ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,550,884, issued on Feb. 17.
"Retractable anchor for a decoy" was invented by Quinten Moulds (Thief River Falls, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retractable anchor assembly according to one disclosed non-limiting embodiment of the present disclosure includes a spool base; a spool mounted for rotation around an axis and at least partially within the spool base; a line attached to the spool; a clock spring mounted to the spool base and the spool to rotationally bias the spool around the axis to automatically retract the line; a button that interfaces with the spool to selectively prevent rotation of the spool; and a spring along the ...