Elk Calling Reed With Deformable Cavity for Easy Pitch Modulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing game calling devices require high user skill to produce effective sounds due to discomfort, sanitary concerns, and issues with resonant chamber placement and reed slippage, making them difficult to use for wide tonal variety and pitch modulation.
Innovation Solution
A game calling device with a deformable cavity and a reed that varies in tension responsive to user force, allowing easy pitch modulation without a mouth-mounted resonant chamber, using hypoallergenic materials and fixed reeds to prevent slippage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a mouth-mounted resonant chamber is used, then sound production is enabled, but user comfort and hygiene are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the resonant chamber from the mouth-mounted configuration and relocates it to an external position. The calling device consists of a body with an external resonant chamber that can be positioned away from the user's mouth, eliminating the harmful factors of discomfort and hygiene issues while maintaining sound production capability through the reed and cavity system.
2Ease of operation
If traditional reed attachment is used, then sound production is achieved, but reed slippage occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The reed is pre-attached to the body of the calling device in a fixed position before use. The reed is secured to the body at a predetermined location, eliminating the need for user attachment during operation and preventing slippage throughout the calling process.
3Reliability
If high skill level is required, then effective sound production is achieved, but accessibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The calling device is designed to be self-configuring upon insertion into the water bottle. The body automatically positions itself within the bottle, and the reed is already attached and positioned correctly, eliminating the need for user skill in assembly and operation. The device serves itself by maintaining proper configuration without requiring user intervention.
4Reliability
If fixed reed attachment is used, then slippage is prevented, but pitch modulation becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The reed is attached to the body in a fixed position, but the body itself is designed to be movable within the water bottle. The body can be positioned at different locations within the bottle, and the reed's position relative to the water flow changes accordingly, enabling pitch modulation while maintaining secure attachment.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables easy and effective sound production with wide tonal variety, reducing user skill requirements and preventing slippage, while being comfortable and hygienic.
Implementation Method 1
a cavity that is deformable while air is passed over a reed to make a game call sound; and a tension of a reed may vary responsive to a force applied by a user to a cavity to modulate a pitch in a game call sound
Implementation Method 2
air is passed over a reed to make a game call sound
Data Source
AI summary
Example methods, apparatuses, and/or articles of manufacture related to wild game calling are disclosed that may be implemented, in whole or in part, using a game calling device. In a particular implementation, a game calling device may closely imitate the call of an elk while air is passed over a reed to make a game call sound.