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US 9,038,778 B1Granted
Upright adaptor for ladder tree stand
OwnerRobert Charles Carter, Ferdinand Larsh Carterinventors
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Abstract
An upright adaptor for a ladder tree stand converts that ladder tree stand into an upright tree stand. The adaptor includes a ladder stand base support which is attachable to the base of a tree and which receives the lower end of the ladder stand. A speed lock assembly is part of the upright adaptor and is attachable to an upper portion of the ladder tree stand. It includes a self-tapping screw and a double-acting ratchet wrench which is operable by a person standing on the ground once the ladder tree stand has been erected.
Claims12
An upright adaptor assembly for a ladder tree stand, the upright adaptor assembly comprising:
- a ladder tree stand base support including a tree anchor section, a ladder tree stand leg engagement assembly and an adjustable length stand-off connecting the tree anchor section and the ladder tree stand leg engagement assembly, said ladder tree stand base support being usable to support a base of the ladder tree stand;
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- a speed lock assembly attachable to an upper end of the ladder tree stand and including a self-tapping screw thread and a ratchet wrench, said ratchet wrench including diametrically opposed extending arms, each arm having a free end and each arm having a cord attached to its free end and wherein each cord is of sufficient length to reach a support surface on which the ladder tree stand base support is placed when the upright adaptor assembly is attached to the ladder tree stand and the ladder tree stand is supported by the upright adaptor assembly in an erected, in-use position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.