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A tree-climbing platform has a stand portion of rigid sheet material and a pair of tubular runners secured to either side of the stand spaced thereabove. The tree-contacting end of the stand has a V-notch at the center and projecting teeth formed in plates secured to the stand along the sides of the...     

The specification discloses a seat adapted to be attached to a tree for use by hunters. The seat comprises a seat member having its bottom rotatably coupled to the top end of a pole or rod whose bottom end is pivotally coupled to a plate for pivotal movement about a pivot point. The plate is attached...     

A foldable stool which may be compactly folded for carrying and storage, and which may be quickly unfolded and mounted on a tree trunk, comprising a pair of spaced-apart lateral frame members having a seat mounted at one end and a tree-engaging supporting member pivotally connected at one end to the...     

The upper hand-held small climbing device is shimmied up the tree and then pivoted downwardly until it grips the tree. The standing platform is then shimmied up the tree by lifting the body with the feet underneath of the foot straps on the platform. This pivots the platform away from the tree so that...     

A pair of projecting platforms attached around a tree trunk one above the other are moved up a tree by a person sitting on the uppermost platform and reaching below and pulling the lowermost platform up close to the botton of the uppermost platform and then while standing on the lowermost platform rising...     

A perch accessory intended for use by a hunter in order that he may comfortably sit in a tree while watching for passing game in order to shoot the same; the accessory consisting of a seat unit removably securable high on a side of a tree trunk, and a ladder unit removably securable to a lower part of...     

To enable a scaffolding structure to serve horizontally curved structures such as storage tanks, a connection is provided to allow horizontally adjacent scaffold transom element to be relatively inclined to one another in a horizonal plane. The joint includes connection means including a wedge to engage...     

A portable enclosure has a base on which a seat, a back rest, and canopy are supported. The front, bottom, sides and back of the enclosure are closed by curtains, with the front curtains being held upright on poles which project upwardly from stabilizing arms which in turn are fitted into the base. The...     

A sportsman's accessory for convenient temporary attachment to a tree or post to provide a seat. A flat seat member is secured to a mounting bar projecting rearwardly therefrom. The bar terminates in a threaded fastening member for screwing into a tree or the like. A peg member having a pointed end is...     

A device for aiding a user in climbing a tree to a vantage point where the device serves as a supporting platform includes a lightweight platform which attaches to the user's feet and is provided with spurs for penetrating into the tree trunk. Stabilizing frameworks project upwardly and rearwardly from...     

A collapsible chair having a strap for encompassing a vertical support and a seat made of a substantially triangular piece of material mounted to the strap so as to have a generally U-shaped cross-sectional configuration. The strap is two pieces, joined at one of their ends by a releasable fastener and...     

A collapsible ladder for suspension on a pole, securely in place, by the mere stepping on the platform or treads which effects insertion of cleats into the pole. A chain, which surrounds the pole for supporting the ladder, is tightly gripped around the pole by turning a swivelly mounted tightening screw.

An improved hunting stand which is vertically displaceable from a ground surface and is adapted to be mounted to a supporting element such as a tree. The improved hunting stand includes a platform area where the user may position himself for extended periods of time. Additionally, a sectional ladder...     

An observation stand used primarily for hunting deer, the stand including a supporting frame which is attached around a tree to provide a pair of vertically aligned trunions. The trunions receive a rotatable housing which can be manipulated by a person's foot. The housing also includes removeable panels,...     

A scaffolding assembly for use particularly in the construction of large holding tanks and which incorporates a novel construction and method of being raised from one level to another, the device including a series of scaffold sections made of aluminum and steel, the sections being pivotally attached...     

An attachment for a ladder to be used as a stand for a deer hunter. The attachment comprises a pair of spaced coplanar side rails forming a first frame and a pair of spaced coplanar top rails forming a second frame and connected to the upper end of the first frame at an angle of about 90.degree.. An...     

