Portable blind apparatus for outdoor usage
OwnerJohn D. Hambletoninventor
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Abstract
A portable blind for observing, photographing or hunting birds and animals in their natural habitat which includes a chair and pack frame connected together whereby the blind can be disassembled and packed with the pack frame to the place wherein it is to be used. The chair has a base which allows it to pivot about 360.degree. and a cover extends over and around the chair and is held in place by a hoop structure at the bottom and structure extending upwardly from the pack frame and above the chair. An opening in the front of the cover allows the user to see through the cover. By shuffling one's feet along the ground, the user can pivot the entire blind about 360.degree. to observe birds and animals in any direction from the blind. An optional gun rest table is also provided and is adjustable to accommodate any user.
Claims10
A portable camouflage apparatus for outdoor usage comprising:
- a base adapted to be fixed with respect to the ground;
- a chair having a seat portion and a back portion interconnected together, said chair also having a front and a rear;
- a vertical post attached to said chair and extending downwardly therefrom;
- means for rotatably attaching said post to said base;
- a cloth cover, including a top, a bottom edge, a front and a rear, said front having an opening therein;
- a pack frame means operatively attached to the rear of said chair for selective attachment to a user's back;
- means for supporting the top of said cover, said supporting means comprising at least one support member extending upwardly from said pack frame;
- a hoop extending completely around said post, said cover extending over, around and below said hoop;
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- means for attaching said hoop to said post for supporting said hoop up off of the ground whereby a user can sit in said chair and be concealed by said cover while at the same time being able to rotate the chair and cover about 360 degrees to look in any direction through the opening in the front cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.