Flavored Tape For A Wild Bird/Animal Call

Abstract

Disclosed is a flavored diaphragm-type animal call useful for mimicking the call of a wild animal. The call has a sound-producing unit with a vibratable membrane made of a synthetic material and a flavored unit that releases a flavored taste when the call is held in the mouth of the user. The flavored unit is an adhesive coated fabric tape which is substantially flat and attachable to the sound-producing unit. The adhesive coated fabric tape can be provided in a variety of flavorings. Additionally, the flavored unit is sculptable, i.e., it can be trimmed by the user to give the call a desired overall size and shape. Also disclosed are methods for flavoring the adhesive coated fabric tape.

1 . A flavored diaphragm-type animal call ( 10 ) comprising:
 a sound-producing unit ( 60 ) having a vibratable membrane ( 62 ) composed of a synthetic material;   a sculptable flavored unit ( 20 ), the flavored unit ( 20 ) being substantially flat and attachable to the sound-producing unit ( 60 ); and   the sound-producing unit ( 60 ) and sculptable flavored unit ( 20 ) in combination being adapted to be held and operated in the mouth of a user to mimic a call of an animal.   
     
     
         2 . The flavored diaphragm-type animal call ( 10 ) of  claim 1 , wherein the sound-producing unit ( 60 ) and sculptable flavored unit ( 20 ) combination is operable by the user to mimic a call of a bird. 
     
     
         3 . The flavored diaphragm-type animal call ( 10 ) of  claim 1 , wherein the sound-producing unit ( 60 ) and sculptable flavored unit ( 20 ) combination is operable by the user to mimic a call of a turkey. 
     
     
         4 . The flavored diaphragm-type animal call ( 10 ) of  claim 1 , wherein the sound-producing unit ( 60 ) and sculptable flavored unit ( 20 ) combination is operable by the user to mimic a call of a coyote. 
     
     
         5 . The flavored diaphragm-type animal call ( 10 ) of  claim 1 , wherein the sculptable flavored unit ( 20 ) is an adhesive coated fabric tape ( 12 ) and is attachable to the sound-producing unit ( 60 ). 
     
     
         6 . The flavored diaphragm-type animal call ( 10 ) of  claim 1 , wherein the sculptable flavored unit ( 20 ) is sculptable by the user trimming away an outer perimeter ( 66 ) of the sculptable flavored unit ( 20 ) to provide the animal call ( 10 ) with a shape adapted to hold the animal call ( 10 ) in the user's mouth. 
     
     
         7 . The flavored diaphragm-type animal call of  claim 1 , wherein the sculptable flavored unit is flavored with at least one flavoring selected from the group of dry flavorings consisting of: a tea flavoring; a tobacco flavoring. 
     
     
         8 . The flavored diaphragm-type animal call of  claim 1 , wherein the sculptable flavored unit is flavored with at least one flavoring selected from the group of dry flavorings and placed in a vacuum sealed container. 
     
     
         9 . The flavored diaphragm-type animal call of  claim 1 , wherein the sculptable flavored unit is flavored with at least one flavoring selected from the group of moist flavorings consisting of: a tea flavoring; a tobacco flavoring. 
     
     
         10 . The flavored diaphragm-type animal call of  claim 1 , wherein the sculptable flavored unit is flavored with at least one flavoring selected from the group of moist flavorings and placed in a vacuum sealed container. 
     
     
         11 . The flavored diaphragm-type animal call of  claim 1 , wherein the sculptable flavored unit is flavored with an oil flavoring. 
     
     
         12 . The flavored diaphragm-type animal call of  claim 1 , wherein the sculptable flavored unit is flavored with a natural oil flavoring.