Slate box turkey call

Claim 1

A device for simulating the calls of a wild turkey and the like comprising: an open top box having a sidewall enclosure and a bottom enclosure; a striker plate forming a top wall of said bottom enclosure; an acoustical chamber formed in said bottom enclosure below said striker plate; a reciprocating striker block carried within said open top box for generally parallel movement to said striker plate; a cylindrical striker peg carried by said striker block for striking and moving relative to said striker plate at a predetermined angle; reciprocating means for moving said striker block and peg in a rectilinear motion in a first direction within said box over said striker plate and predetermined call strokes to simulate a desired one of a variety of said calls: a peg contact surface formed by a flat cut on an end of said striker peg and terminating at an outer arcuate edge of said cylindrical peg creating a crescent shaped striker edge surface which engages said striker plate at such a configuration and angle to produce a call sound emanating from said acoustical chamber during striker movement in such a manner that said call sound is produced only as said striker peg is moved in one direction of said reciprocating rectilinear motion to accurately simulate said wild turkey calls; and biasing means acting on said striking block urging said striker peg against said striker plate with a generally constant predetermined biasing force.

Claim 2

A device for simulating the calls of a wild turkey and the like comprising: an open top box having a sidewall enclosure and a bottom enclosure; a striker plate forming a top wall of said bottom enclosure; an acoustical chamber formed in said bottom enclosure below said striker plate; a reciprocating striker block carried within said open top box for generally parallel movement to said striker plate; a cylindrical striker peg carried by said striker block for striking and moving relative to said striker plate at a predetermined angle; reciprocating means for moving said striker block and peg in a rectilinear motion in a first direction within said box over said striker plate and predetermined call strokes to simulate a desired one of a variety of said calls: a peg contact surface formed by a flat cut on an end of said striker peg and terminating at an outer arcuate edge of said cylindrical peg creating a crescent shaped striker edge surface which engages said striker plate at such a configuration and angle to produce a call sound emanating from said acoustical chamber during striker movement in such a manner that said call sound is produced only as said striker peg is moved in one direction of said reciprocating rectilinear motion to accurately simulate said wild turkey calls; and biasing means acting on said striking block urging said striker peg against said striker plate with a generally constant predetermined biasing force.

Claim 12

A device for simulating the calls of a wild turkey and the like comprising: an open top box; a bottom striker plate carried within said open top box forming a bottom of said box; an acoustical chamber formed below said striker plate for producing said sounds to simulate said calls; an elongated reciprocating rod carried by said box for effecting said sounds when moved in a first direction; and a stop carried on said rod for limiting the movement of said rod in a second direction opposite to said first direction; a striker block carried on said rod having a predetermined mass for producing desired vibratory motions and sounds simulating said calls; a striker peg carried by said striker block at a predetermined angle with respect to a vertical line, said peg being angled toward said first direction; a peg contact surface formed on a free end of said striker peg contacting said striker plate, said contact surface being inclined at said predetermined angle to said striker plate for producing a desired vibratory motion on said striker plate when moved in said first direction which produces said sound simulating said calls and producing no sound when said striker peg returns against said striker peg in said second direction; biasing means urging said elongated rod towards said stop position and urging said striker block in a initial preset position for initiation of movement in said first direction only and applying a preset biasing force on said striker peg against said striker plate in a manner that said rod and striker peg begin a call stroke from the same stop position and under the same biasing force on each call stroke; and said initial preset position of said striker block and said initial present biasing force of said striker peg against said striker plate producing uniform sounds from the initiation of start of movement of said striker block in said first direction facilitating uniform simulation of said calls on repetitive strokes of said striker block and peg.

Claim 13

A device for simulating the calls of a wild turkey and the like comprising: an open top box; a bottom striker plate carried within said open top box forming a bottom of said box; an acoustical chamber formed below said striker plate for producing said sounds to simulate said calls; an elongated reciprocating rod carried by said box for effecting said sounds when moved in a first direction; and a stop carried on said rod for limiting the movement of said rod in a second direction opposite to said first direction; a striker block carried on said rod having a predetermined mass for producing desired vibratory motions and sounds simulating said calls; a striker peg carried by said striker block at a predetermined angle with respect to a vertical line, said peg being angled toward said first direction; a peg contact surface formed on a free end of said striker peg contacting said striker plate, said contact surface being inclined at said predetermined angle to said striker plate for producing a desired vibratory motion on said striker plate when moved in said first direction which produces said sound simulating said calls and producing no sound when said striker peg returns against said striker peg in said second direction; biasing means urging said elongated rod towards said stop position and urging said striker block in a initial preset position for initiation of movement in said first direction only and applying a preset biasing force on said striker peg against said striker plate in a manner that said rod and striker peg begin a call stroke from the same stop position and under the same biasing force on each call stroke; and said initial preset position of said striker block and said initial present biasing force of said striker peg against said striker plate producing uniform sounds from the initiation of start of movement of said striker block in said first direction facilitating uniform simulation of said calls on repetitive strokes of said striker block and peg.

Claim 22

A device for simulating the calls of the wild turkey and the like comprising: an open top box having a sidewall enclosure capable of being held in one hand and a bottom acoustical chamber; a reciprocating plunger rod carried through opposing sides of said sidewall enclosure; a striker block having a predetermined mass carried on said reciprocating rod for producing desired vibratory motion; a striker plate carried within said open top box generally parallel to said plunger rod forming a top wall of said acoustical chamber; a striker peg carried by said striker block engaging said striker plate at a predetermined angle; a first attachment point formed on said striker block; a second attachment point formed on said box; a line between said first and second points intersecting a plain which includes a longitudinal axis of said rod at said predetermined angle; said first and second points of attachment lying in a vertical plane generally parallel to a vertical plane passing through said longitudinal axis of said plunger rod; a biasing means connected between said first and second points of attachment for exerting a biasing force on said striker peg against said striker plate; a peg contact surface approximately parallel to said line between said first and second points.

Claim 23

A device for simulating the calls of the wild turkey and the like comprising: an open top box having a sidewall enclosure capable of being held in one hand and a bottom acoustical chamber; a reciprocating plunger rod carried through opposing sides of said sidewall enclosure; a striker block having a predetermined mass carried on said reciprocating rod for producing desired vibratory motion; a striker plate carried within said open top box generally parallel to said plunger rod forming a top wall of said acoustical chamber; a striker peg carried by said striker block engaging said striker plate at a predetermined angle; a first attachment point formed on said striker block; a second attachment point formed on said box; a line between said first and second points intersecting a plain which includes a longitudinal axis of said rod at said predetermined angle; said first and second points of attachment lying in a vertical plane generally parallel to a vertical plane passing through said longitudinal axis of said plunger rod; a biasing means connected between said first and second points of attachment for exerting a biasing force on said striker peg against said striker plate; a peg contact surface approximately parallel to said line between said first and second points.