FULL BODY AND FLOATING DUCK DECOY WITH NOVEL STAKE SYSTEM
A duck decoy includes a keel-free decoy body and a support stake carried by the decoy body. The support stake includes two sections held together by a retainer in the form of an elastic cord. The support stake is selectively configurable into a swimming configuration or a standing configuration so that the duck decoy may be deployed floating on the water, standing in shallow water or standing on dry ground.
1 . A duck decoy, comprising:
a decoy body; and
a support stake carried by the decoy body, the support stake being selectively configurable into a swimming configuration or a standing configuration.
2 . The duck decoy of claim 1 , wherein the support stake includes a first section and a second section.
3 . The duck decoy of claim 2 , wherein the first section is engage in a first receiver of the duck body.
4 . The duck decoy of claim 3 , further including a second receiver carried on the duck body, the second receiver receiving and holding the second section of the support stake when the support stake is in the swimming configuration.
5 . The duck decoy of claim 4 , wherein the first receiver is within the decoy body.
6 . The duck decoy of claim 5 , wherein the second receiver extends outside the decoy body.
7 . The duck decoy of claim 6 , further including a connector adapted to secure the first section to the second section when the support stake is in the standing configuration.
8 . The duck decoy of claim 7 , wherein the connector includes (a) a male portion carried on one of the first section and the second section and (b) a cooperating female portion carried on the other of the first section and the second section.
9 . The duck decoy of claim 8 , wherein the connector also includes a retainer adapted to hold the first and second sections of the support stake together when in either the swimming configuration or the standing configuration.
10 . The duck decoy of claim 9 , wherein the retainer is an elastic cord having a first end connected to the male portion and a second end connected to the female portion.
11 . The duck decoy of claim 10 , wherein the decoy body includes a front, a rear, opposed sides and a flat bottom and the front, the rear and the opposed sides curve inward adjacent the flat bottom.
12 . The duck decoy of claim 11 , wherein the flat bottom is keel-free.
13 . The duck decoy of claim 12 , further including a bracket carried on the flat bottom and an anchor system connected to the bracket.
14 . The duck decoy of claim 13 , wherein that anchor system includes a pendulum weight, a connector adapted to connect the pendulum weight to the duck decoy, an anchor weight and a decoy cord connected between the pendulum weight and the anchor weight.
15 . The duck decoy of claim 14 , further including a swivel connected between the pendulum weight and the decoy cord.
16 . The duck decoy of claim 2 , further including a connector adapted to secure the first section to the second section when the support stake is in the standing configuration.
17 . The duck decoy of claim 16 , wherein the connector includes (a) a male portion carried on one of the first section and the second section, (b) a cooperating female portion carried on the other of the first section and the second section and (c) a retainer adapted to hold the first and second sections of the support stake together when in either the swimming configuration or the standing configuration.
18 . A duck decoy, comprising:
a keel-free decoy body; and
a support stake carried by the decoy body, the support stake being selectively configurable into a swimming configuration or a standing configuration.
19 . The duck decoy of claim 18 , wherein the decoy body includes a front, a rear, opposed sides and a flat bottom and the front, the rear and the opposed sides curve inward adjacent the flat bottom.
20 . The duck decoy of claim 19 , further including an anchor system having a pendulum weight, a connector adapted to connect the pendulum weight to the duck decoy, an anchor weight, a decoy cord connected between the pendulum weight and the anchor weight and a swivel connected between the pendulum weight and the decoy cord.