US 12,213,477 B2
Turtle decoy for game fishing or research
Don Bitler Hessler, Galloway, NJ (US)
Filed by Don Bitler Hessler, Galloway, NJ (US)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/360,329.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/460,772, filed on Apr. 20, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0349715 A1, Oct. 24, 2024
Int. Cl. A01M 31/06 (2006.01); A01K 97/02 (2006.01); A01M 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01M 31/06 (2013.01) [A01K 97/02 (2013.01); A01M 31/008 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A turtle decoy (10) adapted and configured for game fishing on a chum slick (21), wherein the chum slick (21) is located on a surface (11) of open water, comprising:
an aquatic turtle body (12) having an upper surface (12A) defining a plurality of apertures (30) therethrough;
a pair of spaced-apart front appendages (14A) movably secured to a first region (15) of the body (12) for simulating movement caused by wave motion on the surface (11);
a head (14) disposed between the front appendages (14A);
a pair of spaced-apart hind appendages (14B) movably secured to a second region (17) of the body (12) for simulating movement caused by wave motion on the surface (11); and
a sheet of netting (24) dimensioned and configured for securing a plurality of chum particles (26) secured to the upper surface (12A), and for attracting nearby birds (32) to the chum particles (26), adjacent to at least a portion of the plurality of apertures (30), wherein the plural apertures (30) are each sized for enabling at least a portion of the chum particles (26) to pass to the surface (11) of open water, for replenishing the chum slick (21).