Portable tree stand or crows nest
OwnerJames J. Van Gompelinventor
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Abstract
A portable tree stand which can be used for hunting or other purposes and which can be pushed to any desired height with the use of a pole which fits into a receptacle and includes a pair of rollers mounted at an angle on one side of the tree and a roller locking claw on the other side of the tree which locks the stand at the desired height. A ladder extends downwardly from the stand and allows the hunter to climb up to the stand after which the ladder can be pulled upwardly to the stand to make into a chair. Heating means as well as gun and bow and arrow holding means are provided on the stand. Also, the stand can be used as a back pack, as a chair, a cot, a table or a litter for carrying injured persons, or when desired, for toting heavy loads.
Claims17
A portable tree stand comprising a frame with a platform on one end thereof, a pair of rollers mounted on axes which make an obtuse angle with each other at the other end of said frame member, an opening formed in said frame member between said platform and said other end, a foldable ladder sections attached to said frame member such that in a first position said ladder can be climbed, said foldable ladder moveable to a second position such that the foldable sections thereof can be formed into a chair, and attaching means attached to said frame member for detachably extending around a tree or other vertical support to lock said frame member to said tree.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.