Removable Decoy Motion Attachment Device for Static Waterfowl
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing animal decoys, particularly water fowl decoys, are static and lack movement, failing to accurately resemble a flock, which makes motorized versions costly and less appealing for hunters to purchase multiple decoys.
Innovation Solution
A decoy motion attachment device with a housing, motors, and animal appendages that can be removably mounted to static decoys, providing motorized movement and realistic actions such as wing flapping and foot paddling, using a battery-powered system with optional sensors and remote control capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If motorized propulsion or motorized wings are integrated into decoys, then the realism and movement of the decoy is improved, but the cost increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the decoy system into two separate components: a static decoy body and a removable motion attachment device. The motion attachment device contains the motor, battery, and moving parts (wings or propulsion mechanism), while the decoy body remains simple and inexpensive. This segmentation allows hunters to purchase one static decoy and attach motion capabilities as needed, avoiding the high cost of purchasing entirely motorized decoys.
Solution Approach 2:
The motion attachment device is designed to be universally compatible with multiple decoy types through a standardized mounting interface. A single attachment device can be removed and transferred between different decoys, allowing one motorized attachment to serve multiple functions across a flock of decoys, thereby reducing the overall cost per decoy.
2Shape
If motorized components are added to decoys, then the realism is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the complex motorized components into a distinct removable attachment device, the patent isolates complexity to a modular unit that can be easily attached or removed. The main decoy body remains simple in structure, and the complex motion attachment can be handled as a single module rather than integrated throughout the entire decoy system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the complex motorized components (motor, battery, control circuitry, moving parts) from the decoy body and places them in a separate removable attachment device. This extraction allows the decoy body to maintain its simplicity while still gaining motion capabilities when the attachment is mounted.
3Shape
If hunters purchase multiple motorized decoys, then the realism of the flock is improved, but the cost becomes prohibitive
Solution Approach 1:
The motion attachment device serves multiple decoys through removal and transfer between them. A hunter can purchase several static decoys and use a single or limited number of motion attachment devices, alternating which decoys have motion capabilities. This allows a flock of decoys to exhibit realistic movement without requiring every individual decoy to be motorized, significantly reducing the total cost.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the transformation of static decoys into more realistic moving decoys, allowing hunters to create various motions without the need for multiple expensive motorized decoys, enhancing the decoy's appearance and versatility.
Implementation Method 1
at least one motor provides motion to the at least one animal appendage
Implementation Method 2
a battery electrically coupled to the at least one motor
Data Source
AI summary
A motion attachment device designed to be attached to the keel of a decoy includes a housing that is configured to releasably receive the keel. An actuator in the housing is connected to and moves one or more appendages also attached to the housing. The device can be attached to different decoys at different times.