A tree stand, seat, or table adapted to be attached to a tree or like vertical column, comprising a board or like planar support member, provided with piercing points adapted to engage the tree, tie-attaching means substantially below said piercing points, and tie means for tying said tie-attaching means...     

A portable seat for hunters consisting of a vertical body to be placed on a tree trunk and held at the desired height by a chain having one end attached to one side of the body so that the other end may be wrapped around the tree and then removably attached to the other side of the body. A seat is hinged...     

A combination tree stand and seat structure including an upright frame member to which are hinged in vertically spaced relationship a platform member and seat member. The seat member and platform member are normally suspended in their horizontal operative positions from the frame member by cables. The...     

A generally flat platform member is reinforced by a pair of support struts mounted to its bottom side, with a flexible fastener adjustably coupled between the two reinforcing struts by a tension clamp. The flexible fastener is adapted to extend generally parallel to the plane defined by the platform...     

A combined adjustable seat and ladder or foot support for mounting on a pole for use by a lineman when doing work on a power line, telephone line or the like. The entire assembly is easily collapsed. The seat is supported on a carriage and is selectively moveable to different positions along a horizontal...     

A tree climbing platform embodying a base plate having side members projecting beyond an end thereof and disposed to extend alongside opposite sides of a tree with said one end of the base plate spaced from the adjacent side of the tree and the other end thereof extending away from the tree. A first...     

A portable observation stand for mounting on trees having a wide range of diameters. The stand includes a frame, which is detachably secured to a selected tree, and an articulated ladder which may be retained in a climbing position, for entry by an outdoorsman, and in a base position to provide support...     

A pole climbing apparatus for use in installation and repair of telephone lines and the like comprising an upper work platform and a lower climbing platform wherein the upper work platform includes an upper base plate for positioning substantially horizontally against a pole having a first upper pole...     

A tree platform supported between two tree branches made up of a platform-like member having ends suitable to slide down between two diverging tree branches, two legs are hinged to the underside of the platform member and a turnbuckle engages the lower ends of the legs forcing them out into engagement...     

A foldable assembly comprising a seat rotatably mounted on a support to which are collapsibly mounted three legs. One of the legs can be secured to a tree. Foothold means are provided on one of the legs. Means are provided also to adjust the length of the legs.

A portable tree seat adapted for use with a tree or other generally vertical member is disclosed. The tree seat includes a mounting member or support bracket adapted to fit around the trunk of a tree and a seat platform. The seat platform is pivoted to the mounting member and includes a heat retaining...     

This invention relates to improvements in or relating to outdoor spiral stairs comprising a column of galvanized pipe, a plurality of footstep means fixed with the column to a spiral direction and supporting means having a U-shaped bolt and nuts. Unlike the conventional welding and drilling method, a...     

A portable elevated station to be mounted on a tree, including a platform suspended from a hoist. The hoist includes a drum rotatable by handles. The hoist and platform are suspended from a bough of the tree by a rope which is connected to the tree at one end and to the drum near the other end. The drum...     

A device for climbing trees, poles, ship masts or similar uprights and providing a platform upon which the climber may sit for observation or work purposes after climbing comprises a clamping part and a platform part. The clamping part provides a C-shaped arrangement of adjustable size formed of two...     

A tree climbing apparatus comprising a lower support and an upper support wherein each support includes a platform member and brace members in the form of spaced front and back blades with a pair of spaced tubular members connecting the back blade to the platform member. The lower platform includes a...     

A holding device for hunting implements and similar items include a substantially flat unitary member having a main body portion and oppositely disposed tab portions joined to the main body portion and extending outwardly from a common edge so as to define a generally rectangular slot therebetween. This...     

Rails are mounted on the wall of a domelike reactor tank along pilasters extending downwardly from the top of the dome. A carriage is drivably mounted on the rails along each pilaster. The carriages each comprise drive means, and a working and inspecting platform. The platform is pivotally mounted and...     

Apparatus attachable to a vertically extending object and having a stand and seat for providing support is disclosed. Means are provided for adjusting the pitch of the seat. Cables connected to the frame and the stand support much of the weight on the stand in order to provide stability. Both the seat...     

