Portable seat

Claim 2

A portable seat adapted to be secured to the trunk of a tree or other like vertically extending member comprising: an integral seat platform and mounting bracket; said mounting bracket including a generally vertically oriented, generally annular tree abutting means having sufficient height to provide tree abutting surfaces spaced vertically a sufficient distance to give stability to said seat; said annular tree abutting means extending between and being supported by a pair of horizontally spaced suport walls; said support walls extending forwardly from said tree abutting means and merging into and supporting said seat platform; said seat platform extending forwardly from generally the lower portion of said mounting bracket in line generally with the lower portion of said tree abutting means; and fastening means adapted to extend around a tree or the like and having one end anchored to said mounting bracket at a point above the level of said seat platform and an opposite end detachably and adjustably secured to said mounting bracket at a point above the level of said seat platform.

Claim 3

The apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said tree abutting means comprises a pair of vertically spaced, separated anular support surfaces; one of said annular support surfaces comprising an end of a wall extending between said support walls at one end thereof, and the other of said surfaces comprising the end of a support brace extending between said support walls at an opposite end thereof.

Claim 4

The apparatus as defined in claim 2 wherein said pair of annular support surfaces comprise upper and lower surfaces and said lower surface projects away from said seat portion a greater distance than said upper surface and lies substantially in the same plane as said seat.

Claim 5

The apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said fastening means comprises a chain having one end anchored to one of said support walls near the top thereof and an opposite end releasablY fastened to a slotted aperture in the other of said support walls.

Claim 6

The portable seat of claim 1 in which said seat platform slopes generally diagonally upwardly at the rear thereof, said diagonally upwardly sloping portion extending between and being supported by said support walls, and said diagonally upwardly sloping portion extending upwardly to generally the top of said mounting bracket.

Claim 7

The portable seat of claim 5 in which said seat platform extends from said mounting bracket at slightly less than a right angle thereto whereby when weight is placed on said platform, the lower surface areas of said tree abutting means tend to seat more securely against a tree.

Claim 8

The portable seat of claim 5 in which said support walls are generally triangular in configuration, terminating at their top edge at said upwardly sloping portion of said seat platform.

Claim 9

The portable seat of claim 1 in which said seat platform includes a generally horizontally oriented portion which extends laterally beyond each of said support walls and is generally saddle shaped in configuration.

Claim 10

A portable seat adapted to be secured to the trunk of a tree or other like vertically extending member, said portable seat comprising: a mounting bracket including a generaly vertically oriented, generally annular tree abutting means having sufficient height to provide tree abutting surfaces spaced vertically a sufficient distance to give stability to said seat; said annular tree abutting means extending between and being supported by a pair of horizontally spaced support walls, said support walls extending forwardly from said tree abutting means; a seat platform joined to said support walls and being supported thereby, said seat platform extending generally horizontally forwardly from said mounting bracket from generally the lower portion of said mounting bracket; said seat platform sloping generally diagonally upwardly at the rear thereof, said diagonally upwardly sloping portion extending between and being supported by said support walls, and said diagonally upwardly sloping portion extending upwardly to generally the top of said mounting bracket; fastening means adapted to extend around a tree or the like and having one end anchored to said mounting bracket at a point above the level of said generally horizontal portion of said seat platform and an opposite end detachably and adjustably secured to said mounting bracket at a point above the level of said generally horizontal portion of said seat platform.

Claim 11

A portable seat adapted to be secured to the trunk of a tree or other like vertically extending member, said portable seat comprising: a mounting bracket including a generaly vertically oriented, generally annular tree abutting means having sufficient height to provide tree abutting surfaces spaced vertically a sufficient distance to give stability to said seat; said annular tree abutting means extending between and being supported by a pair of horizontally spaced support walls, said support walls extending forwardly from said tree abutting means; a seat platform joined to said support walls and being supported thereby, said seat platform extending generally horizontally forwardly from said mounting bracket from generally the lower portion of said mounting bracket; said seat platform sloping generally diagonally upwardly at the rear thereof, said diagonally upwardly sloping portion extending between and being supported by said support walls, and said diagonally upwardly sloping portion extending upwardly to generally the top of said mounting bracket; fastening means adapted to extend around a tree or the like and having one end anchored to said mounting bracket at a point above the level of said generally horizontal portion of said seat platform and an opposite end detachably and adjustably secured to said mounting bracket at a point above the level of said generally horizontal portion of said seat platform.

Claim 12

The apparatus as defined in claim 9 wherein said fastening means comprises a chain having one end anchored to one of said support walls near the top thereof and an opposite end releasably fastened to a slotted aperture in the other of said support walls.

Claim 13

The portable seat of claim 9 in which said support walls are generally triangular in configuration, terminating at their top edge at said upwardly sloping portion of said seat platform.