# US 10,767,387 B2 · Foldable ground blind > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,767,387 B2 - Document ID: US10767387B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/567,202 - Filed: 2019-09-11 - Published: 2020-03-12 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2018-09-12 - Applicants: Jason Bird - Inventors: Jason Bird - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10767387B2 ## CPC - E04H 15/44: collapsible, e.g. breakdown type (E04H15/42 takes precedence) - A01M 31/025: {Hunting blinds, i.e. camouflage} - E04H 15/001: {Hunting, fishing huts or the like} - E04H 15/46: telescoping and foldable - E04H 15/48: foldable, i.e. having pivoted or hinged means ({E04H15/405 and} E04H15/46 takes precedence) - E04H 15/62: Pegs, stakes or the like - E04H 15/642: {with covers held by elongated fixing members locking in longitudinal recesses of a frame} - E04H: BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL (foundations E02D) - A01M: CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS (appliances for catching swarms or drone-catching A01K57/00; fishing A01K69/00 - {A01K99/00}; biocides, pest repellants or attractants A01N); APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS ## Abstract A foldable hunting blind uses a hub assembly to easily expand into its final configuration with side supports used to stabilize the blind. Further, the foldable hunting blind includes apertures in each wall configured to hold and direct firearm muzzles away from hunters within the blind and a door through the front wall allowing a dog to easily enter and exit the blind. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A foldable blind comprising: a front wall; a first side wall having a triangular shape coupled to the front wall, wherein the first side wall includes a first side support; a second side wall having a triangular shape coupled to the front wall, wherein the second side wall includes a second side support; and a single hub assembly, the hub assembly comprising: a hub attached to an inner surface of the front wall; and a plurality of rods extending from the hub to each corner of the front wall; wherein the first side support is fixedly attached to the first side wall and the second side support is fixedly attached to the second side wall; and wherein the first side support and the second side support are configured to transition from a shortened position to an extended position. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The foldable blind of claim 1, wherein the front wall further includes a door positioned near the bottom of the front wall and extending through the front wall, the door is configurable between an open position and a closed position, and wherein the door is rolled up when in the open position and the door is unrolled when in the closed position. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The foldable blind of claim 1, wherein: the front wall includes an aperture positioned in a top half of the front wall; the first side wall includes an aperture positioned in a top half of the first side wall; and the second side wall includes an aperture positioned in a top half of the second side wall. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The foldable blind of claim 1, wherein the front wall further includes a plurality of rod pockets positioned on the inner surface of the front wall and adjacent each corner of the front wall, the plurality of rod pockets being configured to encompass an end of each of the plurality of rods. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The foldable blind of claim 1, wherein: the front wall includes a plurality of stubble straps disposed on an outer surface of the front wall and positioned parallel to a bottom edge of the front wall; the first side wall includes a plurality of stubble straps disposed on an outer surface of the first side wall and positioned parallel to a bottom edge of the first side wall; and the second side wall includes a plurality of stubble straps disposed on an outer surface of the second side wall and positioned parallel to a bottom edge of the second side wall. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The foldable blind of claim 1, wherein: a first clamp secures the first side support in the shortened position and the extended position; and a second clamp secures the second side support in the shortened position and the extended position. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The foldable blind of claim 1, wherein the first side wall further includes a first base support positioned along the bottom edge of the first side wall, and wherein the second side wall further includes a second base support positioned along the bottom edge of the second side wall. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The foldable blind of claim 7, wherein the foldable blind is manually collapsible into a configuration wherein the plurality of rods, the first side support, the second side support, the first base support, and the second base support are parallel to each other. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The foldable blind of claim 1, wherein the hub assembly further includes a loop attached to an inner surface of the hub, wherein the loop is configured to pull the hub away from the front wall during disassembly of the foldable blind. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The foldable blind of claim 1 and further comprising a plurality of anchors positioned on a corner of a bottom edge of each of the front wall, first side wall, and second side wall and also positioned at a center location on the bottom edge of the front wall, wherein the plurality of anchors are configured to secure the foldable blind to a ground surface. