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US 2024/0200406 A1Published application
Tree Climbing Apparatus
AssigneeTree Styx L.L.C.
InventorJames Charles Hanshaw
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Abstract
Embodiments of tree climbing sticks adapted to be secured to a tree and provide a tree climbing assist are provided. In one embodiment, for example, a tree climbing stick is provided including a retractable aider step. The retractable aider step is adapted to be extended from the tree climbing stick during use and at least partially retracted within the tree climbing stick for transport and storage. In another embodiment, a tree climbing stick is adapted to be stacked and nested with another tree climbing stick. In this embodiment, a clip of the tree climbing stick is adapted to engage a button of an adjacent tree climbing stick and standoffs of the tree climbing sticks are adapted to nest so that the tree climbing sticks can be stacked vertically without axially extending from each other.
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A tree climbing stick comprising:
- a stick body comprising an elongated member comprising an upper end, a lower end, and a longitudinal axis extending through the upper end and the lower end, the stick body comprising an interior opening extending through the lower end along at least a portion of the longitudinal axis;
- a first standoff attached to and extending away from the stick body in a first direction;
- a second standoff attached to and extending away from stick body in the first direction, the second standoff spaced from the first standoff and the first and second standoffs being adapted to engage a tree and maintain the stick body in a spaced relationship with the tree;
- a step attached to the stick body and extending outwardly from the stick body, the step comprising a step interior opening extending through at least a portion of a length of the step;
- a retractable aider step comprising a loop extending below the step and through the step interior opening, and a pull handle coupled to the loop within at least one of the stick body interior opening and the step interior opening, the pull handle extending from at least one of the step and the stick body,
- wherein the aider step is adapted to be extended by a user pulling the loop and to be retracted by the user pulling the pull handle.
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A tree climbing stick comprising:
- a stick body comprising an elongated member comprising an upper end, a lower end, and a longitudinal axis extending through the upper end and the lower end;
- a connection member comprising a button coupled to and extending from the stick body in a first direction and a clip extending from the stick body in a second opposite direction;
- a first standoff attached to and extending away from the stick body in the second direction;
- a second standoff attached to and extending away from stick body in the second direction, the second standoff spaced from the first standoff and the first and second standoffs being adapted to engage a tree and maintain the stick body in a spaced relationship with the tree;
- a first step attached to the stick body and extending outwardly from the stick body, the first step being disposed distally along the stick body longitudinal axis relative to the first standoff;
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- a second step attached to the stick body and extending outwardly from the stick body, the step being disposed distally along the stick body longitudinal axis relative to the second standoff,
- wherein the clip of the connection member is adapted to engage a button of a second tree climbing stick, and the first and second standoffs are adapted to nest with a respective first and second standoff of the second tree climbing stick when the tree climbing stick is coupled with the second tree climbing stick.
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A tree climbing stick comprising:
- a stick body comprising an elongated member comprising an upper end, a lower end, and a longitudinal axis extending through the upper end and the lower end;
- a connection member comprising an integral button and clip device coupled to the stick body, the integral button and clip device comprising a button extending from the stick body in a first direction and a clip extending around and away from the stick body in a second opposite direction;
- a first standoff attached to and extending away from the stick body in the second direction;
- a second standoff attached to and extending away from stick body in the second direction, the second standoff spaced from the first standoff and the first and second standoffs being adapted to engage a tree and maintain the stick body in a spaced relationship with the tree;
- a first step attached to the stick body and extending outwardly from the stick body, the first step being disposed distally along the stick body longitudinal axis relative to the first standoff;
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- a second step attached to the stick body and extending outwardly from the stick body, the second step being disposed distally along the stick body longitudinal axis relative to the second standoff,
- wherein the clip of the integral button and clip device is adapted to engage a button of a second tree climbing stick.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.