Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying – Miscellaneous
Reexamination Certificate
1999-05-10
2001-03-13
Carone, Michael J. (Department: 3643)
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
Miscellaneous
C102S506000, C102S513000, C119S711000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06199311
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a pellet used to hold a game scent and a method to dispel the game scent within a desired hunting area.
2. Background of the Prior Art
Conventional methods of applying game scent, require a hunter to walk to a given location and apply the scent by tying a scent-laden strip of cloth to a tree or bush or by actually applying the scent to active scrapes or rubs. This method requires the hunter to walk to each location to be scented. This causes human scent, which repels game, to be left across the area traversed including possibly the game trail. As such, this method has the potential of repelling, as opposed to attracting game.
Therefore, there is a need in the art for a way to deposit game scent within a given area without leaving undesirable human scents in the process. The process must be relatively simple and straightforward.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The scent pellet and method of the present invention address the aforementioned needs in the art. The present invention provides for a relatively simple and straightforward device that allows a hunter to quickly and easily deposit a desired game scent, without having to traverse an area and thus deposit undesirable human scents.
The scent pellet and method of the present invention comprise a pellet made from a first hemispherical body member that has a first outer periphery and a first flange extending along the outer periphery, and a second hemispherical body member having a second outer periphery with a plurality of legs, each having a one-way ramp adapted to engage the flange. The first body member and second body member are made from any appropriate material such that upon impact with a relatively hard object such as a tree or a rock, the body members with break. This material may also be biodegradable. Additionally, the weight of the second body member can be greater than the weight of the first body member to enhance distance of travel of the pellet and to give the pellet spin during flight. A game scent, such as doe estrous, doe urine, buck urine, skunk urine, fox urine, and bobcat urine or any other appropriate game scent, is disposed within the scent pellet. The game scent can be introduced into the pellet through an opening, which may be capped, located on one or both of the body members. The scent may be introduced by first drawing the scent into a syringe and thereafter placing the syringe into the pellet through the opening and discharging the contents of the syringe into the pellet. The pellets can be packaged with multiple pellets per pack and can include a syringe within the pack.
Once a pellet is filled with the desired game scent, the pellet is propelled into the desired area so that the pellet strikes a relatively hard object and breaks thereby discharging the scent held within. During flight, the pellet will leak some of the scent through the opening thereby discharging some scent along the flight path. Propulsion of the pellet can be accomplished by simply throwing the pellet or by shooting the pellet from a compressed gas gun—such as typical paint ball gun or by shooting the pellet from a slingshot.
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Bergin James S.
Carone Michael J.
Loffler Peter
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