Suspended seat bracket hook device, and methods of constructing and utilizing same

• US 20070209871A1
• Filed: 03/08/2006
• Published: 09/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Raymond Winchcombe
• Original Assignee: Raymond Winchcombe
• Inventors: Winchcombe, Raymond
• Application Number:
  US11/370,757
• Publication Number:
  US 20070209871A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 182/135
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 31/02 Shooting stands

Abstract

A suspended seat bracket hook is a one-piece coated steel part whose upper portion is bent to form a square hook to rest upon a square bar of slightly smaller dimensions. The bottom portion of the bracket hook has a wider part with a channel cut out to enable a web strap to be passed through the bracket hook and secured with the hardware to a cushioned seat.

Claims

1. A suspended seat bracket hook device, comprising:

a one-piece unitary suspended seat bracket hook having a substantially square-shaped three-sided portion for resting upon an external square cross-sectioned bar having slightly smaller dimensions than that of said substantially square-shaped three-sided portion;

said substantially square-shaped three-sided portion having a substantially vertically-oriented first side member, a substantially horizontally-oriented upper second side member, and a substantially vertically-oriented third side member;

said substantially vertically-oriented third side member of said substantially square-shaped three-sided portion is longer than said first and second side members and extends downwardly to form a strap-securement portion having a channel cut therein through which an external web strap may be passed; and

said substantially vertically-oriented first side member has a first end thereof which is disposed in a substantially horizontal plane that extends through at least a portion of said channel in said strap-securement portion.

2. A suspended seat bracket hook device according to claim 1, including:

a Velcro®

safety strap which is permanently affixed to an outer surface of said substantially vertically-oriented first side member, an outer surface of said substantially horizontally-oriented upper second side member, and an outer surface of a major portion of said substantially vertically-oriented third side member; and

said Velcro®

safety strap having a free end thereof which is slipped through said channel to hang downwardly when not in use, and to pass under said external square cross-sectioned bar which said substantially square-shaped three-sided portion rests upon and which is folded up to attach to mating Velcro®

surfaces on said first and/or second side members to prevent said suspended seat bracket hook device from lifting off of said external square cross-sectioned bar inadvertently.

3. A suspended seat bracket hook device according to claim 1, wherein:

said strap-securement portion has a width thereof which is approximately three times the width of said substantially square-shaped three-sided portion which rests upon said external square cross-sectioned bar.

4. A suspended seat bracket hook device according to claim 2, wherein:

said strap-securement portion has a width thereof which is approximately three times the width of said substantially square-shaped three-sided portion which rests upon said external square cross-sectioned bar.

5. A suspended seat bracket hook device according to claim 1, wherein:

at least a major portion of said channel is disposed beneath said substantially horizontal plane.

6. A suspended seat bracket hook device according to claim 2, wherein:

at least a major portion of said channel is disposed beneath said substantially horizontal plane.

7. A suspended seat bracket hook device according to claim 3, wherein:

at least a major portion of said channel is disposed beneath said substantially horizontal plane.

8. A suspended seat bracket hook device according to claim 4, wherein:

at least a major portion of said channel is disposed beneath said substantially horizontal plane.

9. A suspended seat bracket hook device according to claim 1, wherein:

said suspended seat bracket hook device is rubber-coated or plastic-coated to eliminate noise while in use.

10. A suspended seat bracket hook device according to claim 2, wherein:

said suspended seat bracket hook device is rubber-coated or plastic-coated to eliminate noise while in use.

11. A suspended seat bracket hook device according to claim 3, wherein:

said suspended seat bracket hook device is rubber-coated or plastic-coated to eliminate noise while in use.

12. A suspended seat bracket hook device according to claim 4, wherein:

said suspended seat bracket hook device is rubber-coated or plastic-coated to eliminate noise while in use.

13. A suspended seat bracket hook device according to claim 5, wherein:

said suspended seat bracket hook device is rubber-coated or plastic-coated to eliminate noise while in use.

14. A suspended seat bracket hook device according to claim 6, wherein:

said suspended seat bracket hook device is rubber-coated or plastic-coated to eliminate noise while in use.

15. A suspended seat bracket hook device according to claim 7, wherein:

said suspended seat bracket hook device is rubber-coated or plastic-coated to eliminate noise while in use.

16. A suspended seat bracket hook device according to claim 8, wherein:

said suspended seat bracket hook device is rubber-coated or plastic-coated to eliminate noise while in use.

17. A suspended seat bracket hook device according to claim 2, wherein:

said Velcro®

safety strap is bonded or glued to at least a portion of said outer surface of said substantially vertically-oriented first side member, and/or to at least a portion of said outer surface of said substantially horizontally-oriented upper side member, and/or to at least a portion said outer surface of said substantially vertically-oriented third side member.

18. A suspended seat bracket hook device according to claim 4, wherein:

said Velcro®

safety strap is bonded or glued to at least a portion of said outer surface of said substantially vertically-oriented first side member, and/or to at least a portion of said outer surface of said substantially horizontally-oriented upper side member, and/or to at least a portion said outer surface of said substantially vertically-oriented third side member.

19. A suspended seat bracket hook device according to claim 6, wherein:

said Velcro®

safety strap is bonded or glued to at least a portion of said outer surface of said substantially vertically-oriented first side member, and/or to at least a portion of said outer surface of said substantially horizontally-oriented upper side member, and/or to at least a portion said outer surface of said substantially vertically-oriented third side member.

20. A suspended seat bracket hook device according to claim 10, wherein:

said Velcro®

safety strap is bonded or glued to at least a portion of said outer surface of said substantially vertically-oriented first side member, and/or to at least a portion of said outer surface of said substantially horizontally-oriented upper side member, and/or to at least a portion said outer surface of said substantially vertically-oriented third side member.