Game transportation apparatus
AssigneesJoseph R. Dell, Miller Law Group, PLLC
InventorJoseph R. Dell
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Abstract
An apparatus for removing the carcass of a slain large game animal, such as a deer, from the woods includes a polymer sheet that is placed beneath the carcass of the slain animal to reduce frictional forces associated with the dragging of the animal through the woods. The polymer sheet is formed with eyelets to permit the attachment of straps to fix the carcass to the top surface of the sheet. The polymer sheet can be rolled for storage in a quiver having caps screwed onto each opposing end thereof. When the sheet is to be utilized, the quiver is placed at the front edge of the sheet to stiffen and round the front edge so as to form a toboggan. A handle can be passed through the opened quiver to permit the apparatus to be dragged through the woods with a minimal amount of effort.
Claims20
A game transportation apparatus comprising:
- a polymer sheet configurable into a substantially flat configuration and a rolled configuration, said polymer sheet having first attachment members at one end of said polymer sheet and second attachment members spaced along opposing sides thereof, said polymer sheet having a width dimension defining a distance between said opposing sides;
- a rigid quiver barrel having a length dimension at least as large as said width dimension of said polymer sheet, said quiver barrel having a generally tubular configuration permitting a storage of said polymer sheet internally of said barrel when in said rolled configuration;
- a pair of removable end caps adapted to be mounted on opposing ends of said quiver barrel to close selectively said quiver barrel;
- first fastening members interconnecting said first attachment members and selected second attachment members to wrap said polymer sheet around said quiver barrel when said polymer sheet is in said substantially flat configuration to form a toboggan configuration;
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- second fastening members interconnecting selected opposing second attachment members to attach a slain animal carcass to said polymer sheet, wherein said quiver barrel establishes a rigid member at a forward end of said toboggan configuration to deflect over objects encountered as said slain animal is being transported over the ground.
A large game transport device comprising:
- a polymer sheet configurable into a substantially flat configuration, said polymer sheet having first attachment members at one end of said polymer sheet and second attachment members spaced along opposing sides thereof, said polymer sheet having a width dimension defining a distance between said opposing sides;
- a rigid tubular quiver barrel having a length dimension substantially equal to said width dimension of said polymer sheet, said quiver barrel being positioned at one end of said polymer sheet with said polymer sheet wrapped around said quiver to form a toboggan with said quiver barrel defining a rigid member at a forward end of said toboggan;
- first attachment members interconnecting said first attachment members and selected second attachment members to maintain said polymer sheet wrapped around said quiver barrel;
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- a tow member extending from each opposing end of said quiver barrel to permit said toboggan to be dragged along the ground with said rigid member deflecting objects encountered thereby.
A method of transporting a slain large game animal over the surface of the ground utilizing a rigid quiver barrel having stored therein a flexible polymer sheet in a rolled configuration, first and second fastener members and a tow member, comprising the steps of:
- removing said polymer sheet from said quiver barrel and converting said polymer sheet into a substantially flat configuration;
- positioning said quiver barrel at one end of said polymer sheet;
- wrapping said one end of said polymer sheet around said quiver barrel;
- connecting first fastener members between selected attachment members on said polymer sheet to maintain said polymer sheet wrapped around said quiver barrel;
- restraining said game animal on said polymer sheet by second fastener members interconnecting selected attachment members on opposing sides of said polymer sheet;
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- attaching said tow member to said quiver barrel to pull said quiver barrel with said game animal supported on said polymer sheet over the surface of the ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.