ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,550,882, issued on Feb. 17.
"Game call for hands-free use" was invented by Jason G. Phelps (PeEll, Wash.) and Abram W. Summerfield (Orofino, Idaho).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An animal call for hands-free use may mimic a cow elk and attract both cow and bull elk. The call is inserted partially into the user's mouth, with an inner end inside the user's mouth between the user's front teeth, and with the outer end extending from the teeth and lips to be outside the user's mouth. The call may be operated by: 1) inhaling air into and through the call and into the user's mouth, for example, at various strengths/volumes, to create the call s...