A portable observation stand mountable to a tree. A ladder includes a plurality of tubular sections pivotally interconnected. A platform pivotally mounted to the top of the ladder is abuttable against a tree and secured thereto by a chain having a first end attached to the platform with the chain then...     

An enclosed scaffold is suspended from a plurality of wire lines attached near the apex of a hemispheric dome surmounting the cylindrical sides of a containment structure, e.g. a tank. The scaffold is attached to the wire lines by hydraulically actuated cable gripping and climbing devices which may be...     

A frame has upwardly convergent legs which support a plate on which a seat is swiveled. The frame provides a socket which fits over the upper end of an upwardly disposed tree stump or limb stub. A foot rest extends around three sides of the frame so as to leave an open side through which the hunter may...     

A combination hunter's seat and hauling sling which is of a flexible construction permitting rolling or folding into a concise configuration as to be readily carried within a pocket. The sling includes a seat band member adjustably secured to a flexible cord adapted to be looped about a tree wherein...     

A climbing apparatus which is primarily used as a climbing deer stand, and which includes a pair of side frame members spaced by and mounted to a wedge support, and further provided with a wedge attached to the wedge support for engaging one side of a tree or pole, and an engaging bar removably carried...     

The invention relates to an apparatus for climbing an upright columnar member such as a tree, pole or the like, utilizing two climbing elements. The first climbing element has a first upright member gripping structure, a movable platform spaced from the upright member to accommodate the body of the user...     

A tree-climbing hunter's support apparatus includes a tree-gripping frame section and a collapsible frame section that extends from the tree-gripping section to unfold and support a flexible lounge seat. The positioning of the seat for supporting a hunter provides for a strong and safe tree-gripping...     

A scaffold apparatus usable in conjunction with conventional on-site building materials to provide an adjustable scaffold, the scaffold apparatus having a matched pair of plank brackets with a releasable clamping mechanism adapted to clamp the brackets to a pair of spaced timber posts, the plank brackets...     

A comfortable folding or drop seat attachment for a known type of hunter's platform is provided and enables utilization of an existing pivot axis on the folding frame of the stand. Sturdy, lightweight adapter legs embrace side members of a seat panel and rest securely on underlying inclined frame sides...     

A portable, folding, outdoorsman's seat designed to be hung from the trunk of a tree. The seat is adjustable for height, tilt, and girth of the tree, and comprises a sling-type seat suspended from an integral rope harness. The ropes attach to the seat through a pierced sleeve arrangement allowing for...     

The present invention provides a portable tree table that includes two sub-assemblies: a tree belt and bracket assembly, and a table assembly. In use, the tree belt is first tightened about a tree to dispose the bracket at the desired height and adjusted. Then the table assembly is mounted to the bracket....     

An enclosed deer stand climber apparatus provides a covered frame having a top, a bottom space therefrom and a plurality of side walls defining an enclosure therebetween with the rearmost of the side walls normally being adjacent a tree to which the frame is attached. An opening is provided in the bottom...     

A hunting stand and access ladder are disclosed for use by a hunter to support himself at an elevated position in a tree. The hunting stand includes a frame with a seat and foot support on it, an upper support means on the frame comprising a pair of prongs and a securing member eccentrically arranged...     

A portable tree climbing device for use by a hunter or observer waiting on game and using as the case may be, a bow and arrow, gun or camera. It comprises two assemblies, a main body supporting member and a foot supporting assembly, each assembly having a two piece steel tubular frame with respective...     

A lightweight ecologically oriented shell-like device comprising, with a strap, portably useable tree climbing steps in which the application of stresses in climbing seat the steps firmly and without digging into or displacing the bark and wood of trees and similar vertical cylindrical structures. These...     

The notch in the back of the tree stand fits over a tree trunk and the flexible steel band encircles the trunk and supports the platform. Each side of the platform is provided with a pair of legs each of which is connected to the platform by pivots arranged at 90.degree. to each other to let the legs...     

