# US 11,026,417 B2 · Tree mountable gear holding assembly

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- Number: US 11,026,417 B2
- Document ID: US11026417B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/573,569
- Filed: 2019-09-17
- Published: 2021-03-18
- Granted: 2021-06-08
- Earliest claimed: 2019-09-17
- Applicants: Tethrd LLC
- Inventors: Walter Ernest Power, II; Gregory Alan Godfrey; Carl Eugene Kossuth, III
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11026417B2

## CPC

- A01M 31/00: Hunting appliances
- A01M 31/02: Shooting stands
- F16B 2/08: using bands
- F16M 13/022: {repositionable}
- 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
- F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D)
- F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS

## Abstract

A tree mountable gear holding assembly includes a strap that is elongated and has a first end, a second end, a first side and a second side. A plurality of article loops is positioned on the first side and each is engageable with articles to be suspended on the strap. The article loops form a continuous line of loops covering at least 75% of the first side. A slide buckle is mounted on the strap adjacent to the second end. A hook is attached to the slide buckle. The hook is removably extendable through one of the article loops to form closed loop with the elongated strap. The slide buckle is movable toward the terminal loop on the strap to shorten a circumference of the closed loop. A free section of strap is defined from the first end to the article loop engaged with the hook.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A hunting gear holding assembly configured to be placed around a tree to support articles on the tree, said assembly comprising:
a strap being elongated and having a first end, a second end, a first side, a second side, an upper edge and a lower edge, said first and second ends defining free ends;
a plurality of article loops being positioned on said first side and being configured to engage articles to be suspended on said strap, said article loops forming a continuous line of loops covering at least 75% of said first side, one of said article loops closest to said second end defining a terminal loop, each article loop being statically coupled to said strap wherein each article loop has a fixed size and position along said strap; and
a connector being attached to said strap adjacent to said second end, said connector being removably couplable to said strap at a point between said terminal loop and said first end by attachment of said connector to a selectable one of said article loops to form a closed loop with said elongated strap, the closed loop being configured to be extended around and frictionally engage a tree, a free section of strap being defined from said first end to said connector, said connector being a slide buckle being mounted on said strap adjacent to said second end.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The hunting gear holding assembly according to claim 1, wherein a distance from said first end to said second end is between 4.0 feet and 8.0 feet.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The hunting gear holding assembly according to claim 1, wherein said article loops being spaced from said second end a distance equal to at least 6.0 inches.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The hunting gear holding assembly according to claim 1, wherein each of said loops extends away from said first side a distance of less than 3.0 inches.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The hunting gear holding assembly according to claim 1, wherein said connector includes a receiving loop being attached to said second side of said strap, said receiving loop being positioned between said terminal loop and said second end, said receiving loop receiving said first end and said free section of said strap.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The hunting gear holding assembly according to claim 5, wherein said connector further includes a hook being attached to said slide buckle, said hook being removably extendable through one of said article loops, said slide buckle being movable toward said terminal loop on said strap to shorten a circumference of said closed loop.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The hunting gear holding assembly according to claim 1, wherein said connector includes a hook being attached to said slide buckle, said hook being removably extendable through one of said article loops, said slide buckle being movable toward said terminal loop on said strap to shorten a circumference of said closed loop.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The hunting gear holding assembly according to claim 5, wherein a distance from said first end to said second end is between 4.0 feet and 8.0 feet.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The hunting gear holding assembly according to claim 6, wherein a distance from said first end to said second end is between 4.0 feet and 8.0 feet.

### Claim 10

A hunting gear holding assembly configured to be placed around a tree to support articles on the tree, said assembly comprising:
a strap being elongated and having a first end, a second end, a first side, a second side, an upper edge and a lower edge, said first and second ends defining free ends;
a plurality of article loops being positioned on said first side and being configured to engage articles to be suspended on said strap, said article loops forming a continuous line of loops covering at least 75% of said first side;
a slide buckle being mounted on said strap adjacent to said second end; and
a hook being attached to said slide buckle, said hook being removably extendable through one of said article loops to form a closed loop with said elongated strap, said slide buckle being movable toward said terminal loop on said strap to shorten a circumference of said closed loop, a free section of strap being defined from said first end to said article loop engaged with said hook.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The hunting gear holding assembly according to claim 10, wherein a distance from said first end to said second end is between 4.0 feet and 8.0 feet.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The hunting gear holding assembly according to claim 10, wherein said article loops being spaced from said second end a distance equal to at least 6.0 inches, an article loop nearest said second end defining a terminal loop, said slide buckle being positioned between said second end and said terminal loop.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The hunting gear holding assembly according to claim 10, wherein each of said loops extends away from said first side a distance of less than 3.0 inches.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The hunting gear holding assembly according to claim 10, further including:
a free section of strap being defined from said first end to said article loop engaged with said hook; and
a receiving loop being attached to said second side of said strap, said receiving loop being positioned between said terminal loop and said second end, said receiving loop receiving said first end and said free section of said strap.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The hunting gear holding assembly according to claim 11, further including:
a free section of strap being defined from said first end to said article loop engaged with said hook; and
a receiving loop being attached to said second side of said strap, said receiving loop being positioned between said terminal loop and said second end, said receiving loop receiving said first end and said free section of said strap.

### Claim 16 (depends on 12)

The hunting gear holding assembly according to claim 12, further including:
a free section of strap being defined from said first end to said article loop engaged with said hook; and
a receiving loop being attached to said second side of said strap, said receiving loop being positioned between said terminal loop and said second end, said receiving loop receiving said first end and said free section of said strap.