Patent ID: 8511433
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
1. A system for elevating and securing a hunter's tree stand to a tree, comprising: (a) an elongated, rigid pole having upper and lower ends; (b) a generally helical tree clamp ring pivotally attached to the upper end of said pole, said tree clamp ring including a pivot leg projecting radially outward and therefrom, said pivot leg being rotatably pinned to the upper end of the pole; (c) a V-shaped jaw having first and second spaced-apart ends affixed to the lower end of the pole for at least partially surrounding a trunk of the tree proximate ground level, the first and second ends adapted to be connected by an adjustable length strap wrapped about the trunk; (d) a first length of rope having one end coupled to the tree clamp ring and another end extending down to a location that can be reached by a person on the ground level which when pulled pivots the tree clamp ring about the upper end of said pole to a first predetermined angle at which the tree clamp ring is configured to fit about the trunk and a second predetermined angle where the trunk is captured within the tree clamp ring; (e) a pulley affixed to the tree clamp ring at a location opposite the pivotal attachment of the tree clamp ring to the upper end of the pole; and (f) a second length of rope looped about the pulley having one end adapted to be attached proximate an upper end of the tree stand and a second end of the second length of rope adapted to be grasped by the person on the ground level and pulled to thereby raise the upper end of the tree stand to a location proximate the upper end of the pole.