Hunter's canopy
First Claim
1. A hunter'"'"'s canopy comprising a flexible cover,an elongated bracket having ends and an intermediate part,means attached to said ends for attaching said bracket to a tree with said intermediate part of said bracket engaging said tree,said bracket having spaced holes extending therethrough,said flexible cover having a central recess generally complementary in shape to said bracket receiving said bracket,rods extending into said holes in said bracket to swingably attach said rods to said bracket,means on said flexible cover for receiving said rods,said flexible cover having tabs on the edge thereof adjacent to said recess and a spreading cord adapted to be tied to said tabs and around a tree to extend and to hold said flexible cover in laterally extended position.
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Abstract
A hunter'"'"'s canopy is made up of a flexible cover, a bracket, spaced rods, an anchor cord, a spreading cord. Spaced pockets in the flexible cover receives the rods. Holes in the bracket receives an end of the rods, the anchor cord engages the bracket to attach the canopy to a tree. The spreading cord has hooks to attach to an edge of the cover around a tree to hold the canopy in extended use position.
30 Citations
14 Claims
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1. A hunter'"'"'s canopy comprising a flexible cover,
an elongated bracket having ends and an intermediate part, means attached to said ends for attaching said bracket to a tree with said intermediate part of said bracket engaging said tree, said bracket having spaced holes extending therethrough, said flexible cover having a central recess generally complementary in shape to said bracket receiving said bracket, rods extending into said holes in said bracket to swingably attach said rods to said bracket, means on said flexible cover for receiving said rods, said flexible cover having tabs on the edge thereof adjacent to said recess and a spreading cord adapted to be tied to said tabs and around a tree to extend and to hold said flexible cover in laterally extended position.
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5. A hunter'"'"'s canopy comprising a flexible cover,
a bracket, canopy supporting rods, said bracket having a first leg and a second leg fixed together and extending at right angles to each other, laterally spaced holes in said first leg, each said canopy supporting rod having a main body part and an end disposed generally at right angles to said body part, radially extending pockets on said flexible cover, said flexible cover having a recess receiving said bracket, said pockets extending from said recess generally radiating therefrom, said end of each said canopy support rod being received in said holes in said first leg, said main part of each said rod extending through at least two of said pockets, said bracket having a first end, a second end and an intermediate part, said bracket having supporting means attached to said first end of said bracket for attaching said supporting means to said second end of said bracket whereby said intermediate part of said bracket is held against a tree.
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14. A hunter'"'"'s canopy comprising a bracket,
first rods and second rods, a flexible cover, an anchor cord having a first end and a second end, a spreading cord, said flexible cover having two ends and a plurality of pockets diverging from one side thereof, said rods being received in said pockets, said bracket having a plurality of vertically extending openings therein and each opening to receive one of said first rods, hinges, said hinges each having a first part fixed to a said first rod and a second part fixed to a said second rod, pivot means pivotally connecting said hinge parts together whereby each said first rod can swing from a position parallel to and alongside a said second rod to a position co-axially disposed relative to a said second rod, said first end of said anchor cord being fixed to one end of said bracket and said second end of said anchor cord to attach to a second end of said bracket, means on said bracket for attaching said second end of said anchor cord to said bracket whereby said bracket is held in firm fixed relation to a tree trunk, said spreading cord having a first end and a second end, first fixing means fixing said first end of said spreading cord to said flexible cover at a position spaced from said bracket, adjustable means for adjustably connecting said second end of said spreading cord to said flexible cover at a position on the side of said bracket remote from said first end of said spreading cord, said spreading cord being adapted to pass around said tree trunk from said first end of said bracket to said second end of said bracket whereby said flexible cover is held in extended relation to said tree trunk with said rods in said pockets diverging from said bracket outwardly to an opposite side of said flexible cover supporting said flexible cover.
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