Animal husbandry – Confining or housing – Holding and releasing means for sporting animal
Reexamination Certificate
1999-04-21
2001-02-06
Carone, Michael J. (Department: 3643)
Animal husbandry
Confining or housing
Holding and releasing means for sporting animal
Reexamination Certificate
active
06182609
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to animal release devices. More specifically, the present invention is drawn to a remote controlled device which contains and releases game birds for hunting.
2. Description of the Related Art
Present day game birds are often pen-raised to ensure that an adequate number of birds are available for the ever increasing population of hunters. Pen-raised game birds, however, will not readily flush (fly up) like game birds raised in the wild. Because of this difference, pen-raised game birds must be flushed by a guide and/or hunting dog walking right up on a covey of pen raised game birds. This scenario results in many guides and dogs being accidently shot.
To alleviate this problem, many prior art devices exist which are designed to catapult the game bird(s) upwardly into the air so that the need for the guide or dog is eliminated at the flushing stage of the hunt. Examples of such prior art devices are shown in U.S. Pat. No. 154,494 (Knapp), U.S. Pat. No. 546,491 (Maierhofer), U.S. Pat. No. 2,642,036 (Stuart), U.S. Pat. No. 3,080,850 (Schrougham), and U.S. Pat. No. 3,303,820 (Boyles) The instant devices employ pull cords and the like to release spring driven platforms which propel the game birds into the air.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,063,412 (Colsher et al.), U.S. Pat. No. 3,294,064 (McKown), U.S. Pat. No. 3,310,032 (Adams), and U.S. Pat. No. 3,685,491 (Barrett) show game bird devices in which a solenoid operated latch trips a spring driven door or platform to release the birds. The above devices require extensive electrical wiring for the solenoid.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,357,405 (Stormon et al.) discloses a radio controlled pheasant release device. The instant device requires a relatively complex cage structure to secure a single pheasant.
A device shown in an Innotek advertisement appears to have no restraining latch to securely constrain the birds nor, is there a door opening to efficiently load the birds in the device.
None of the above inventions and patents, taken either singularly or in combination, is seen to disclose a radio controlled bird release device which can efficiently constrain and release a covey of quail or plural pheasants as will subsequently be described and claimed in the instant invention.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention comprises a structure which propels game birds into the air when the structure receives a radio signal generated by a remote transmitter. The structure includes a housing in which game birds are confined prior to their release. The birds are catapulted into the air via a mesh netting which is utilized to hold the birds in the housing. Plural elastic cords are stretched in a manner to provide the catapulting energy for the mesh netting when the stretching force is removed. A solenoid operated latch mechanism functions to release the stretching force when the solenoid receives a radio signal from a remote transmitter.
Accordingly, it is a principal object of the invention to provide an apparatus which enhances safety for guides and dogs in game bird hunting situations.
It is another object of the invention to provide an apparatus for releasing game birds from an enclosure in response to a radio signal.
It is a further object of the invention to provide an apparatus for releasing game birds, which apparatus will release the game birds in a manner similar to natural game bird flushing.
Still another object of the invention is to provide an apparatus for releasing game birds which is easy to use.
It is an object of the invention to provide improved elements and arrangements thereof for the purposes described which are inexpensive, dependable and fully effective in accomplishing their intended purposes.
These and other objects of the present invention will become readily apparent upon further review of the following specification and drawings.
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Carone Michael J.
Litman Richard C.
Nguyen Son T.
Nothing But Coveys, Inc.
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