Multifunctional game call

Abstract

An animal call for use by a user. The call includes a call producing portion including a resonance cavity and a reed operatively coupled to the resonance cavity to convert vibrations of the reed into sound waves. The resonance cavity has first and second ends. A mouthpiece is connected to the first end of the resonance cavity. The mouthpiece receives air from the user and channels the air onto the reed to create the vibration therein. A megaphone is connected to the second end of the resonance cavity and amplifies sound waves produced within the call producing portion.

1 . A multipurpose animal call, comprising: 
 a call-producing portion including a resonance cavity and a reed operatively coupled to said resonance cavity to convert vibrations of said reed into a sound wave, said resonance cavity having first and second ends;    a mouthpiece connected to said first end of said resonance cavity, said mouthpiece receiving air from the user and channeling the air onto said reed to create vibrations therein; and    a megaphone connected to said second end of said resonance cavity for amplifying sound waves produced within said call-producing portion.    
     
     
         2 . A multipurpose animal call as in  claim 1  wherein: 
 said resonance cavity defined by a resonance cavity peripheral wall and being substantially elongated and opened at both ends thereof;    
     
     
         3 . A multipurpose animal call as in  claim 1  wherein: 
 said resonance cavity peripheral wall having a first and a second end portions and a central portion from which said first and said second end portions extend;    
     
     
         4 . A multipurpose animal call as in  claim 3  wherein: 
 said first end portion receiving said mouthpiece and said second end portion attaching to said megaphone.    
     
     
         5 . A multipurpose animal call as in  claim 3  wherein: 
 said second end portion being threaded for engaging corresponding threads defined within an interior surface of said megaphone;    
     
     
         6 . A multipurpose animal call as in  claim 3  wherein: 
 said central portion being substantially elongated and generally tubular.    
     
     
         7 . A multipurpose animal call as in  claim 6  wherein: 
 said central portion further including a plurality of substantially circumferential ribs separated by circumferential grooves.    
     
     
         8 . A multipurpose animal call as in  claim 1  wherein: 
 said mouthpiece includes a substantially tubular member wherein said tubular member receives said end portion and said reed at least in part.    
     
     
         9 . A multipurpose animal call as in  claim 3  wherein: 
 said mouthpiece releasably connected engaging said end portion.    (other embodiments it is integral)    
     
     
         10 . A multipurpose animal call as in  claim 1  wherein: 
 said mouthpiece being flexible so as to allow a user to abut said mouthpiece onto said reed to produce alternate calls.    
     
     
         11 . A multipurpose animal call as in  claim 3  wherein: 
 said megaphone being threadable onto said second end portion.    
     
     
         12 . A multipurpose animal call as in  claim 1  wherein: 
 said megaphone further comprised of a megaphone peripheral wall defining an exterior surface and an interior surface;    
     
     
         13 . A multipurpose animal call as in  claim 12  wherein: 
 said peripheral wall including a substantially cylindrical section from which extends a substantially tapered section having a substantially oblong cross section and tapered towards said cylindrical section;    said tapered section including a substantially flat wall portion and a substantially curved wall portion shaped substantially similarly to an arc of a frustoconical shell and provided in opposition to the flat wall portion;    said curved wall portion and said flat wall portion being interconnected by substantially opposite connecting wall portions;    said curved wall portion extending away from said cylindrical section substantially less than said flat wall portion.    
     
     
         14 . A multipurpose animal call as in  claim 13  wherein: 
 said tapered section defining an end aperture at an extremity thereof;    said end aperture being surrounded by a rim of said tapered portion;    said rim including a wave-like pattern in a portion of said rim provided in said flat wall portion.    
     
     
         15 . A multipurpose animal call as in  claim 1  wherein: 
 a branch cracking imitator is positioned within said megaphone.    
     
     
         16 . A multipurpose animal call as in  claim 15  wherein: 
 said branch cracking imitator including first and second legs connected through a biasing element allowing said first and said second legs to pivot with respect to each other.    
     
     
         17 . A multipurpose animal call as in  claim 1  wherein: 
 at least one tuning aperture provided within a peripheral wall.    
     
     
         18 . A multipurpose animal call as in  claim 17  wherein: 
 a plurality of tuning apertures provided into said peripheral wall;    said plurality of tuning aperture allowing for tuning the frequency and tonality of the calls produced by said call producing portion.    
     
     
         19 . A multipurpose animal call as in  claim 17  wherein: 
 said tuning aperture located proximal a junction between said cylindrical section and said tapered section.