Patent ID: 7021423
Filing Date: 2006-04-04
Classification: A01M,E06C

Abstract:
1. A ladder stand for use in elevating a hunter or naturalist, said ladder stand comprising: a ladder for enabling travel from the ground to a platform, an upper frame assembly comprising a substantially U-shaped brace having a pair of parallel legs interconnected by a connecting member, wherein said brace is operatively attached to an upper end of the ladder and is configured to be oriented substantially horizontally in an installed configuration of the ladder stand, the brace including an open end and a closed end at the connecting member for placement proximate a vertical support, a standing platform for supporting a hunter or naturalist thereon, the standing platform being operatively attached to the ladder below the upper frame assembly; a movable seat which is pivotally connected to the connecting member at the closed end of the U-shaped brace in a manner such that the seat is upwardly pivotally movable out of contact with the pair of parallel legs in the installed configuration of the ladder stand, a plurality of securing members for removably attaching the ladder stand to a vertical support; and a support contacting member which is rigidly affixed to the closed end of the brace above the standing platform for contacting said vertical support, wherein a primary area of the ladder stand provided for contacting said vertical support, in an installed configuration thereof, is provided by the support-contacting member above the standing platform.