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Foldable hunting seat

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1993-01-28
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Granted: 1994-02-22
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Expires: 2013-01-28
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Abstract

Abstract A scissor type foldable hunting seat, comprising a pair of "U" shaped tubular members, each having a pair of vertical legs jointed by a horizontal fastening edge; both tubular members are coupled through their vertical legs; at least one of the vertical legs having a stop pin near its middle portion; a seat of flexible material grasped to the fastening edges of the tubular members; a weapon support arm having an upper vertical end and a "U" shaped horizontally bent lower end presenting two branches articulately fastened to the vertical legs of the tubular members and a horizontal connecting member which rests in the stop pin of the vertical leg to maintain the weapon support arm in a hunting position and allows to be folded when folding the seat; and a variable height weapon retaining fork coupled to the upper vertical end of the support arm.

Inventors

  • 👤 Roberto Arizpe-Gilmore

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 15:34
CPC Classifications
F; F41; F41A; F41A23/00; F41A23/02; F41A23/04; F41A23/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 134 words
A scissor type foldable hunting seat, comprising a pair of "U" shaped tubular members, each having a middle portion and a pair of vertical legs jointed by a horizontal upper fastening edge, both tubular members are coupled through the middle portion of their vertical legs; at least one of the vertical legs having stop means coupled near its middle portion; a seat of flexible and resistant material grasped to the fastening edges of the tubular members; and a weapon support arm having a "U" shaped horizontally bent lower end presenting two branches articulately fastened to the vertical legs of the tubular members and a horizontal connecting member which rests in the stop member of the vertical leg, to maintain the weapon support arm in a hunting position and be folded when folding the seat.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 134 words
A scissor type foldable hunting seat, comprising a pair of "U" shaped tubular members, each having a middle portion and a pair of vertical legs jointed by a horizontal upper fastening edge, both tubular members are coupled through the middle portion of their vertical legs; at least one of the vertical legs having stop means coupled near its middle portion; a seat of flexible and resistant material grasped to the fastening edges of the tubular members; and a weapon support arm having a "U" shaped horizontally bent lower end presenting two branches articulately fastened to the vertical legs of the tubular members and a horizontal connecting member which rests in the stop member of the vertical leg, to maintain the weapon support arm in a hunting position and be folded when folding the seat.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 87 words
A foldable hunting seat, as claimed in claim 1, wherein the weapon support arm comprising a threaded upper vertical end and a variable height weapon retaining fork having its vertical lower end screwed in the top of said upper vertical end of the support arm, and a pair of branched arms each having an horizontal member to retain a cot of flexible and resistant material, grasped therebetween, so as to retain and/or hold a weapon as well as to rotate it when stalk and hunt a game.

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