Amusement devices: toys – Sounding – Percussion
Utility Patent
1999-07-21
2001-01-02
Ackun, Jacob K. (Department: 3712)
Amusement devices: toys
Sounding
Percussion
C446S397000
Utility Patent
active
06168493
ABSTRACT:
The turkey call disclosed by the aforesaid '810 design patent and the '036 patent is disclosed to have a longitudinally extending slot in the paddle for receiving the screw. The screw shank receives a spring between the paddle and the box surface engaged by the screw, and a washer is received between the spring and paddle. The slot allows the paddle position to be adjusted in the longitudinal direction of the paddle to vary its position relative to each of the box edges to thereby vary the sound quality, which is considered important to make it appeal to the wild turkey that there is a number of other turkeys around.
The provision of the slot in the aforesaid '810 design patent and the '036 patent does not result in reliable positioning of the paddle since the paddle may slide along the slot and therefore does not allow the same sound to be easily duplicated. As a result, the wild turkey may think something is amiss and thus not be fooled into meeting its doom.
As the paddle in the aforesaid '810 design patent and the '036 patent is moved forwardly, it comes into contact with an edge at a point closer to the forward end of the call whereby a higher pitch sound is produced to duplicate the sound of a younger turkey. The high and low pitch sounds made when the paddle is centered between the edges are generally what are called “clear” sounds. However, the call of the aforesaid '810 design patent and the '036 patent is not able to easily duplicate the more “raspy” sounds made by older turkeys.
The box type turkey call of the aforesaid '641 patent has an eccentrically mounted actuator or paddle wherein the actuator is laterally moveable and is mounted (by means of a screw received in a laterally elongated aperture in the paddle) on a rotatable mounting or bushing with the attachment being eccentric to the mount, thus enabling the game call to produce a variety of different calls. The mount is a cylindrical member which is received in a bore which extends through the vertical forward end wall of the box, and the bottom surface of the member is slotted to accept a tool to affect rotation of the mount. A threaded bolt is provided for movement into locking engagement with the bushing to prevent movement of the bushing relative to the box.
The call of the '641 patent requires a person to loosen the screw, use a wrench to rotate the bushing, then tighten the screw at the new bushing position in order to set the call to a different position. This is especially inconvenient for a hunter in the field. Furthermore, the '641 call allows a limited range of positions, since the attachment must move in a very small circle because the bore must be small enough in diameter so as not to be so close to an edge of the box that the structural integrity of the box forward wall is compromised. In addition, the hole for the screw requires an additional production step.
It is accordingly an object of the present invention to reliably position the paddle in several positions relative to the call box to thereby make several reliably reproducible sounds.
It is a further object of the present invention to position the paddle so as to make raspy as well as clear sounds in different pitches.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a box type game call wherein the paddle attachment can be easily adjusted to any position on a circle.
In order to provide such a reliable positioning of the paddle, in accordance with the present invention, a call is provided wherein the paddle is attached to the call box by a screw with the screw shank receiving a spring between the paddle and the call box, and the screw shank receivable in at least one slot in the paddle, the paddle having a plurality of recesses along the slot (or a plurality of slots each having at least one recess) for receiving the screw head whereby the paddle may be adjusted reliably to different positions by selecting the recess in which the screw head is received. In order to produce a variety of sounds including raspy as well as clear sounds, the paddle preferably has a longitudinally extending slot and a slot extending cross-wise thereto. A recess is preferably provided at each end of each slot as well as at the point where the slots cross.
In order to provide such paddle attachment which can be easily adjusted to any position on a circle, in accordance with the present invention, a disc is fastened to the box so that it is rotatable, and the screw is eccentrically mounted to the disc.
The above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains in the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment thereof when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein the same reference numerals depict the same or similar parts throughout the several views.
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Ackun Jacob K.
Carlson Jeffrey D.
Simmons James C.
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