State turkey tail plaque

Abstract

A reduced cost, space saving display for visually displaying a harvested turkey. The turkey display can be use to visually display a tail fan, beard and / or spurs of the harvested turkey. The turkey trophy plaque can include a display portion and a support portion. The display portion can include a perimeter surface formed to identify a geographic location such as, for example, a state or county, where the displayed turkey was harvested while the support portion is generally L-shaped and extends from a rear surface of the display portion. The tail fan is displayed by inserting the tail fan into a retaining space defined between the display portion and the rear portion. The beard and / or spurs can be displayed by attaching the beard to one or more apertures in the support portion. The display portion can also include visual features to display information regarding the harvested turkey.

Description

PRIORITY CLAIM [0001] The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 693,474, filed Jun. 23, 2005, and entitled “TURKEY TROPHY PLAQUE”, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention is directed to a display for hunting trophies. More particularly, the present invention relates to a turkey trophy plaque for use by a hunter to display a decorative trophy of a wild turkey. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Part of the thrill or reward of hunting game animals resides in obtaining a decorative trophy that can be displayed in the home or office. In wild turkey hunting, a highly prized decorative trophy is the turkey's beard, a growth of modified feathers approximately eight to ten inches long that hangs from the center breast portion of the bird. Also highly prized are the turkey's fan of tail feathers and the turkey's spurs. Much like the antler size of a deer or other homed animal, the sprea...

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Benefits of technology

[0005] The present invention is directed to a reduced cost, space saving display for visually displaying a turkey. The turkey display can comprise a turkey trophy plaque displaying the beard, tail fan, and / or spurs of the turkey which, is an attractive alternative to a full body mount in that it is both less expensive and requires less space while still providing an eye-catching display of the hunter's catch. The turkey trophy plaque can comprise a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion is generally formed to identify a geographic location such as, for example, a state or county, where the displayed turkey was harvested while the rear portion is generally L-shaped and extends from the rear surface of the front portion. The harvested turkey is displayed by inserting the tail fan into a retaining space defined between the front portion and the rear portion, inserting the beard through a bore running through the rear portion, and either gluing spurs to the rear portion, inserting spurs through additional bores running through the rear portion or draping spurs over the sides of the rear portion. The trophy plaque can be further customized by embossing words or figures onto a front visible display surface of the front portion, such as, for example, the year the turkey was caught, the name of the hunter, a sketch of a turkey, or by placing a photograph, for example of the hunter with the displayed turkey, onto the front visible display surface.

Problems solved by technology

Preservation of such trophies in the form of full body mounts, however, is very costly and can take up a substantial amount of space, especially for the avid hunter who may pursue trophy turkeys in a variety of locations.

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