Portable telescoping tree stand
OwnerHarry B. Whiteinventor
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Abstract
A portable telescoping observation stand attachable to a pole, a tree or like object by way of straps includes a plurality of telescopically engaged sections maintained in an extended position by locking members removably received in slots in overlapping ends of adjacent sections. Foot hold members removably attached to the sections provide steps for the stand with the locking members also serving as steps for the stand. When the stand is collapsed, the sections are nested together, the removed locking members and foot hold members are stored in a compartment defined by the nested sections.
Claims13
A portable telescoping observation stand for attachment to a pole, a tree or like object comprising:
- a multi-section, pole-like assembly including a base section and at least one extension section, each section including a hollow elongated member having first and second ends,
- said sections having different cross-sectional areas to permit said sections to be assembled together coaxially aligned, one within another, in telescopic engagement, each inner section of the assembly being movable relative to the outermost section of the assembly along a longitudinal axis between a nested position, in which each inner section is substantially contained within said outermost section defining a collapsed configuration for the stand, and an extended position in which a major portion of each inner section extends beyond an adjacent section, defining a extended configuration for the stand and wherein each of said sections has a concave outer surface which is drawn into engagement with the surface of the object along at least first and second lines of contact to substantially eliminate rotation of the stand about its vertical axis;
- locking means for releasably locking adjacent sections together in their extended position;
- a plurality of foot hold members each removably attachable to a different one of said sections;
- securing means for releasably attaching the stand to the object;
- and
- seating means carried by the upper extension section.
A portable telescoping observation stand for attachment to a pole, a tree or like object comprising:
- a multi-section, pole-like assembly including a base section and at least one extension section, each section including a hollow elongated member having first and second ends, certain of said sections including said base section having at least one aperture adjacent to its first end with said sections having an outer concave surface for engaging the surface of the object,
- said sections having different cross-sectional areas to permit said sections to be assembled together, coaxially aligned, one within another, in telescopic engagement, each inner section of the assembly being movable relative to the outermost section of the assembly along a longitudinal axis between a nested position, in which each inner section is substantially contained within said outermost section, defining a collapsed configuration for the stand, and an extended position in which a major portion of each inner section extends beyond an adjacent section with its second end overlapping the first end of an adjacent section, defining an extended configuration for the stand;
- locking means for releasably locking adjacent sections together to maintain the sections in their extended position, said locking means including an individual locking member for each pair of adjacent sections constructed and arranged to extend through said aperture in the first end of one section of the pair and engage the other section of the pair at its second end;
- a plurality of foot hold members each removably attachable to a different one of said sections;
- securing means for releasably attaching the stand to the object;
- and
- seating means carried by the upper extension section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.