A hunter's tree stand (10) comprising a planar seat member (16) of generally rectilinear form having a pair of opposed generally V-shaped notches (18, 19) formed in its opposite ends which are adapted to engage and partially surround, in intimate face-to-face relation, the facing portions of a pair of...     

A portable tree climbing device for use by a hunter or observer waiting on game and using as the case may be, a bow and arrow, gun or camera. It comprises two assemblies, a main body supporting assembly and a foot supporting assembly, each assembly having a two piece tubular frame with respective telescoping...     

A seat assembly particularly adapted for support upon the inclined side frame members of the Baker tree stand (U.S. Pat. No. 3,460,649). The seat assembly includes an elongated seat member transversely spanning the side frame members and being provided with depending legs resting upon the side frame...     

A collapsible chair for use by a hunter at an elevational disposition in a tree has a substantially U-shaped frame, a length of padding secured at one end to the cross member and adjustable securing ties and belting to attach the frame and free end of the padding to the tree. When not in use the padding...     

A combination camp stool and tree stand has a chain and wedge bar combination that creates stable mounting on living trees without damaging the tree. The platform of the stand affords ample room and comfort for the occupant.

A climbing apparatus for trees and the like is illustrated which employs an elongated body support member which is carried substantially horizontally with a head piece containing diverging contact pad means for engaging the tree and the like. The pad means are preferably constructed of rubbery material...     

This tree seat is designed for hunters, for ease of carrying, and effortlessly enables its user to elevate himself and the seat up a tree. Primarily, it consists of a folding frame, having a platform and a folding hammock seat. It also includes a safety belt, a tree belt, gun and bow supports, and a...     

A tree climbing apparatus which includes a climbing platform characterized by a platform yoke provided with a seat for supporting a hunter and a folding foot support which includes a foot support yoke and a cooperating foot platform for intermittant support of the hunter while the climbing platform is...     

A portable foldable hunting stand comprises a rigid U-shaped tubular platform and a rigid elongated tubular seat support member foldably connected thereto. The seat support member has a plate at one end with a wide angle V-notch, for abutting the surface of a vertically extending object on which it is...     

A portable tree stand foldable between transportable and operational positions primarily for use by hunters. The tree stand comprises a rigid, spike-equipped, seat for supporting the hunter above ground adjacent to and in contact with a selected tree, and a cooperating, rigid foot rest adapted to be...     

An upstanding ladder is provided including opposite side stiles and vertically spaced horizontal rungs extending between and interconnecting the stiles. A platform has one marginal portion thereof pivotally mounted from the uppermost rung with the platform being generally horizontally disposed and extending...     

A tree stand having a platform, preferably separated in a front-to-rear dimension to form a pair of side-by-side hinged platform sections for swinging movement between an operative coplanar position and an inoperative collapsed position, a pair of opposed side supporting arms pivotally mounted to the...     

A portable tree stand for use by hunters, nature observers and the like has a seat of weight-supporting mesh extending between a pair of rigid structural elements at the sides, and ropes at the corners for suspending the seat from branches of a tree extend along the inside of the structural elements...     

A readily transportable, foldable tree stand for hunters. The stand preferably comprises a first, lower frame member adapted to be unfolded for deployment as a foot rest, and a second, cooperating frame member pivotally coupled in offset relation to said first frame member. The stand may be suspended...     

A pack frame and tree stand assembly is comprised of two major components. A back engaging support platform serves as the pack frame in the back pack mode and as the tree engaging support platform in the tree stand mode. A pack carrying seat is the second main component and is carried by spaced framework...     

A portable tree seat for hunters which includes a support arm which is pivotally attached to a tree clamp. The arm can be fixed in several rotatable positions with respect to the clamp. A seat is supported from a fork support which is adjustable along the arm at several positions for a horizontal position...     

A tree or the like climbing platform wherein a platform is raised or lowered over a tree trunk by a supporting member extending from the platform to surround the tree at the opposite side of the platform. Guide rollers extend from the supporting member and the platform for contacting the tree trunk....     

