IP Library Granted Patent US 9,042,204
Granted Patent B2
US 9,042,204 · App. 12/984,947 · Granted May 26, 2015

Electronic wildlife call

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Patent No.
US 9,042,204
App. No.
12/984,947
Granted
May 26, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic wildlife call has electronics and a housing. The electronics includes an electronic sound generator, memory containing at least one sound call, and at least one speaker connected with the sound generator. The housing contains the electronics and has an upper portion and a lower portion. Legs are coupled to the lower portion of the housing. The legs are movable between a deployed position and a stowed position, wherein when the legs are in the deployed position, the housing is elevated above the ground. The housing has a docking port for receiving a remote control. When the remote control is located in the docking port, the power supply in the remote control is recharged and calls are synced.

Claims (44)

1. An electronic wildlife call, comprising:

a) electronics, comprising:

i) an electronic sound generator;

ii) memory containing at least one sound call, the

 memory connected to the sound generator;

iii) at least one speaker connected with the sound generator;

b) the electronic wildlife call also comprising a housing and legs, the housing containing the electronics, the housing having an upper portion and a lower portion;

c) the legs located on the housing lower portion, the legs each having a bottom portion and a side portion, the legs being movable between a deployed position and a stowed position, the legs pivoting to move between the deployed and stowed positions, wherein when the legs are in the deployed position and the electronic wildlife call is set on the ground by the legs, the bottom portion of each leg contacts the ground and the housing is elevated above the ground, and when the legs are in the stowed position and the electronic wildlife call is set upon the ground, the side portion of each leg contacts the ground.

2. The electronic wildlife call of claim 1 further comprising the handle located on a housing upper portion.

3. The electronic wildlife call of claim 2 further comprising a display and controls located on the housing upper portion.

4. The electronic wildlife call of claim 1 further comprising a display and controls located on the housing upper portion.

5. The electronic wildlife call of claim 1 , wherein the housing is elongated with two ends, with the speaker located in one of the ends.

6. The electronic wildlife call of claim 1 , wherein the electronics further comprises a receiver, further comprising a remote control with a transmitter, the transmitter and receiver in communication.

7. The electronic wildlife call of claim 1 comprising:

a) a handle located on a housing upper portion;

b) a display and controls located on the housing upper portion;

c) the housing is elongated with two ends, with the speaker located in one of the ends;

d) the electronics further comprises a receiver, further comprising a remote control with a transmitter, the transmitter and receiver in communication.

8. An electronic wildlife call, comprising:

a) electronics, comprising:

i) an electronic sound generator;

ii) memory containing at least one sound call, the

 memory connected to the sound generator;

iii) at least one speaker connected with the sound generator;

iv) a receiver;

v) a first power supply;

b) the electronic wildlife call also comprising a housing and a remote control, the housing containing the electronics, the housing having a receptacle, the receptacle having a docking port, the docking port having at least, one electrical contact, the receptacle having first and second walls that are spaced apart from each other;

c) the remote control comprising a transmitter for

communicating with the receiver and a second power supply, the remote control capable of being located in the docking port wherein the second power supply is recharged by way of the at least one contact and the first power supply, the remote control being removable from the docking port, the remote control having a face that contains controls for the electronics, the controls on the face located between the first and second walls of the receptacle when the remote control is located in the docking port.

9. The electronic wildlife call of claim 8 wherein the housing has two ends, a top portion, a bottom portion and sides extending between the ends, the docking port located in one of the ends.

10. The electronic wildlife call of claim 9 wherein the speaker is located in at least one of the ends.

11. The electronic wildlife call of claim 10 further comprising a handle located on the housing top portion.

12. The electronic wildlife call of claim 1 wherein the bottom portion of each leg is horizontal and the side portion of each leg is vertical when the respective leg is in the deployed position.

13. The electronic wildlife call of claim 1 wherein the housing has a stop for each leg, the stop limiting the amount of pivoting of the respective leg as it moves from the stowed position to the deployed position.

14. The electronic wildlife call of claim 1 wherein when the legs pivot to the stowed position, the legs are located underneath the housing when the call is set upon the ground.

15. The electronic wildlife call of claim 2 wherein the handle has two ends, with an end coupled to the housing upper portion and the other end free.

16. The electronic wildlife call of claim 3 wherein the housing upper portion has a projecting portion, the handle extending from the projecting portion, the controls located on the projecting portion and being between the display and the handle.

17. The electronic wildlife call of claim 16 wherein the handle has a free end.

18. The electronic wildlife call of claim 8 wherein the remote control has plural edges, with one of the edges located inside the receptacle and another of the edges exposed from the receptacle.

19. The electronic wildlife call of claim 8 wherein the remote control has plural corners, with one of the corners located inside of a receptacle and another of the corners located outside of the receptacle.

20. The electronic wildlife call of claim 11 further comprising a display and main controls, wherein the housing top portion further comprises a projecting portion, the main controls located on the projecting portion, the handle extending from the projecting portion, the main controls located between the display and the handle.

21. The electronic wildlife call of claim 8 wherein the housing is elongated along a longitudinal axis between two ends, the housing having a handle that extends substantially in the longitudinal direction, the receptacle located between the two ends, the handle located transversely of the receptacle.

22. The electronic wildlife call of claim 21 further comprising legs pivotally coupled to the lousing, the legs located transversely of the receptacle and movable between a stowed position and a deployed position.

23. The electronic wildlife call of claim 8 further comprising legs pivotally coupled to the housing.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS AT R/F 036109/0317 Recorded Apr 19, 2021
From: GOLUB CAPITAL MARKETS LLC, AS AGENT (F/K/A GCI CAPITAL MARKETS LLC)
To: WGI INNOVATIONS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 055965/0763 →
RELEASE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN UNITED STATES PATENTS Recorded Apr 19, 2021
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: PLANO MOLDING COMPANY, LLC; WILDGAME INNOVATIONS, L.L.C.; WGI INNOVATIONS, LTD.; BARNETT OUTDOORS, LLC; EVOLVED INGENUITY, LLC; FRABILL, INC.
Reel/Frame 055967/0690 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 15, 2015
From: WGI INNOVATIONS, LTD.
To: GCI CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 036109/0317 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 11, 2015
From: PLANO MOLDING COMPANY, LLC; WILDGAME INNOVATIONS, L.L.C.; WGI INNOVATIONS, LTD.; BARNETT OUTDOORS, LLC; EVOLVED INGENUITY, LLC; FRABILL, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 035889/0609 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2011
From: BARLEY, CHRISTOPHER B.; ROACH, JAMES BRANDON
To: WGI INNOVATIONS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 025658/0246 →