Portable sound-producing device

Abstract

A portable sound-producing device makes a unique sound likened to a deep, animal-like growl when used. The device comprises of a housing and a pull cord. The housing comprises of a hollow, polygonal- or tubular-shaped body with one of its two ends completely covered by a tautly stretched covering. The pull cord is securely attached to the center of the covering. The remainder of the cord hangs freely inside the housing. When the cord is pulled and quickly released, the sound the invention makes can be used to frighten those who hear it as a practical joke or as a hunter's tool to clear an area of people and animals.

1 . A portable sound-producing device comprising: 
 a housing having a body and a covering; and    a pull cord.    
     
     
         2 . The device in  claim 1  wherein the body is polygonal in shape.  
     
     
         3 . The device in  claim 1  wherein the body is tubular in shape.  
     
     
         4 . The device in  claim 1  wherein the body is hollow.  
     
     
         5 . The device in  claim 1  wherein the body is comprised of wood.  
     
     
         6 . The device in  claim 1  wherein the body is comprised of plastic.  
     
     
         7 . The device in  claim 1  wherein the covering comprises a pliable layer of animal skin.  
     
     
         8 . The device in  claim 1  wherein the pull cord comprises cotton twine.  
     
     
         9 . A portable sound-producing device comprising: 
 a housing having a first end and a second end;    a covering comprising resonating material covering the first end of the housing; and    a pull cord having a first end and a second end wherein the first end is attached to the covering and the second end is proximate to the second end of the housing.    
     
     
         10 . The device in  claim 9  wherein the housing is polygonal in shape.  
     
     
         11 . The device in  claim 9  wherein the housing is tubular in shape.  
     
     
         12 . The device in  claim 10  wherein the housing is hollow.  
     
     
         13 . The device in  claim 10  wherein the housing is comprised of wood.  
     
     
         14 . The device in  claim 1  wherein the housing is comprised of plastic.  
     
     
         15 . The device in  claim 1  wherein the covering comprises a pliable layer of animal skin.  
     
     
         16 . The device in  claim 1  wherein the pull cord comprises cotton twine.  
     
     
         17 . A method of producing a deep, animal-like growling sound, the method comprising the steps of: 
 grasping a pull cord wherein the pull cord has a first end and a second end and the first end is attached to a covering that comprises a resonating material and the covering covers a first end of a housing having the first end and a second end wherein the second end of the housing is proximate to the second end of the pull cord; and    pulling the pull cord in a direction away from the covering such that the covering begins to resonate.    
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17  wherein the housing is comprised of wood.  
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17  wherein the housing is hollow.  
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17  wherein the pull cord comprises cotton twine.