Reconfigurable Hen Turkey Decoy With Multi-Angle Pose Locking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing hen turkey decoys are limited in their ability to mimic the natural poses of a hen turkey, making it challenging for hunters to effectively lure mature male turkeys during different phases of the breeding cycle.
Innovation Solution
A reconfigurable hen turkey decoy with a housing, guide member, and support member that can be locked into multiple positions, including upright, feeding, and breeding poses, using components made from various materials and manufacturing techniques to resemble a hen turkey anatomically.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a decoy is designed to represent a single fixed pose, then the manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but the adaptability to different hunting scenarios is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The decoy employs a dynamic support member that can be repositioned along the housing to different angular positions, allowing the decoy to transition between upright, feeding, and breeding poses. This dynamic adjustment capability resolves the contradiction by enabling multiple configurations without requiring multiple separate decoy units.
Solution Approach 2:
The decoy is divided into separable components including the housing, support member, and guide member. The support member can be independently positioned and locked at different angles relative to the housing, allowing flexible pose configuration while maintaining manufacturing simplicity for each individual component.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate decoys are used to represent different poses, then the pose variety is achieved, but the device complexity and portability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
A single decoy housing is designed to support multiple poses through the adjustable support member mechanism. This universal design allows one decoy to perform the function of multiple pose-specific decoys, improving portability while maintaining pose variety through the reconfigurable support member system.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the support member is fixed at a single angle, then the manufacturing precision is simplified, but the adaptability to different natural poses is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The guide member with its opening geometry provides automatic guidance and positioning for the support member. As the support member is inserted or adjusted, the guide member's opening shape naturally constrains it to specific angular positions, providing self-aligning and self-locking functionality without requiring complex external locking mechanisms.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The decoy can be easily adjusted to mimic different natural poses, enhancing the likelihood of attracting mature male turkeys by resembling a hen turkey in various behaviors, thus improving hunting success.
Implementation Method 1
the guide member includes an elastic material
Data Source
AI summary
A reconfigurable hen turkey decoy is disclosed comprising: a housing, where the housing includes plastic, where the housing has an outer surface, an inner surface, an interior space, and at least one opening, and where at least a portion of the outer surface resembles a hen turkey; a guide member, where the guide member includes an elastic material, where the guide member has an opening, and where the guide member is at least partially disposed over the opening of the at least one opening of the housing; and a support member, where the support member has a length and a radius, where the support member is removably positioned in the opening of the guide member, where the length of the support member and the length of the housing forms an angle, and where the support member and the housing can be releasably secured into at least two different angles.