Head harness for tree-stand users
OwnerSteven T. Bartolomucciinventor
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Abstract
A head harness for use by hunters who are already secured by a torso-type safety harness when sitting in a tree stand. The head harness comprises a headband or headband-incorporating cap worn by the hunter, a connector at the rear of the headband, and a receiver secured to the tree at a height corresponding to the hunter's head when sitting in the tree stand. The receiver and connector are configured to mate, with a connection that resists the nodding motion of the hunter's head if the hunter begins falling asleep, thereby helping to prevent falls from the tree stand that would be initiated in the direction of the nodding head.
Claims15
For a tree stand user already wearing a safety harness while sitting in a tree stand secured to the tree, an apparatus for preventing the hunter from falling off due to head nodding, comprising:
- a receiver configured to be secured to a tree adjacent a tree stand;
- means for securing the receiver to a tree;
- a headband configured to be worn around the head, the headband comprising means to secure the headband radially but not vertically on the head, the headband further comprising a connector secured to the rear of the headband and including means for engaging the receiver in a manner preventing the movement of the headband away from the receiver in a nodding direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.