US 8,074,770 B2Granted

Portable hunting tree stand

OwnerPeter J. Worobey, Michael S. Smithinventors

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Abstract

A portable tree stand comprising a seat having a bottom surface, the bottom surface having a first sidewall and a second sidewall at least partially defining a cavity, a mount extending from the cavity for engagement with a tree, and wherein the mount is contained completely within the cavity when not in use.

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A portable tree stand comprising:

a seat having a rear wall, a left side wall, a right side wall and a bottom surface extending therebetween;
a strap extending outwardly from the seat, said strap being pivotally secured to the left and right side walls thereof, said strap being adapted to secure the rear wall of the seat adjacent a tree trunk;
a cavity defined
by the bottom surface of the seat, said cavity being bounded and defined by an interior front wall, an interior back wall, an interior first sidewall and an interior second sidewall of the bottom surface;
a mount engaged with the bottom surface of the seat and adapted to engage a portion of the tree trunk, said mount being movable between a use position and a non-use position, where the use position is when the mount supports the seat for use by a person and the non-use position is when the mount is retained within the cavity, the mount further comprises a first member pivotally secured at a first end of the first member between the interior first and second sidewalls and spaced a distance inwardly from a front wall of the seat;
a support pivotally secured at a first end of the support between the interior first and second sidewalls and spaced a distance inwardly from the rear wall of the seat and a distance from the first end of the first member, a second end of the support is adjustably engageable with a second end of the first member in order to change an angle of the seat relative to the tree trunk, and the mount is adjustable to retain the seat at any one of a plurality of angles relative to the bottom surface when in the use position, and the mount can still support the person on the seat when positioned in any one of said plurality of angles;
a cover engageable with the mount and complementary in shape to the cavity so that when said mount is in the non-use position and is disposed within the cavity, the cover substantially covers the cavity.

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Abstract

A portable tree stand comprising:

a seat having a rear wall, a left side wall, a right side wall and a bottom surface extending therebetween;
a strap extending outwardly from the seat, said strap being pivotally secured to the left and right side walls thereof, said strap being adapted to secure the rear wall of the seat adjacent a tree trunk;
a cavity defined
by the bottom surface of the seat, said cavity being bounded and defined by an interior front wall, an interior back wall, an interior first sidewall and an interior second sidewall of the bottom surface;
a mount engaged with the bottom surface of the seat and adapted to engage a portion of the tree trunk, said mount being movable between a use position and a non-use position, where the use position is when the mount supports the seat for use by a person and the non-use position is when the mount is retained within the cavity, the mount further comprises a first member pivotally secured at a first end of the first member between the interior first and second sidewalls and spaced a distance inwardly from a front wall of the seat;
a support pivotally secured at a first end of the support between the interior first and second sidewalls and spaced a distance inwardly from the rear wall of the seat and a distance from the first end of the first member, a second end of the support is adjustably engageable with a second end of the first member in order to change an angle of the seat relative to the tree trunk, and the mount is adjustable to retain the seat at any one of a plurality of angles relative to the bottom surface when in the use position, and the mount can still support the person on the seat when positioned in any one of said plurality of angles;
a cover engageable with the mount and complementary in shape to the cavity so that when said mount is in the non-use position and is disposed within the cavity, the cover substantially covers the cavity.

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