Inventors:
Patrick Haley - Denver CO, US
International Classification:
A01M 31/06
Abstract:
A stabilizing keel for attachment to a waterfowl decoy including a stabilizing plate having a horizontal planar surface and a first strut connected to the stabilizing plate. In addition, apparatus such as a nut/bolt combination, screws, pins, or rivets is operatively associated with the first strut for attaching the first strut to a waterfowl decoy such that the horizontal planar surface of the stabilizing plate is positioned substantially horizontally when the stabilizing keel is attached to a decoy and oriented for use. The stabilizing plate may include a vertical planar surface which is positioned normal to the horizontal planar surface. Similarly, in certain embodiments the first strut may include a first planar strut surface. The first planar strut surface and the vertical planar surface may be parallel when the stabilizing keel is operatively oriented, together forming a vertical face which is perpendicular to the horizontal planar surface of the stabilizing plate. The connection between the first strut and the stabilizing plate may be articulated. An articulated connection provides for the selective extension of the stabilizing plate away from the apparatus used to attach the stabilizing keel to a decoy and the selective collapsing of the stabilizing plate toward the attachment.