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Tree steps
Assignee: VOGL-SCHULTZ INCORPORATED A CORP OF MI
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Filing: 1982-09-29
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Granted: 1983-12-27
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Expires: 2002-09-29
Abstract
Abstract 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 devices are useful for hunters, for woodsmen, for utility pole climbing, and the like.
Inventors
- 👤 William E. Schultz
- 👤 Jeffrey S. Vogl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 11:35
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B27/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A tree step unit comprising: an integrally formed pyramidal nesting shell housing having a truncated platform and pair of openings therethrough substantially at the truncation and including a pair of spaced-apart feet having rounded exteriors on each end of a substantially rectangular base with two sides converging toward said platform and connected integrally to said feet; and a belt through said openings, said belt being adjustable and lockable to hold said housing against a vertical surface and present one of said sides in a substantially horizontal load support position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
A tree step unit comprising: an integrally formed pyramidal nesting shell housing having a truncated platform and pair of openings therethrough substantially at the truncation and including a pair of spaced-apart feet having rounded exteriors on each end of a substantially rectangular base with two sides converging toward said platform and connected integrally to said feet; and a belt through said openings, said belt being adjustable and lockable to hold said housing against a vertical surface and present one of said sides in a substantially horizontal load support position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A tree step unit in accord with claim 1 wherein said belt is a piece of webbing running adjustably and lockably through a lock plate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
104 words
A tree step unit comprising: an integrally formed pyramidal nesting shell housing truncated and forming a platform at the truncation having a pair of side openings therethrough and including feet at the corners of the base of said step unit, said feet having rounded exterior edges extending from said base beyond the plane of two opposite sides of said unit which sides converge toward said truncation in an included angle exceeding 100 degrees and less than 130 degrees; and a webbing through said openings and secured beneath said platform and adjustable in extension and selectively lockable to hold said platform against a vertical surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
104 words
A tree step unit comprising: an integrally formed pyramidal nesting shell housing truncated and forming a platform at the truncation having a pair of side openings therethrough and including feet at the corners of the base of said step unit, said feet having rounded exterior edges extending from said base beyond the plane of two opposite sides of said unit which sides converge toward said truncation in an included angle exceeding 100 degrees and less than 130 degrees; and a webbing through said openings and secured beneath said platform and adjustable in extension and selectively lockable to hold said platform against a vertical surface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
In the combination of claim 3 wherein a lock plate is secured to one end of said webbing and said other end of said webbing is adjustably and lockably secured to said lock plate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
In the combination of claim 3 wherein said included angle is about 105 degrees.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
In the combination of claim 3 wherein said shell housing nestably receives another pyramidal step unit and others of said units are similarly stackable and nestable in the next adjacent unit.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
In the combination of claim 3 wherein said shell housings are fiberglass filled plastic molded with internal and nestable plastic integral rib reinforcement.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
In the combination of claim 7 wherein said plastic is a polycarbonate filled with about 12 percent of fiberglass by weight.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1986-12-26 | 1987-06-27 | 1987-12-27 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1990-12-26 | 1991-06-27 | 1991-12-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1994-12-26 | 1995-06-27 | 1995-12-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |