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US 10,895,109 B2Granted
Step extension assembly for tree stand and kit including the same
AssigneeHurricane Safety Systems, LLC
InventorTimothy P. Squires
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Abstract
A step extension assembly for a tree stand includes a ladder having rungs supported by at least one ladder rail. A bracket frame including attachment portions is attached to the at least one ladder rail. A step base is attached to the bracket frame. The step base includes a stepping surface for supporting a foot of a user. The step base is positioned laterally outboard relative to the at least one ladder rail providing an extended support for a user when entering and exiting the tree stand.
Claims22
An assembly comprising a tree stand and a step extension assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a tree stand;
- a separate step extension assembly comprising:
- a ladder having a plurality of rungs spaced vertically relative to each other, each of the plurality of rungs supported by a single ladder rail, and each of the plurality of rungs including a stepping area, the single ladder rail including a posterior side separated from an anterior side by side surfaces;
- a bracket frame, the bracket frame including attachment portions connecting to the single ladder rail, the attachment portions including an adjustment hole receiving an adjustment fastener that passes through the adjustment hole and selectively contacts the single ladder rail vertically adjustably fixing the bracket frame along the single ladder rail;
- a step base separate from the plurality of rungs of the ladder and separate from the tree stand, the step base attached to the bracket frame, the step base including a stepping surface for supporting a foot of a user;
- wherein the step base is positioned laterally outboard relative to the single ladder rail and laterally adjacent one of the side surfaces of the single ladder rail and the step base extends laterally beyond the stepping area of the rungs defining an extended support for the user when entering and exiting the tree stand, the single ladder rail defining a plane which forms a first area including said one of the side surfaces, and a second area including an opposing laterally adjacent one of the side surfaces, the tree stand configured to be secured to a tree in the second area and near the opposing laterally adjacent one of the side surfaces but spaced therefrom.
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A climbing kit, the climbing kit comprising:
- a tree stand;
- a step extension assembly comprising:
- a ladder having a plurality of rungs spaced vertically relative to each other, each of the plurality of rungs supported by a single ladder rail, and each of the plurality of rungs including a stepping area, the single ladder rail including a posterior side separated from an anterior side by side surfaces;
- a bracket frame, the bracket frame including attachment portions connecting to the single ladder rail, the attachment portions including an adjustment hole receiving an adjustment fastener that passes through the adjustment hole and selectively contacts the single ladder rail vertically adjustably fixing the bracket frame along the single ladder rail;
- a step base separate from the plurality of rungs of the ladder and separate from the tree stand, the step base attached to the bracket frame, the step base including a stepping surface for supporting a foot of a user;
- wherein the step base is positioned laterally outboard relative to the single ladder rail and laterally adjacent one of the side surfaces of the single ladder rail and the step base extends laterally beyond the stepping area of the rungs defining an extended support for the user when entering and exiting the tree stand, the single ladder rail defining a plane which forms a first area including said one of the side surfaces, and a second area including an opposing laterally adjacent one of the side surfaces, the tree stand configured to be secured to a tree in the second area and near the opposing laterally adjacent one of the side surfaces but spaced therefrom;
- a handle grip portion;
- two mounting brackets connected with the handle grip portion, the mounting brackets having an angled shape for engaging a tree surface;
- a harness connected with one of the two mounting brackets, the harness capable of cinching about the tree surface and securing the one of the two mounting brackets relative to the tree surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.