Fully adjustable portable trap stand

• US 5,226,622 A
• Filed: 05/15/1992
• Issued: 07/13/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/1992
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Do All Traps LLC
• Original Assignee: Next Generation, Inc.
• Inventors: LeAnna, Dave
• Primary Examiner(s): Foss, J. Franklin
• Application Number:
  US07/883,433
• Time in Patent Office: 424 Days
• Field of Search: 248/183, 248/219.2, 248/278, 248/122, 248/279, 124/8
• US Class Current: 248/183.2
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/08 around a vertical axis , e.g. panoramic heads F16M11/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/2064 for tilting and panning F16M11/2078 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/02 for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/024 by positive interaction, e.g. male-female connections
• CPC Class Codes: F41J 9/18 Traps or throwing-apparatus therefor

Abstract

The invention is an adjustable portable trap stand which can be easily anchored, allows the mounting of a trap to the stand, and provides for easy adjustment and locking so that the trap can be securely oriented in the desired direction. Briefly, the adjustable portable trap stand comprises a mounting plate to which a trap can be attached, a base which allows the trap stand to be securely anchored, adjusting means which permit the mounting plate to be oriented through a wide range of directions with respect to the base, and locking means that substantially fixes the orientation of the mounting plate in spite of recoil forces applied to it by operation of an attached trap.

Claims

1. An adjustable trap stand comprising:

(a) A base member with anchoring means;

(b) A lower rotating member rotatably connected to said base member by adjusting and fastening means;

(c) An upper rotating member pivotably connected to said lower rotating member by adjusting and fastening means;

(d) A trap mounting member rotatably connected to said upper rotating member by adjusting and fastening means.

2. The adjustable trap stand recited in claim 1 wherein said anchoring means comprises a clamping means.

3. The adjustable trap stand recited in claim 1 wherein the adjusting and fastening means connecting said base member and said lower rotating member permits at least 45°

of rotational movement by said lower rotating member with respect to said base member.

4. The adjustable trap stand recited in claim 1 wherein the adjusting and fastening means connecting said lower rotating member and said upper rotating member permits said upper rotating member to pivot through an arc of at least 60°

with respect to said lower rotating member.

5. The adjustable trap stand recited in claim 1 wherein the adjusting and fastening means connecting said upper rotating member and said trap mounting member permits at least 60°

of rotational movement by said trap mounting member with respect to said base member.

6. The adjustable trap stand recited in claim 1 further comprising a locking means between the base member and the lower rotating member.

7. The adjustable trap stand recited in claim 1 further comprising a locking means between the lower rotating member and the upper rotating member.

8. The adjustable trap stand recited in claim 1 further comprising a locking means between the upper rotating member and the trap mounting member.

9. The adjustable trap stand recited in claim 1 wherein the trap mounting member further comprises apertures through which bolts may be received to mount a trap to said trap mounting member.

10. The adjustable trap stand comprising:

(a) A base member with anchoring means;

(b) A lower rotating member rotatably connected to said base member by locking means and by adjusting and fastening means which permit 360°

of rotational movement by said lower rotating member with respect to said base member;

(c) An upper rotating member pivotably connected to said lower rotating member by locking means and by adjusting and fastening means that permit said upper rotating member to pivot through an arc of at least 180°

with respect to said lower rotating member;

(d) A trap mounting member rotatably connected to said upper rotating member by locking means and by adjusting and fastening means which permit 360°

of rotational movement by said trap mounting member with respect to said upper rotating member.