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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4761908 | Portable hunting blind Disclosed is a portable hunting blind. The blind includes two or more separate hoops that are connected together by collapsible stays. The stays are movable between a collapsed position in which the hoops are closely adjacent each to each other and a subs... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4751936 | Portable field blind A hunting blind comprising an elongated frame assembly of sufficient length to extend over a hunter lying under the blind incorporates a pivotal canopy frame with ground engaging, side support flaps. The canopy frame is hingedly connected to one end of a ... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4738045 | Cover for duck blind The invention comprises a pair of vertically-opening door or panel members that are each hinged to a bracket member, and are attachable to the upper edge or rim of standard duck blind units, one on each side of the blind. Each panel includes a spring memb... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4736907 | Process and apparatus for preventing bird collisions The collision of birds with aircraft is prevented by means of at least one light source installed on an aircraft which produces light flashes. The frequency of the light flashes produced thereby is varied during at least one cycle time period. The frequen... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4735010 | Scent dispenser for attachment under a shoe A scent distributing device and method of marking an area using the device to distribute scent. The scent distributing device is provided for use while attached to footwear. The scent distributing device includes a scent source, and a tubular body. The sc... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4723371 | Self supported, collapsible, and portable walled structure suitable for use as a hunting blind A portable, collapsible, walled structure suitable for use as a hunting blind to hide a hunter, nature observer, or photographer from view of animals being hunted, watched, or photographed, includes a plurality of resilient poles bent into stressed, arcua... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4722477 | Scented hunting strap A scented hunting device having a scented material member attached to a flexible, impervious body member. The scented material member is preferably constructed with an absorbent fibrous or felt material and can absorb and be thoroughly infiltrated with a ... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4719716 | Round deer stand A portable hunting blind or stand adaptable to rest on a mobile or permanent platform, the blind having a cylindrical cross-section and external frame to avoid obstruction with a hunter's movement. The deer stand comprises a conical overhanging roof resti... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4683672 | Collapsible game blind A game blind includes a sled like base so it may be pulled behind a walking hunter. The game blind includes a framework movable to a first position where camouflage material is deployed in front of a seat supported on the base. When game birds arrive, the... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4682436 | Fold-away blind A portable fold-away blind (10) for camouflaging a person while in the wilderness has a substantially circular frame (12) which is twistable into a plurality of smaller, substantially circular frame segments (34,36,38) which are placed one upon the other.... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4682715 | Detachable shoe-lure dispenser A detachable shoe accessory for dispensing lure directly onto the ground for attracting animals or camouflaging one's own scent. It consists of a container from which deer lure or other scent camouflaging liquid is gradually dispensed onto an elongated, f... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4667430 | Capillary feed lure dispensing apparatus The present disclosure relates to a buck lure dispensing apparatus (10) wherein the apparatus (10) has a receptacle member (14) having a capillary feed tube (25) extending from within the fluid reservoir (16) to a point beneath the fluid reservoir (16). A... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4660314 | Hook sneller and line cutter A fish hook sneller and line cutter tool for forming a knot from a fishing line on a fish hook and cutting the fishing line is provided and consists of an elongated housing in a size approximating that of a pen/pencil having a sneller mechanism at one end... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4656770 | Bird repelling means This invention is a combination of visual and aural devices to create panic in selected bird species. This is accomplished in part through a body simulating a Tiger Cat which is weathervane mounted. The body includes bright orange stripes and has predator... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4637154 | Bull elk calling device A calling device which has a pair of rectangular, substantially coextensive planar members, which are hinged together along corresponding edges thereof with one member being offset with respect to the other so that when the members are folded together a l... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4622773 | Fishing lure assembly with explosive projectile A baitless fishing lure for use in catching large ocean-going fish. The lure is armed with an explosive cartridge for incapacitating the fish by means of a drugged projectile or killing the fish with a bullet-like projectile. The lure is adapted for troll... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4609245 | Dispenser and method for dispensing hunting odors The invention is a novel package for dispensing odors such as naturally occurring odors, commonly for the purpose of either masking from wild animals the odor of a human in the vicinity, or for the purpose of attracting wild animals. The package includes ... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4606142 | Elevated game blind A game blind comprises upper and lower sections which telescope relative to one another between an expanded hunting position and a collapsed storage position. The hunter's compartment is elevated above ground level by a plurality of legs received in brack... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4593447 | Threading device A threading device comprises a star wheel formed of two half sections secured together and rotatably mounted in a casing to project therefrom. The confronting surfaces of the radial projections of the mating star wheel parts near the tip thereof are forme... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4586114 | Night-hunting method and apparatus A hunting light adapted to be carried by a hunter, the light including lamp means for providing night-hunting illumination, a portable power source adapted to be worn by the hunter, the power source connected to the lamp means, and bracket means affixed t... