Patent ID: 7802582
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: E04H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of tightening the skin of a collapsible, lightweight, portable hunting blind by a human operator, the human operator having a body having hands and feet, wherein said blind comprises: the method comprising the steps of: a) placing the collapsed blind horizontally on the ground, the collapsed frame being folded at the apex, b) sitting along the axis of the collapsed blind nearest the apex, c) placing one or more feet of the operator on the apex, d) lifting and spreading the two corners via the spreading means, thereby spreading each of the corners via the cover skin attachments, and thereby initially engaging the arch flattening means, e) pulling the pull cord with at least one of the hands while lifting the apex with the one or more feet, thereby further engaging the arch flattening means, and f) applying a skin tightening force using a plurality of large muscle groups of the full body of the operator from the hands to the feet in a seated row position, wherein the arch flattening means stores and transfers the force to the arch cover shafts, wherein the arch cover shafts stretch the cover panels with sufficient force that skin is held taut without substantial movement or noise detectable by wildlife, and wherein steps a) through f) are completed within a predetermined time period measured in seconds, the time period starting when the blind touches the ground in the placing step and ending when the plurality of corners are spread and the skin is held taut.