Stake-mounted turkey pot call holder

Abstract

A holder for the sound-box of a pot call for a wild turkey comprises a mass-producable unitary synthetic resinous trough having a generally cylindrical shape and a coaxial U-shaped channel in the trough, the channel being wide enough to snugly removably hold the sound-box. The trough is removably mounted on a vertical mounting post projecting axially, vertically from a two-piece or two-strut stake the lower end of which is pointed so that it can be pushed into the ground at height not higher than that of a hunter's fingers when he is seated. Two embodiments are provided: (i) the lower strut may be retracted fully into the upper strut; (ii) the upper end of the lower strut is slidably inserted into the lower end of the upper strut and locked in position in a T-slot.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]This invention relates to a device for holding the sound-box portion of a sound generating “pot call” which utilizes a striker to mimic the cluck, yelp, putt, purr or other sounds made by a turkey. The “pot call” includes a sound-box portion and a short rod, referred to as a striker or rubbing stick, one end (the striking or rubbing end) of which is contoured, typically rounded. The sound-box portion is commonly referred to as a pot call ignoring the fact that, without the striker, the desired sounds could not be generated. Pot calls and pot call holders are currently sold by several sporting goods stores such as Primos, Cabela's, Quaker Boy, Flambeau and others.[0003]2. Brief Description of the Prior Art[0004]A hunter who plans to shoot a turkey, typically chooses to use a turkey decoy to draw the turkey (heard by the hunter, or suspected by the hunter to be in the immediate vicinity) to a decoy he has positioned in a ...

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Benefits of technology

The patent describes a device for holding a pot call while hunting turkeys. The device allows hunters to easily adjust the height of the call while sitting waiting for the turkey to come into range. The device also has safety features to prevent accidental piercing of libs. Overall, the device simplifies the process of hunting turkeys and improves the accuracy of the call.

Problems solved by technology

This is not possible if both one's hands are occupied with calling in the turkey.

The precise movement required to generate a desired “live sound is famously difficult to control, because one hand must cradle the sound-box stably, preferably without the sound-box resting on the palm of the one hand, and the other hand must manipulate the striker against the surface of the sound-box, with a delicate touch, using just the right force (pressure) and frequency.

Because prior art devices have obvious drawbacks, no single such device is known by this inventor to be sold commercially in this country.

As for a foot-operated device in which a pot call is mounted, even if one was to find a flat uncluttered space on a forest floor, on which space to position the foot-operated device, manipulating the striker with the required delicate touch with one's foot is all but impossible—assuming that the working of the moving parts of the device generates no sound.

The foregoing is an age-old problem which hunters have coped with ever since it was found that a wild turkey can be attracted to a decoy with an expertly operated pot call.

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