US3289787A
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Collapsible hunting shelter
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-07-10
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Granted: 1966-12-06
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Expires: 1984-07-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Thad M Mcswain
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 21:51
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04H; E04H15/00; E04H15/001; E04H15/008
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
207 words
A COLLAPSIBLE ELEVATED HUNTING SHELTER COMPRISING A SUPPORT PLATFORM, FOUR SUPPORT LEGS FIXED TO THE PLATFORM AND DEPENDING THEREFROM FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE GROUND SO AS TO SUPPORT THE PLATFORM THEREABOVE, A PLURALITY OF VERTICALLY SPACED HORIZONTAL LADDER RUNGS EXTENDING BETWEEN AND FIXED TO A PAIR OF ADJOINING SUPPORT LEGS, THEREBY FORMING A MEANS OF ACCESS TO THE PLATFORM, AND BRACE MEANS ENGAGED BETWEEN SAID PAIR OF LEGS AND THE REMAINING LEGS, SAID PLATFORM BEING RECTANGULAR IN SHAPE, SAID PAIR OF LEGS BEING FIXED TO SAID PLATFORM ALONG ONE EDGE THEREOF WITH THE LEGS OF SAID PAIR BEING SPACED AN EQUAL DISTANCE OUTWARDLY ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE CENTER OF SAID ONE EDGE, SAID LEGS OF THE PAIR OF LEGS BEING SPACED INWARDLY TO THE ENDS OF SAID ONE EDGE, THE OTHER TWO LEGS BEING FIXED TO SAID PLATFORM ADJACENT THE ENDS OF THE EDGE OPPOSITE SAID ONE EDGE, SAID PLATFORM BEING FORMED OF TWO ADJACENT RECTANGULAR SECTIONS, EACH SECTION HAVING A DEPENDING PERIPHERAL WALL THEREABOUT, AND HINGE MEANS CONNECTING THE ADJACENT SIDES OF SAID SECTIONS SO AS TO ENABLE THE SECTIONS TO PIVOT INTO SUPERIMPOSED RELATION TO EACH OTHER WITH THE EDGES OF THE PERIPHERAL WALLS ABUTTING EACH OTHER SO AS TO FORM AN ENCLOSED SPACE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
207 words
A COLLAPSIBLE ELEVATED HUNTING SHELTER COMPRISING A SUPPORT PLATFORM, FOUR SUPPORT LEGS FIXED TO THE PLATFORM AND DEPENDING THEREFROM FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE GROUND SO AS TO SUPPORT THE PLATFORM THEREABOVE, A PLURALITY OF VERTICALLY SPACED HORIZONTAL LADDER RUNGS EXTENDING BETWEEN AND FIXED TO A PAIR OF ADJOINING SUPPORT LEGS, THEREBY FORMING A MEANS OF ACCESS TO THE PLATFORM, AND BRACE MEANS ENGAGED BETWEEN SAID PAIR OF LEGS AND THE REMAINING LEGS, SAID PLATFORM BEING RECTANGULAR IN SHAPE, SAID PAIR OF LEGS BEING FIXED TO SAID PLATFORM ALONG ONE EDGE THEREOF WITH THE LEGS OF SAID PAIR BEING SPACED AN EQUAL DISTANCE OUTWARDLY ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE CENTER OF SAID ONE EDGE, SAID LEGS OF THE PAIR OF LEGS BEING SPACED INWARDLY TO THE ENDS OF SAID ONE EDGE, THE OTHER TWO LEGS BEING FIXED TO SAID PLATFORM ADJACENT THE ENDS OF THE EDGE OPPOSITE SAID ONE EDGE, SAID PLATFORM BEING FORMED OF TWO ADJACENT RECTANGULAR SECTIONS, EACH SECTION HAVING A DEPENDING PERIPHERAL WALL THEREABOUT, AND HINGE MEANS CONNECTING THE ADJACENT SIDES OF SAID SECTIONS SO AS TO ENABLE THE SECTIONS TO PIVOT INTO SUPERIMPOSED RELATION TO EACH OTHER WITH THE EDGES OF THE PERIPHERAL WALLS ABUTTING EACH OTHER SO AS TO FORM AN ENCLOSED SPACE.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2936204A
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