Game call mouth positioner and tone tuner

Abstract

A game call device that helps position a user's mouth over a reed call and select the call tone desired. An elastomeric cap with a reed aperture fits snugly over a reed assembly. The cap helps the user find the right position for the mouth and lips. The rubber cap helps the user to press down on the reed and reed assembly to change the pressure on the reed and the space created by the cap's cavity. Tone or pitch holes in the cap allow the user to close the holes with the user's fingers or mouth and further adjust the tone and pitch of the call.

1 . A reed-type game call mouth positioner and tone tuner comprising:
 a cap formed of an elastomeric material, said cap having a front portion, a substantially cylindrical side wall, and an open rear portion, said side wall further having a lip at said open rear portion, said front portion and side wall forming an interior space, wherein said front portion further comprises a reed aperture sized to fit snugly around an operative mouth portion formed by a reed and a reed holder of a reed-type game call, and wherein the interior space of the cap forms an open area over the reed, and wherein at least a portion of said operative mouth portion extends through the cap's reed aperture in a direction toward a user's mouth and said cap lip is directed in a direction opposite the user's mouth, and wherein the open rear portion of the substantially cylindrical side wall and the lip fit snugly over a portion of said reed-type game call located in a direction away from said operative mouth portion and the user's mouth.   
     
     
         2 . The reed-type game call mouth positioner and tone tuner of  claim 1  wherein the side wall of the cap further comprises at least one pitch aperture. 
     
     
         3 . The reed-type game call mouth positioner and tone tuner of  claim 1  wherein the side wall of the cap further comprises a plurality of pitch apertures. 
     
     
         4 . The reed-type game call mouth positioner and tone tuner of  claim 1  wherein the elastomeric material is rubber. 
     
     
         5 . The reed-type game call mouth positioner and tone tuner of  claim 1  wherein the substantially cylindrical side wall has cap diameter and the reed aperture of the front portion of the cap is substantially circular and has a reed aperture diameter, and wherein the reed aperture diameter is approximately three-quarters or less than the diameter of the cap diameter. 
     
     
         6 . An improved reed-type game call comprising:
 a reed assembly comprising a reed support and a reed supported by said reed support, wherein at least a portion of the reed is free to vibrate, said reed support having an air entrance end and an air exit end opposite said air entrance end, said reed support further comprising a shoulder located in a direction away from said air entrance end,   a cap, formed of an elastomeric material, said cap having a front portion, a side wall, and an open rear portion, said side wall further having a lip at said open rear portion, said front portion and side wall forming an interior space, wherein said front portion further comprises a front aperture sized to fit snugly around a portion of the air entrance end of the reed support, and wherein the interior space of the cap forms an open area over the air entrance end of the reed support, and wherein the portion of air entrance end of the reed support extends through the front aperture, and wherein the lip of the open rear portion of the cap fits snugly on the shoulder of the reed support.   
     
     
         7 . The improved reed-type game call of  claim 6  wherein the side wall of the cap further comprises at least one pitch aperture. 
     
     
         8 . The improved reed-type game call of  claim 8  wherein the at least one pitch aperture can be positioned over the open area formed by the interior space of the cap over the air entrance end of the reed support. 
     
     
         9 . The improved reed-type game call of  claim 6  wherein the elastomeric material is rubber. 
     
     
         10 . The improved reed-type game call of  claim 6  further comprising a game call horn communicating with the air exit end of the reed support. 
     
     
         12 . A method for positioning a user's mouth and adjusting the tone of a game call comprising the steps of:
 providing a game call comprising a mouth piece, said mouth piece having an air entrance end, said game call further comprising a cap, said cap being formed of an elastomeric material, said cap comprising a front portion, a side wall, and an open rear portion, said front portion and side wall forming an interior space, wherein said front portion further comprises a mouth piece aperture sized to fit around a portion of the air entrance end of the mouth piece, and wherein the interior space of the cap forms an open area over the air entrance end of the mouth piece, and wherein the portion of the air entrance end of the mouth piece extends through the mouth piece aperture, and wherein the open rear portion of the cap is connected to a portion of the mouth piece located in a direction away from the air entrance end,   positioning a user's mouth over the elastomeric cap,   blowing air from the user's mouth through the mouth piece aperture of the cap and into the air entrance of the game call,   squeezing the elastomeric cap to adjust a tone of a call produced by the game call.   
     
     
         13 . The method for positioning a user's mouth and adjusting the tone of a game call of  claim 12 :
 wherein the cap further comprises at least one pitch aperture in the side wall of the cap, and wherein the at least one pitch aperture can be positioned over the open area formed by the interior space of the cap over the air entrance end of the mouth piece, and   placing a finger of the user over the at least one pitch aperture and further adjusting the tone of the call produced by the game call.   
     
     
         14 . The method for positioning a user's mouth and adjusting the tone of a game call of  claim 12 :
 wherein the cap further comprises a plurality of pitch apertures in the side wall of the cap, and wherein the plurality of pitch apertures can be positioned over the open area formed by the interior space of the cap over the air entrance end of the mouth piece, and   placing a finger of the user over at least one of the plurality of pitch apertures to further adjust the tone of the call produced by the game call.