Camouflage remover on duck blind

Claim 2

In combination with a camouflage cover adapted to overlie and conceal the occupant of a duck blind from above and a support having an axis offset relative to center of such blind and cover to afford swinging movement of the cover from above said blind; means for automatically removing such cover from over the blind comprising: a. a shaft having its upper end secured to the periphery of such cover and its lower end journaled for turning movement in an axis of such offset support; b. spring means normally urging said shaft in one direction for swinging the cover thereon out of recovering relation to said duck blind; c. means for releasably latching said shaft into a a position in which the cover thereon is over the duck blind; and d. lever means operable by pressure applied thereto by the occupant of said blind for releasing said releasable latching means.

Claim 3

In combination with a camouflage cover adapted to overlie and conceal the occupant of a duck blind from above and a support having an axis offset relative to center of such blind and cover to afford swinging movement of the cover from above said blind; means for automatically removing such cover from over the blind comprising: a. a shaft having its upper end secured to the periphery of such cover and its lower end journaled for turning movement in an axis of such offset support; b. spring means normally urging said shaft in one direction for swinging the cover thereon out of recovering relation to said duck blind; c. means for releasably latching said shaft into a a position in which the cover thereon is over the duck blind; and d. lever means operable by pressure applied thereto by the occupant of said blind for releasing said releasable latching means.

Claim 4

In combination with a camouflage cover adapted to overlie and conceal the occupant of a duck blind from above and a support having an axis offset relative to center of such blind and cover to afford swinging movement of the cover from above said blind; means for automatically removing such cover from over the blind comprising: a. a shaft having its upper end secured to the periphery of such cover and its lower end journaled for turning movement in an axis of such offset support; b. spring means normally urging said shaft in one direction for swinging the cover thereon out of recovering relation to said duck blind; c. means for releasably latching said shaft into a a position in which the cover thereon is over the duck blind; and d. lever means operable by pressure applied thereto by the occupant of said blind for releasing said releasable latching means.

Claim 5

The means for removing a camouflage cover from over a blind in accordance with claim 1 in which said shaft has its lower end journaled on a flat plate; a cylindrical wall circumscribing said shaft and resting on said flat plate; and an upper bearing member for said shaft resting upon said cylindrical wall for supporting said shaft in vertical condition and free rotation about its vertical axis.

Claim 6

The means for removing a camouflage cover from over a blind in accordance with claim 2 in which said spring means is a torsion spring circumscribing said shaft and having one end anchored to said flat plate and its opposite end attached to said shaft for turning the latter in one direction to remove the camouflage cover from over the blind.

Claim 7

The means for removing the camouflage cover from over a blind as called for in claim 3 in which said means for releasably latching said shaft in a position in which said cover overlies said blind comprises: a. a latch pin extending laterally from said shaft above the upper bearing member supporting the latter, said latch pin having a downwardly integral end radially beyond the cylindrical wall of the shaft support; b. a latch lever pivotally mounted on an axis transverse to that of said shaft and having one keeper end adapted to engage said integral end of said latch bolt; and c. a tension spring between the opposite end of said latch lever and the flat plate shaft support for normally urging said one keeper end of said latch lever into engagement with the integral end of said latch bolt for holding the latter and shaft against returN movement by action of said torsion spring.