Patent ID: 6694661
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
A tree stand rest system for providing outdoors men with a pivoting and leveling, above the head mounted rest for weapons and the like comprising, in combination:a gun having a stock and a barrel; a tree adapted to hold a tree stand at a first height; a mounting bracket coupled to the tree at a second height such that the second height is greater than the first height, the mounting bracket having a top end and a bottom end and a middle portion there between, the middle portion having a strap attachment ring with an aperture, the bottom end having tree stand-offs adapted to rest against the tree and having a pivot arm axle with the axle having a horizontal portion and a vertical portion, the top end having a tree leveling screw adapted to be adjusted to various pitches of the top end and further having a pivot arm support cable axle extending from the middle portion of the mounting bracket; a nylon strap coupled around the tree at the second height, the strap further having a hook having a first end coupled to the strap and a second end coupled into the strap attachment ring; a cylindrical telescoping pivot arm extending generally horizontally and having a first portion with a vertical cylindrical pivotable end rotatably coupled to the horizontal portion of the pivot arm axle with a bushing there between, the pivot arm having a second portion adjustably telescoping within the first portion and held in place with first tightening knob, the second portion of the pivot arm having a distal end; a pivot arm support cable having a tree end coupled to the pivot arm support cable axle of the mounting bracket and a pivot arm end coupled to the distal end of the pivot arm adapted to give the pivot arm horizontal support; a cylindrical support leg extending vertically downward with a top and a bottom, the cylindrical support leg being slidably positionable on the second portion of the pivot arm and adapted to be held in place by a second tightening knob; and a gun cradle having an upper vertical extent, a hooked portion and a lower handle extent, the upper vertical extent being adapted to telescope into the bottom end of the support leg and adjusted to a proper height and held in place with a third tightening knob, the hooked portion being adapted to receive the stock of the gun for resting purposes.