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US 2011/0209944 A1Published application
Deer stand securable from ground
OwnerMartin A. Humphrey, Wendell A. Parkerinventors
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Abstract
The present invention is a light weight, packable ladder stand generally used for hunting. It is made of aluminum parts and can be folded, demounted or slid into a back pack configuration that weighs about thirty pounds with an aluminum ladder. The weight may be further reduced in alternate ladder configurations, such as reinforced plastic ladder. The ladder stand can be anchored to the tree by a single person from the ground location without having to climb the ladder. This allows the deer stand to be easily transported and installed by a lone hunter without climbing the ladder prior to securing the ladder to the tree.
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A deer stand configured to lean against and be secured to a tree, comprising:
- a ladder;
- a tree anchor connected at or near an upper end of the ladder configured to engage a tree while the ladder extend upwards from the ground and leans against the tree;
- a cable anchor located at or near a lower end of the ladder;
- at least one cable configured to extend from the tree anchor, around the tree, and coupled to the cable anchor;
- a cable tensioning device for tightening the cable while the cable extends from the tree anchor, around the tree, and coupled to the cable anchor to secure the deer stand to the tree;
- wherein the cable is connected or configured to be connected at or near an upper end of the ladder prior to leaning the ladder against the tree configured with the cable hanging downward to or near ground level when the ladder is leaned against the tree in an upright position;
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- wherein the cable is further configured to be wrapped around the tree, coupled to the cable anchor, and tightened to secure the ladder to the tree by an operator standing on the ground without climbing the ladder prior to tightening the cable to secure the ladder to the tree.
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A deer stand configured to lean against and be secured to a tree, comprising:
- a ladder;
- a tree anchor connected at or near an upper end of the ladder configured to engage a tree while the ladder extend upwards from the ground and leans against the tree;
- a cable anchor located at or near a lower end of the ladder;
- at least one cable configured to extend from the tree anchor, around the tree, and coupled to the cable anchor;
- a cable tensioning device for tightening the cable while the cable extends from the tree anchor, around the tree, and coupled to the cable anchor to secure the deer stand to the tree;
- wherein the cable is connected or configured to be connected at or near an upper end of the ladder prior to leaning the ladder against the tree configured with the cable hanging downward to or near ground level when the ladder is leaned against the tree in an upright position;
- wherein the cable is further configured to be wrapped around the tree, coupled to the cable anchor, and tightened to secure the ladder to the tree by an operator standing on the ground without climbing the ladder prior to tightening the cable to secure the ladder to the tree;
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- wherein the ladder is foldable, demountable or sliding between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration to facilitate retracting the deer stand into a packed configuration that can be carried by a person like a backpack.
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A deer stand configured to lean against and be secured to a tree, comprising:
- a ladder;
- a tree anchor connected at or near an upper end of the ladder configured to engage a tree while the ladder extend upwards from the ground and leans against the tree;
- a cable anchor located at or near a lower end of the ladder;
- at least one cable configured to extend from the tree anchor, around the tree, and coupled to the cable anchor;
- a cable tensioning device for tightening the cable while the cable extends from the tree anchor, around the tree, and coupled to the cable anchor to secure the deer stand to the tree;
- wherein the cable is connected or configured to be connected at or near an upper end of the ladder prior to leaning the ladder against the tree configured with the cable hanging downward to or near ground level when the ladder is leaned against the tree in an upright position;
- wherein the cable is further configured to be wrapped around the tree, coupled to the cable anchor, and tightened to secure the ladder to the tree by an operator standing on the ground without climbing the ladder prior to tightening the cable to secure the ladder to the tree;
- wherein the ladder is foldable between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration to facilitate retracting the deer stand into a packed configuration that can be carried by a person like a backpack, and
- wherein the ladder sections are connected to each other by progressively sized hinges configured to allow the ladder section to be folded onto each other in the same direction from the ground while the ladder is laying on the ground.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.