Apparatus for use in climbing a tree, for example, in conjunction with a tree stand, comprises a metal strap having one end attached to one corner of a rectangular plate and the other end adjustably attachable to the diagonally opposite corner of the plate after encircling the strap around a tree. The...     

The deck of a tree climbing platform is mounted upon a suitable frame including opposed generally parallel side members. A frame member is disposed on each side of the deck and extends angularly upwardly and rearwardly relative to the deck. A U-shaped foot member having generally parallel side legs connected...     

A tree stand of the general character where two V-shaped edge members support a platform on a tree and in which the platform itself is of truss construction. The top of the platform comprises a carpet and sound deadening and camouflage enabling pads are positionable on the underside of the platform within...     

The tree stand has a notch which receives a tree trunk and has a flexible steel band encircling and engaging the tree. The band is positioned at an angle extending upwardly and rearwardly from the platform. The band is supported by means at each side of the platform including front and rear legs pivoted...     

A portable seat device which can be mounted on the trunk of a tree to provide a body supporting seat for hunters or the like. The device comprises a frame member with a horizontal bar and a tailpiece which extends generally downwardly from it and which is pivotally connected to a bifurcated arm which...     

A hunter's seat comprising a platform having a channel adapted to receive a strap therethrough, the strap extending through said channel having a buckle for closing a loop in the strap to tightly engage the seat against a post or tree. The seat also includes a brace in the form of an inclined leg pivotally...     

A hunting chair for elevating hunters and animals into trees is shown. The chair comprises an upright, hollow frame carrying a bracket below it. A reel is rotatably mounted in the bracket, and a cable is attached to the reel, extends through the hollow frame, and exits through an open top. Foot pedals...     

A tree stand having a frame adapted to be disposed substantially vertically along the tree trunk. A pair of spaced apart tree engaging members are attached to a top portion of the frame and having a seat connected thereto. A second pair of tree engaging members are pivotally attached along the substantially...     

A portable tree stand comprised of two main runners (10) attached to four extension arms (11) with bolts (12) and fastened by wing nuts (13). The main runners (10) have a slot (21) to receive three platform boards (14). The extension arms (11) are secured to the diverging tree branches (15,16,17) with...     

A portable observation structure removably attachable to a wheeled vehicle comprising two pairs of upright legs in a rectangular pyramidal arrangement, said legs being removably attachable to the rear portion of said vehicle, telescopically extensible legs internally slideable in the rear pair of said...     

A hunting stand pivotally mounted on the rack of an all-terrain vehicle. The stand comprises a pair of mounting brackets, a three-sectional ladder having pivot pins and locking pins for allowing the ladder to be positioned between an extended and a collapsed position; a platform having a V-shaped rear...     

A portable tree seat has a generally flat platform with a back edge for engaging a post or tree and is held in position on the tree by a rope. A flexible strap is secured to the platform near its front edge and extends to the back edge of the platform where it is adjustably secured in position by being...     

An electrically insulated aerial platform assembly for use by a lineman on or around utility poles is provided which is constructed to maintain the actual work platform in an electrically insulated condition relative to the utility pole itself and the pole connection hardware associated with the assembly....     

A cam lock suitable for use in a wide variety of rope and belt tightening apparatus including boat anchor systems and tree seats and climbing aids including a cam wheel with various spring and bushing arrangements and a lever for remote control.

A tree stand having a platform and a folding seat member includes a platform supporting frame and brace which engage the tree on which the stand is mounted. The brace and an undergirding pivotally mounted strut include a plurality of unique, triangularly shaped spikes which pierce the bark of the tree....     

A portable support stand, convertibly used either as a stool or tree stand platform, is configured with adjustably hinged frame members, at least one of which is furcated, for being interspaced, crossed and pivotally joined to provide a stool when fitted is a sling seat or to provide a tree platform...     

