Rotary Ground Auger Stand for Decoy Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing decoy stands for waterfowl hunting often fail to securely anchor decoys due to inability to penetrate the ground or become loose from wind and wear, leading to instability and undesirable positioning.
Innovation Solution
A rotary ground auger base stand with a helical coil and integral crank handle that screws into the ground, providing a rigid connection and lateral support through outward extending legs, which can be adjusted to secure decoys or cameras upright and prevent tipping or rotation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If traditional spikes or stakes are used to anchor decoy stands, then the structure is simple and easy to install, but the stand becomes loose due to wind and wear, leading to instability and falling over
Solution Approach 1:
The anchoring system is divided into multiple independent ground augers (typically three) rather than a single stake. Each auger independently penetrates the ground and provides anchoring force, distributing the stabilizing load across multiple points. This segmentation ensures that if one auger becomes loose, the others maintain stability, significantly improving reliability while keeping each individual component simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from surface-level anchoring (stakes driven into the ground surface) to subsurface anchoring (augers screwing into the ground below the surface). By extending the anchoring mechanism into the deeper dimensional space of the ground, the system achieves more reliable anchoring that resists wind and wear forces better than surface-level stakes.
2Reliability
If ground augers are screwed into the ground to securely anchor the stand, then anchoring reliability is improved, but the device complexity increases due to the need for rotation mechanism and handles
Solution Approach 1:
The ground augers are designed to be self-anchoring through a simple manual screwing motion. The threaded design of the augers allows them to automatically engage with the ground as they are rotated, requiring no additional anchoring components or complex mechanisms. The user simply rotates the handle, and the auger self-secures into the ground, maintaining reliability while minimizing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of driving stakes into the ground using downward force (hammering), the invention uses a rotational screwing motion that engages the ground's resistance to create anchoring. This inverted approach—using rotation rather than impact, and threading rather than blunt force—achieves reliable anchoring with simpler, more controlled mechanics.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the stand is firmly secured to the ground with multiple augers, then stability is improved, but the ease of operation decreases due to more time and effort required for installation and removal
Solution Approach 1:
The invention replaces the traditional mechanical system of hammering stakes (requiring significant force and time) with a screwing mechanism that uses rotational motion. This substitution allows the augers to be installed and removed by simple hand-cranking or handle rotation, dramatically reducing the physical effort and time required while maintaining firm ground engagement through the threading action.
Solution Approach 2:
The augers are designed with a dynamic installation process—rotating and screwing into the ground—rather than a static hammering approach. This dynamic method allows for controlled, incremental engagement with the ground, making installation easier and more manageable while ensuring stable anchoring. The rotational motion naturally progresses the auger into the ground step-by-step, reducing overall installation effort.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution ensures a stable and secure anchoring of decoys or cameras, preventing them from tipping or rotating, even in windy conditions, while allowing for easy installation and removal.
Implementation Method 1
The rotary ground auger base stand with a helical coil and integral crank handle that screws into the ground
Implementation Method 2
providing a rigid connection and lateral support through outward extending legs
Implementation Method 3
The outward extending legs of the base are generally horizontal to the ground and bear against the ground for increased lateral support
Data Source
AI summary
A rotary mounting stand for removably holding a decoy, camera or there selected device upright on the ground. The stand includes an upright rod with a helical coil or flights forming an auger having a point at the lower distal end to be fixedly and removably screwed into the ground to support the stand in an upright position. The top end of the rod forming the stand shape cap configured, sized and shaped to correspond to the mounting base of a selected device to be supported on the stand. Just above the helical coil at least two outward extending legs extend normal to or perpendicular to the vertical rod forming a base when the auger portion is screwed into the ground. The distal end of each of the legs are bent or angled to extend upward perpendicular from the ground a selected distance forming handles for the purpose of rotating the auger into the ground. The auger is intended to be cranked until the at least two outward extending legs come to bear against the ground for increased lateral support.