Deer stand

• US 4,840,252 A
• Filed: 12/28/1987
• Issued: 06/20/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lacy K. Hucks Jr
• Original Assignee: Lacy K. Hucks Jr
• Inventors: Hucks, Lacy K. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): ROWAN, KURT C
• Application Number:
  US07/138,806
• Time in Patent Office: 540 Days
• Field of Search: 182/187, 182/188, 43/1, 224/155, 224/158, 224/159, 224/160, 224/161
• US Class Current: 182/187
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 31/02 Shooting stands

Abstract

A deer stand arrangement is presented wherein an interfoldable deer stand arrangement is of a compact organization to enable vertical positioning by use of a pulley arrangement with respect to a tree to enable ready securement of said deer stand to the tree. A pivotal seat framework has supportingly has secured thereto a water-proof fabric-like material wherein said fabric is releasably secured forwardly of the seat framework to enable said seat framework to interfold into the deer stand framework and said fabric thereafter may be overfolded of said deer stand framework to securedly position the various components therein.

Claims

1. A deer stand apparatus for selective securement to trees and the like comprising:

a housing framework including a top frame member, a bottom frame member, and a plurality of side frame members, and

a seat framework including a plurality of arms pivotally secured to each of said side frame members with a forward seat link and a rearward seat link joining said arms together, and

a foot rest means pivotally secured to said plurality of arms, said seat framework means and said foot rest means foldable within the housing framework at a first position and unfoldably disposable orthogonally to said housing framework in a second position, and

wherein said seat framework means includes a seat fabric wherein said seat fabric is secured to a forward face of said top frame member at one terminal end and securable to said forward seat link at said other end, and

wherein said seat fabric is releasably securable to said forward seat link by means of hook and loop fastening strips and additionally the use of snap fasteners, and

wherein said other end of said fabric is securable to a rear face of said top frame member when said seat framework means and said foot rest means are foldably nested within the housing framework, and

wherein a plurality of tree straps are secured to said side frame members for securement about an associated tree, and

wherein a seat belt is secured to said side frame members, and

wherein at least one of said tree straps and said seat belts are secured to said side frame member about a common connection additionally securing said arms to said side frame members.

2. A deer stand apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein a hook is secured to a top surface of said top frame member for attachment of lifting apparatus to lift said deer stand apparatus vertically relative to and associated tree.

3. A deer stand apparatus as set forth in claim 2 wherein an alignment rod is secured between said arms proximate said rear seat link for positioning said seat fabric between said alignment rod and said rear seat link.

4. A deer stand apparatus as set forth in claim 3 wherein said rear seat link is positioned forwardly of said connecting elements to provide rigidity to said seat framework and additionally provide torso support to a user of the deer stand apparatus.