07493723
ABSTRACT:
A decoy apparatus adapted for spontaneous and continuous movement in response to the wind and other external stimuli, the decoy apparatus includes a body and a head, the body includes an upper torso aperture aligned with a lower torso, and an open front end having at least one body slot. An end of the head includes at least one pivot connector designed to releaseably connect with one of the at least one body slots. The end of the head further includes a counterweight sized and positioned to balance the head with the body. The decoy further includes a support stake that is received through the upper torso aperture, passes through the body of the decoy, and extends through the lower torso aperture. A lower end of the stake defines a shovel portion that in application, is received in the ground surface. An upper end of the stake includes a slot used as an attachment point for a body harness. The body further includes at least a pair of apertures preferably disposed at lower ends of the body, the pair of apertures are further used as attachment points for the body harness. The body harness is centrally connected between the slot in the stake and each of the pair of apertures in the body.
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