Hunting trophy and visual display presentation apparatus
OwnerFrank J. Niemerginventor
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Abstract
A hunting trophy presentation apparatus includes a vertical support structure having a plurality of supporting sides disposed so as to provide an enclosure having a first open end and a second open end, a frame connecting the plurality of vertical sides and defining an access opening through which an animal trophy is inserted, and a presentation platform disposed below the frame and providing a mounting surface for an animal trophy. The presentation platform is secured to one of the frame and the vertical support structure, and supports an animal trophy to present the animal trophy above the frame and the vertical support structure. The trophy presentation apparatus also presents a visual display, such as a video or a photograph, attached to the vertical support structure.
Claims18
A hunting trophy presentation apparatus comprising:
- a first pair of opposing vertical sides;
- a second pair of opposing vertical sides, the first pair of opposing vertical sides disposed in a perpendicular relationship with the second pair of opposing vertical sides to define a volume of space;
- a first pair of opposing rails;
- a second pair of opposing rails, the first pair of opposing rails disposed in a perpendicular relationship with the second pair of opposing rails so as to define a frame having a rectangular area;
- a mounting platform configured to support at least a portion of a hunted animal, the mounting platform being disposed below the first and second pair of opposing rails to place the mounting platform below the rectangular area thereby providing a recessed framing for the hunted animal;
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- a fastener configured to secure the hunted animal to a top of the mounting platform, wherein the mounting platform and frame are spaced from one another so that the hunted animal extends beyond a top of the recessed framing.
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A hunting trophy presentation apparatus comprising:
- a vertical support structure having a plurality of supporting sides disposed so as to provide an enclosure having a top open end;
- a frame connecting the plurality of supporting sides at the top open end, and defining an access opening through which an at least a portion of a hunted animal can be inserted;
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- a presentation platform disposed below the frame, and providing a mounting surface on which the hunted animal is mounted by a fastener configured to secure the hunted animal to a top of the mounting surface, wherein the presentation platform is secured to one of the frame and the vertical support structure and supports the hunted animal, the mounting surface and top end of the frame being spaced from one another to present the hunted animal so that the hunted animal extends above the frame and the vertical support structure.
A hunting trophy presentation apparatus comprising:
- a vertical support structure having a plurality of supporting sides disposed so as to provide an enclosure having a top open end;
- a frame connecting the plurality of supporting sides at the top open end, and defining an access opening through which at least a portion of a hunted animal can be inserted;
- a presentation platform providing a mounting surface at which the hunted animal is mounted by a fastener, wherein the fastener is configured to secure the hunted animal to a top of the mounting surface, the presentation platform being secured to one of the frame and the vertical support structure;
- at least a portion of a hunted animal supported by the presentation platform, wherein the mounting surface and top end of the frame being spaced from one another to present the hunted animal so that the hunted animal extends above the frame and the vertical support structure;
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- a visual display supported by the vertical support structure, wherein the visual display is configured to display information directly relating to the hunted animal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.