Patent ID: 9072290
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
1. A portable hunting blind comprising a chair, a canopy frame, a spring, a release mechanism and a cover, said chair having a seat, a backrest, arm rests and front and rear chair legs, said seat and back formed of U-shaped members having a base and legs and said legs of the backrest connected to the legs of the seat forward of the base of the seat; said canopy frame having a support and a top formed of U-shaped members having a base and legs, said legs of the support joined to the legs of the backrest, said legs of the top joined to the legs of the support near the base of the support to form a hoop; said spring interconnecting the base of the seat and the support, said spring being in tension when the support is pivoted upwardly such that it is generally in line with the backrest and the top is pivoted such that it is generally normal to the support and positioned above the seat; said release mechanism including a support rod pivoted to the top and a latch on one of the arm rests, said latch holding the spring in tension when locked onto a free end of the support rod; said cover draped over the canopy frame to envelope the canopy frame and the chair whereby a user seated in the chair may release the latch by pushing against the rod with his arm thus releasing the spring to rotate the canopy frame backwardly so that the cover draped top is no longer above the seat.