Fast tract tree climbling apparatus
US5647454A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B27/00
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A new and improved portable tree climbing apparatus for a hunter for ascending and descending a tree is disclosed. The invention comprises an upper member having a seat adapted for swivelly supporting a hunter and an arcuate retaining loop adapted for rolling communication with the tree and keeping the upper member in a horizontal disposition when ascending and descending the tree. The retaining loop has a first end and a second end adapted for releasable engagement with the seat. A lower member has a safety blade disposed in releasable ratchetable engagement with a trunk of the tree for keeping the apparatus in stable communication with the trunk when ascending the tree. A traction wheel is disposed therebetween on an upstanding elongated member and has a plurality of teeth in intermittent contact with the trunk for effortlessly ascending and descending the tree. Finally, a plurality of cross braces are obliquely disposed and in support communication with the lower member and the upper member for maintaining the relative distance between the two members.
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