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4581837 | Hunter's blind A hunter's blind for hunting wild geese is disclosed having a hollow shell shaped as a feeding goose. The hollow shell holds a hunter in the sitting position, and has a door covering an access opening in the hollow shell. The door has viewing ports with c... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4570372 | Earthworm harvesting method A method of harvesting worms from ground soil includes forming a solution containing about 12 to 30 ppm chlorine in water by dissolving a solid tablet containing by weight about 1 to 10% sodium sulphate and the balance a metal oxychloride in water, pourin... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4545315 | Remote control water fowl retrieving device A device for retrieving objects floating on the surface of a body of water by remote control thereof including a housing portion including a pair of forwardly extending spaced-apart pontoon members streamlined in shape and a housing member extending there... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4506467 | Portable mirror blind A portable hunting blind or the like formed from a plurality of panels interconnected and having an exterior surface provided with a mirror finish which reflects with total fidelity the aspects of the terrain immediately adjacent the blind. Channels are p... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4494245 | Techniques for repelling predatory animals by the use of aposematic patterns and coloration A method for repelling predatory animals by the use of aposematic patterns and colorations is disclosed. A man (10) if isolated, alone, or injured in marine or ocean waters (24) is substantially at the mercy of numerous predatory organisms that live and t... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4484405 | Free floating fishing rig A free floating fishing rig made of hollow plastic has a swivel rig on one edge to tilt the disc when a fish bites. It is discus shaped to permit sailing it into a desired fishing location. Stacking features are provided for carrying a plurality of the fl... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4483090 | General purpose breakaway two man hunting blind The general purpose breakaway hunting blind provides two hunters with concellment and observation of game by camofloged screens and camofloged material surrounding them. The shooter can pull a lanyard release ring down. This causes each side of the blind ... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4462551 | Retractible fly tying bobbin An improved retractible fly tying bobbin having means for maintaining tension on the thread while tying the fly and also means for quickly relieving all the tension on the thread when the tying is completed. The bobbin is compact and utilizes two cupped s... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4442981 | Fishing rod wrapping device A fishing rod wrapping device consisting of a fixed frame adapted to support one or more spools of wrapping thread for axial rotation, a friction device resisting rotation of said spool whereby thread may be paid out therefrom under a controlled and adjus... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4441272 | Method and apparatus for attracting useful insects A device for attracting beneficial and useful insects comprising a container having a plurality of openings therein through which the insects may freely enter and exit, and a natural material at least partially filling the container, the natural material ... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4437253 | Fisherman's hand towel and method To prevent bait from acquiring human odors in the process of handling the bait during each baiting a fish line, the fisherman's hands are first wiped with an absorbent towel impregnated with an anise odor containing substance. This leaves a residual anise... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4423626 | Method of determining wind direction for hunters A method for avoiding detection by game animals by scent through establishing wind direction to insure that the hunter is positioned downwind from the animal. In the method, a small quantity of a hydrophobic material such as unscented raw talc powder, whi... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4412398 | Hunting stand The invention comprises a hunting stand having a platform, four legs supporting said platform in spaced relation off the ground, one of said legs having rungs to act as a ladder for climbing onto the platform, a circular flexible wall mounted about the ou... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4401102 | Fly tackle steamer An apparatus for the steam cleaning and rejuvenation of fishing tackle at stream side comprises a water containing vessel having an upwardly opening, constricted mouth, a clamp for retaining a conventional cigarette type lighter below the bottom surface o... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4364193 | Portable blind The present disclosure is drawn to a blind and more particularly a portable blind of two piece construction which is easily and readily assembled on location. The portable blind comprises an umbrella portion and a skirt portion which, upon assembly, are f... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4333614 | Whip finish knot tying aid A fixture for aid in whip-finishing a tying of a fly for rod fishing; the fixture including a stationary post upon a rigid base, a sleeve fitted on a top of the post and a stiff wire crank inserted transversely through the sleeve, one end of the crank hav... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4315445 | Knot tying tool A multipurpose hand tool for tying certain types of knots in fishing line includes an elongate finger which is tapered from a thick base toward a very small tip. The elongate finger has a rounded external shape, and a groove of decreasing depth extends al... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4302899 | Hunters and trappers scent pad This device is unique, in that it employs an aromatic scent in a sponge, for attracting animals. It consists primarily of the sponge, that is impregnated with a few drops of deer lure or other lure, and it includes a plastic housing that is provided with ... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4224754 | Portable hunting blind A portable hunting blind is disclosed in the preferred embodiment. The illustrated form incorporates a coil spring which is coiled between two end rings and which elongates to deploy a hollow tube of cloth. The cloth is camouflaged on the exterior and is ... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4211031 | Wild goose and duck call A wild goose and duck call includes a hollow tubular body having a medially disposed blow hole extending through the side wall thereof. A pair of reed assemblies are secured in the open end of the tubular body, each reed assembly including a hollow, trunc... | 07/08/1980 |