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The foldable blind of claim 1, wherein the front wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall comprise a fabric. ### Claim 12 A method of assembling a foldable blind comprising: laying an outer surface of a front wall of the foldable blind on a plurality of corners of the front wall; applying pressure to an inner surface of a single hub assembly to invert the hub assembly into a tensioned concave position from an inside of the front wall, wherein the hub assembly includes a hub attached to an inner surface of the front wall and a plurality of rods extending from the hub to each corner of the front wall; rotating a triangular first side wall and a triangular second side wall away from the inner surface of the front wall, wherein the first side wall includes an aperture and a first side support, and the second side wall includes an aperture and a second side support; standing the foldable blind on a bottom edge of each of the front wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall; loosening a first clamp positioned on the first side support and loosening a second clamp positioned on the second side support; extending the first side support and the second side support from a shortened position to an extended position; and tightening the first clamp positioned on the first side support and tightening the second clamp positioned on the second side support. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the front wall further includes: an aperture extending through the front wall; a door positioned near the bottom of the front wall and extending through the front wall, wherein the door is configurable between an open position and a closed position, and wherein the door is rolled up when in the open position and the door is unrolled when in the closed position; and a plurality of rod pockets positioned on the inner surface of the front wall and adjacent each corner of the front wall, wherein the plurality of rod pockets are configured to encompass an end of each of the plurality of rods. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the first side wall further includes a first base support positioned along the bottom edge of the first side wall, and wherein the second side wall further includes a second base support positioned along the bottom edge of the second side wall. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the foldable blind is manually collapsible into a configuration wherein the plurality of rods, the first side support, the second side support, the first base support, and the second base support are substantially parallel to each other. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the front wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall comprise a fabric. ### Claim 17 A foldable blind comprising: a front wall; a first side wall having a triangular shape coupled to the front wall, wherein the first side wall includes a first side support; a second side wall having a triangular shape coupled to the front wall, wherein the second side wall includes a second side support; and a single hub assembly, the hub assembly comprising: a hub attached to an inner surface of the front wall; and a plurality of rods extending from the hub to each corner of the front wall; wherein the first side support is removable from the first side wall and the second side support is removable from the second side wall. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The foldable blind of claim 17, wherein the front wall further includes a door positioned near the bottom of the front wall and extending through the front wall, the door is configurable between an open position and a closed position, and wherein the door is rolled up when in the open position and the door is unrolled when in the closed position. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The foldable blind of claim 17, wherein: the front wall includes an aperture positioned in a top half of the front wall; the first side wall includes an aperture positioned in a top half of the first side wall; and the second side wall includes an aperture positioned in a top half of the second side wall. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The foldable blind of claim 17, wherein the front wall further includes a plurality of rod pockets positioned on the inner surface of the front wall and adjacent each corner of the front wall, the plurality of rod pockets being configured to encompass an end of each of the plurality of rods. ### Claim 21 (depends on 17) The foldable blind of claim 17, wherein: the front wall includes a plurality of stubble straps disposed on an outer surface of the front wall and positioned parallel to a bottom edge of the front wall; the first side wall includes a plurality of stubble straps disposed on an outer surface of the first side wall and positioned parallel to a bottom edge of the first side wall; and the second side wall includes a plurality of stubble straps disposed on an outer surface of the second side wall and positioned parallel to a bottom edge of the second side wall. ### Claim 22 (depends on 17) The foldable blind of claim 17, wherein the first side wall further includes a first base support positioned along the bottom edge of the first side wall, and wherein the second side wall further includes a second base support positioned along the bottom edge of the second side wall. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The foldable blind of claim 22, wherein the foldable blind is manually collapsible into a configuration wherein the plurality of rods, the first side support, the second side support, the first base support, and the second base support are parallel to each other. ### Claim 24 (depends on 17) The foldable blind of claim 17, wherein the hub assembly further includes a loop attached to an inner surface of the hub, wherein the loop is configured to pull the hub away from the front wall during disassembly of the foldable blind. ### Claim 25 (depends on 17) The foldable blind of claim 17 and further comprising a plurality of anchors positioned on a corner of a bottom edge of each of the front wall, first side wall, and second side wall and also positioned at a center location on the bottom edge of the front wall, wherein the plurality of anchors are configured to secure the foldable blind to a ground surface. ### Claim 26 (depends on 17) The foldable blind of claim 17, wherein the front wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall comprise a fabric.