Portable treestand and climbing stick system
AssigneeHBTek, Inc.
InventorsMario Trafficante, Daniel M. Infalt
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Abstract
A climbing system includes a treestand and a plurality of climbing sticks. The treestand includes a monolithic platform formed from strengthened material. Each of the climbing sticks includes a frame having a plurality of weight-reduction apertures formed therethrough. Methods of manufacturing a treestand and climbing sticks are also disclosed. The method of manufacturing a treestand includes providing a solid, strengthened piece of material and removing portions of the material to form openings between structural supports. The method of manufacturing a climbing stick includes providing a frame and forming a plurality of weight-reduction apertures therethrough.
Claims20
A method of manufacturing a treestand, said method comprising:
- providing a frame;
- providing a billet of worked metal having a top surface and an opposite bottom surface, said billet of worked metal having a particular composition and a particular toughness, said toughness of said worked metal being defined by the ability of said worked metal to absorb energy and plastically deform without fracturing, said toughness of said worked metal being greater than a toughness of a cast metal having the same particular composition, said toughness of said cast metal being defined by the ability of said cast metal to absorb energy and plastically deform without fracturing;
- removing a first portion of said billet to define a peripheral sidewall of a monolithic platform;
- removing a second portion of said billet to define a web of structural supports extending between portions of said peripheral sidewall of said monolithic platform;
- removing a third portion of said billet to define a first tree engaging structure of said monolithic platform;
- coupling said monolithic platform to said frame.
A method of manufacturing a treestand, said method comprising:
- providing a frame;
- providing a billet of worked material having a top surface and an opposite bottom surface;
- removing a first portion of said billet to define a peripheral sidewall of a monolithic platform;
- removing a second portion of said billet to define a web of structural supports of said monolithic platform, said web of structural supports extending between portions of said peripheral sidewall;
- removing a third portion of said billet to define a first tree engaging structure of said monolithic platform;
- providing a second tree engaging structure;
- mounting said second tree engaging structure to a first portion of said frame;
- and
- mounting said monolithic platform to a second portion of said frame.
A method of manufacturing a treestand, said method comprising:
- providing a frame;
- providing a plate of worked material having a top surface and an opposite bottom surface;
- removing a first portion of said plate to define a first portion of a sidewall of a monolithic platform;
- removing a second portion of said plate to define a second portion of said sidewall of said monolithic platform;
- removing a third portion of said plate to define a first structural support of said monolithic platform, said first structural support extending between said first portion of said sidewall and said second portion of said sidewall;
- removing a fourth portion of said plate to define a first tree engaging structure of said monolithic platform;
- providing a second tree engaging structure;
- mounting said second tree engaging structure to a first portion of said frame;
- and
- mounting said monolithic platform to a second portion of said frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.