Decoy with plug-in leg assembly

Claim 1

A decoy comprising a body and a removable two-legged supporting assembly, said body being moderately flexible and compressible, the flexibility of said body requiring connection to said supporting assembly thereto to be spread in each of three dimensions within the central flexible bottom portion of said body a substantial distance compared with the dimension of said decoy for distributing forces as required for maintaining said decoy standing upright on said two-legged supporting assembly, said two-legged supporting assembly being quite rigid, said two-legged supporting assembly comprising a removable plug to provide said connection to said body, a pair of legs extending rigidly downward from opposite spaced portions on the bottom of said plug, and a substantial base attached to the lower ends of both of said legs, the dimensions of said plug in lateral cross section and in height being sufficient to extend said substantial distance in each of said three dimensions within said flexible bottom portion of said body, and said central flexible bottom portion of said body being recessed to form a socket having said substantial distance in each of said three dimensions for fitting tightly about said plug, said socket being open as viewed from the bottom and having a continuous top wall and continuous surrounding side wall for strength and distribution of forces, the outer lateral wall of said plug and the corresponding inside surface of said socket being practically vertical for a substantial distance within said bottom portion, and said plug being inserted by applying force thereto in a direction toward the center of said body.