Deer Hunting Decoy With Rotating Tail Flaps And Removable Head
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current deer decoys fail to effectively simulate the movement of a deer tail, are cumbersome, and require complex mounting structures, making them inefficient for attracting white tail deer.
Innovation Solution
A lightweight, portable deer hunting decoy with a hollow central post, a w-shaped or weldment axle bar, and flexible tail flaps that rotate upon pulling a cord, mimicking natural deer tail movements, along with a removable decoy head to simulate either a buck or doe, allowing for easy setup and operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a full-sized deer body decoy structure is used, then the visual realism is improved, but the weight and portability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The decoy is divided into separate functional components: a lightweight central post structure, removable tail flaps, and detachable head/neck assemblies. This segmentation allows the decoy to maintain visual realism through detailed components while keeping the overall structure lightweight and portable.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts only the essential visual elements needed to attract deer (tail display, head silhouette) from a full-sized body decoy. The tail flaps and head/neck assemblies are separate attachable components rather than part of a complete body structure, eliminating unnecessary weight while preserving attractiveness.
2Reliability
If electronic mechanisms are added to simulate tail movement, then the movement simulation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention replaces complex electronic mechanisms with a simple manual pull-cord system. The pull cord runs through the central post and connects to the tail flaps, allowing hunters to manually simulate natural tail movements without batteries, motors, or electronic controls.
Solution Approach 2:
The decoy structure itself provides the mechanism for movement simulation through its design. The pull cord system utilizes the existing central post structure, eliminating the need for separate mechanical or electronic actuation systems.
3Stability of the object's composition
If complex mounting structures are used, then the stability is improved, but the ease of setup deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is segmented into simple components: a central post with stake at the base and separate attachment points for tail flaps and head assemblies. This modular approach provides stable mounting while allowing quick setup and takedown without complex assembly procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The central post serves as an intermediary structure that provides stable mounting to the ground via a stake while simultaneously serving as the attachment point for all other decoy components. This single structural element simplifies the mounting process while ensuring stability.
Data Source
AI summary
A deer hunting decoy has a central post within a flexible cover having front and rear faces with coloration simulating the hind quarters of a deer, with each including a lighter colored central portion surrounded by a darker colored border. The lighter colored central portions are covered by tail flaps. The tail flaps are joined for rotational movement to an axle that extends across the central post and through holes in the flexible cover. A pull cord is directly or indirectly joined to the axle. Tugging the pull cord causes rotation of the axle and movement of the tail flaps to simulate tail movement of a deer. The central post is staked to a ground. Different decoy deer heads are interchangeably attachable. A buck head silhouette terminates in a tube connector that releasable fits within a proximal end of the central post. A grazing doe silhouette has a hook portion at one end and a doe head at the opposite end. The hook portion is inserted over an edge of an opening in the flexible cover and the head portion is pinned to the ground.