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US 9,456,598 B1Granted
Mobile hunting platform
OwnerDonald Clinton Nelsoninventor
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Abstract
A mobile hunting platform is provided for supporting a user in a tree. The mobile hunting platform includes a pair of wheels removably secured to an axle, a first platform comprising a first platform frame, a first jaw secured to the first platform for engaging the trunk of the tree, and a floor structure for supporting feet of the user, the floor structure shaped to receive at least one of the pair of wheels such that the at least one wheel forms a portion of the floor structure, and a second platform comprising a second platform frame, a second jaw secured to the second platform for engaging a trunk of the tree. The platform is reconfigurable from a first configuration as a cart, to a second configuration such that the mobile hunting platform is engaged with the trunk of the tree.
Claims15
A mobile hunting platform for supporting a user in a tree, the mobile hunting platform comprising:
- a pair of wheels removably connected to an axle, each of the pair of wheels including a hub, a rim, and a plurality of spokes extending radially from the hub to the rim, the hub and spokes configured to be walked upon by a user when the wheel is supported by the rim of the wheel;
- a first platform comprising
- a first platform frame,
- a first jaw connected to the first platform frame for engaging the trunk of a tree, and
- a floor structure connected to the first platform frame for supporting a user, the floor structure comprising:
- a floor surface having at least one circular cutout including an annular support rim formed therein, the cutout shaped to receive and support at least one of the pair of wheels within the cutout such that the hub and plurality of spokes of the wheel are positioned over the cutout and the rim of at least one of the wheels is supported by the annular support rim formed in the circular cutout;
- and
- a second seating platform comprising a second platform frame and a second jaw connected to the second platform frame for engaging a trunk of said tree;
- wherein in a first configuration of the mobile hunting platform the wheels are attached to the axle and the second platform is joined to the first platform to substantially form a mobile cart for transporting the mobile platform;
- wherein in a second configuration of the mobile hunting platform the first platform and second platform are separated from each other and attached to a tree, and at least one of the pair of wheels is removed from the axle and placed within the circular cutout of the floor structure such that the hub and plurality of spokes of the wheel and the floor structure together form a platform surface.
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A mobile hunting platform for supporting a user in a tree, the mobile hunting platform comprising:
- a pair of wheels removably connected to an axle, each of the pair of wheels including a hub, a rim, and a plurality of spokes extending radially from the hub to the rim, the hub and spokes configured to be walked upon by a user when the wheel is supported by the rim of the wheel;
- a first platform comprising a first platform frame, a first jaw secured to the first platform for engaging the trunk of the tree, and a floor structure for supporting a user, the floor structure comprising:
- a floor surface having at least one cutout including a support rim formed therein, the cutout shaped to receive and support at least one of the pair of wheels within the cutout such that the hub and plurality of spokes of the wheel are positioned over the cutout and supported by the support rim
- a second platform comprising a second platform frame, a second jaw connected to the second platform for engaging a trunk of the tree, the second platform further comprising a tray connected to the second platform frame at a distal end of the second platform relative to the second jaw;
- wherein the axle is connected to the second platform adjacent the tray such that a gap is formed between an edge of the tray and the axle;
- wherein in a first configuration of the mobile hunting platform the wheels are attached to the axle and the second platform is joined to the first platform to substantially form a mobile cart for transporting the mobile platform;
- wherein in a second configuration of the mobile hunting platform the first platform and second platform are separated from each other and attached to a tree, and at least one of the pair of wheels is removed from the axle and placed within the cutout of the floor structure such that the hub and plurality of spokes of the wheel and the floor structure together form a platform.
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A method of converting a mobile hunting platform between a climbing tree stand to a cart, the method comprising:
- providing a climbing tree stand comprising a first platform and a second platform, each of the first platform and second platform including a jaw and a platform frame, the first platform including a floor structure having a floor surface including at least one cutout having a support rim formed therein, the cutout shaped to receive and support at least one of the pair of wheels with the support rim of the cutout such that the hub and plurality of spokes of the wheel are positioned over the cutout;
- providing a pair of wheels within the cutout of the floor structure of the first platform, each of the pair of wheels having a hub, a rim, and a plurality of spokes extending radially from the hub to the rim, the hub spokes such that the hub and spokes of the wheels are positioned over the cutout such that the hub and spokes and the floor structure together are configured to be walked upon by a user when the mobile hunting platform is in a tree stand configuration;
- inserting the jaw of the first platform into a into a portion of the second platform such that the first platform and second platform are substantially interlocked;
- and
- removing the pair of wheels from the cutout of the floor structure of the first platform and securing the pair of wheels to an axle of the mobile hunting platform such that the mobile hunting platform is substantially configured as a cart.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.