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US 12,599,126 B2Granted
Foldable tree stand
AssigneeApex Predator TreeStand LLC
InventorsAnthony Quintin Hall, Steven P. Mahlberg
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Abstract
A foldable tree stand to provide a small lightweight collapsible support for which to position a person into the fork of a tree for hunting and other outdoor activities. The foldable tree stand can be lodged into the fork of a tree to provide a sturdy standing platform to a user. When finished using, the tree stand can be folded in half to be easily carried and stored.
Claims17
A tree stand comprising:
- a planar platform comprised of a pair of planar platform halves, each planar platform half comprising:
- a structural border configured as a concave pentagon, comprising a long central edge, a pair of angled side edges angled to narrow a length of an outer effective width, and a pair of angled outer crotch edges generally arranged along the same plane, wherein the outer crotch edges oppose the long central edge, the angled side edges oppose each other, the long central edge abuts the angled side edges, the angled side edges each abut an angled outer crotch edge at far corners, and the angled outer crotch edges form the concavity of the concave pentagon wherein a length of the long central edge is longer than the outer effective width defined as distance between the two far corners;
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- a top surface attached to the structural border that conforms to the shape of the structural border;
- a hinge connecting the long central edges of the planer platform halves;
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- a plurality of teeth attached the angled outer crotch edge of the structural border configured along the same plane as the structural border.
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A method of deploying a secure platform in an elevated position in a tree, comprising the steps of:
- unfolding a foldable tree stand containing a first tree engaging feature and a second tree engaging feature into its unloaded open configuration;
- placing the unfolded foldable tree stand in the elevated position located between two portions of the tree so that the first tree engaging feature contacts a first portion of the tree and the second tree engaging feature contacts a second portions of the tree;
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- loading the unfolded foldable tree stand to set the foldable tree stand to its loaded open configuration to securely set the first tree engaging feature with the first portion of the tree and the second tree engaging feature with the second portions of the tree;
- whereby a structural border configured as a concave pentagon, comprising a long central edge, a pair of angled side edges, and a pair of angled outer crotch edges generally arranged along the same plane, wherein the angled outer crotch edges oppose the long central edge, the angled side edges oppose each other, the long central edge abuts the angled side edges, the angled side edges each abut an angled outer crotch edge at a far corner, and the angled outer crotch edges form the concavity of the concave pentagon;
- whereby a length of the long central edge is longer than an outer effective width defined as distance between the two far corners;
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- a top surface attached to the structural border that conforms to the shape of the structural border;
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- a hinge connecting the long central edges of the planer platform halves.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.