A portable elevating device constructed according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown as including a winch frame for mounting a winch and a harness assembly secured to the winch frame for supporting an operator. In the preferred embodiment, the free end of the cable of the winch...     

A portable elevating device constructed according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown as including a winch frame for mounting a winch and a harness assembly secured to the winch frame for supporting an operator. In the preferred embodiment, the free end of the cable of the winch...     

A portable hunting stand which is adapted to be retro-fitted to a three wheeled motorcycle, ATV or the like for permanent operative association therewith may be deployed by a hunter or the like in a low profile ATV-transportable position, a cage position providing an enclosure, or a hunting position...     

An observation stand has a rectangular platform acting as a floor and removably secured, at its center, at the upper end of a mast. The latter is made up of a series of cylindrical tubes having generally the same length but decreasing in diameter, from one tube to the next, in order that the tubes may...     

A portable lightweight seat that is attached to a tree to be used primarily by deer hunters comprising a tubular horizontal member 10 with supporting legs 14 and 16 attached to each end. A sturdy lightweight fabric 22 having one end attached to horizontal member 10. A flexible cord 24 sewn into hem of...     

A portable tree seat has a main bracket, a seat portion pivotally connected to the main bracket, and a support brace for supporting the seat portion in an unfolded operative configuration wherein it is in a generally horizontal attitude. The support brace includes a positive stop and a spring that cooperate...     

This ladder is designed to clamp to sign posts for workman safety. Primarily, it consists of a pair of stepped legs with a hinged shelf at the top having a clamp that clamps to a sign post. A second clamp is also provided below and is secured to arms attached to the legs, and a pair of extension rods...     

A tree climbing support which includes as a first element, a body support characterized by a body support frame fitted with an adjustable top yoke which is designed to encircle a tree and adjustably support the body support on the tree. The tree climbing support further includes a foot support having...     

Assembly equipment for rocket stages or other large structures includes three towers arranged on a circle and being circumscribed by a plurality of platforms; another platform ring is held in different levels on an inside circle, and a spiral structure is coaxially mounted for rotation on a circular...     

A portable, foldable tree stand (10) upon which a hunter may be seated. The tree stand has a vertical rigid back support member (11) with means (22) for releasably securing the back support member to a tree trunk (20). A seat (23) is pivotally mounted to the back support member (11) intermediate its...     

A compact, easily transportable hunting stand for use by archery hunters or the like is provided which exhibits a high degree of stability when attached to a tree trunk and includes a unique mechanism for permitting precise leveling of the stand. Preferably, the tree stand of the invention includes a...     

A portable tree stand includes a rigid, substantially rectangular lightweight platform having a flexible chain secured thereto for use in attaching and locking the platform to a tree trunk. A pair of elongate brace members are pivotally connected to the lower surface of the platform and are fixedly connected...     

A folding ladder stand which is adapted to be attached to a tree includes a ladder frame having an upper portion and a lower portion, a platform supported on the upper portion of the ladder frame, a collapsible seat mounted above the platform and means for attaching the platform to the tree. A rigid,...     

A sling seat is useful for enabling hunters to sit comfortably in trees. The sling seat comprises a tough flexible seat member having pairs of aligned and spaced slits therethrough. A long flexible strap passes through each pair of slits such that the strap underlies the seat member. The strap ends are...     

A combination hunting, backpacking and camping accessory that can be used as a hunter's climbing seat, a blind support, a backpack or a portable shelf for camp sites is formed from a pair of interconnected frame components each having first and second sections, a cross brace attached to the first sections...     

A tree stand for supporting a hunter, outdoorsman, cameraman or the like at an elevated position upon a tree trunk. The stand includes tree-engaging extensions which support a longitudinal subframe spaced from the tree. Mounting extensions are provided for a platform and seat. The platform and seat are...     

The present invention entails a tree mounted deer stand that is of a lightweight open frame construction. In particular, the deer stand comprises a tree trunk mounting frame and an open base frame structure extending generally normally therefrom. Extending upwardly from a central part of the open base...