Patent ID: 8991555
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: A01M,E06C

Abstract:
1. A tree stand configured to attach to a tree or other elongated vertical structure to provide an elevated standing position above ground, the tree stand comprising: a support post configured to be positioned proximate the tree or other elongated vertical structure; a securement strap to secure the tree stand to the tree or other elongated vertical structure, the securement strap configured to couple at a first end to the tree stand, form a loop that wraps around the tree or other elongated vertical structure, and couple at a second end to the tree stand; a platform rotatably coupled to the support post, the platform configured to rotate from a transport configuration to an operable configuration, wherein the platform in the operable configuration is arranged in a horizontal position approximately parallel to the ground, the platform having a tree contact point positioned above a plane defined by a top surface of the platform when the platform is in the horizontal position of the operable configuration, the tree contact point configured to engage the tree or other elongated vertical structure, wherein when the tree stand is attached to a tree or other elongated vertical structure, rotation of the platform from the transport configuration to the operable configuration causes the tree contact point to engage the tree or other elongated vertical structure and increase tension on the securement strap to secure the tree stand to the tree or other elongated vertical structure, wherein the platform comprises a plurality of hexagons with groups of three hexagons intersecting at a point and forming a honeycomb pattern defining the top surface on which a user can directly stand; and a ladder releasably coupled to the platform, the ladder comprising a plurality of ladder segments each comprising a pair of rails coupled together by a plurality of rungs extending between the rails, the rails comprise channels that permit adjacent ladder segments to slide parallel to each other between an extended operable configuration to a substantially overlapping stacked transport configuration.