Patent ID: 7118095
Filing Date: 2006-10-10
Classification: B66D

Abstract:
1. A device for lifting and lowering objects by an occupant of a tree stand upward to and downward from a deployed tree stand, said tree stand having a rigid support member within reach of said occupant of the tree stand; said device comprising a clamp attachable to said support member; a shaft fixedly attached to said clamp; a reel rotatably mounted on the shaft, said reel having an outside contacting surface adjacent to said shaft; a knob mounted on said shaft outside of said reel, said knob having defined therein a central orifice threadably engaging said shaft and including an internal contacting area engageable with said contacting surface of said reel upon rotation of said knob, whereby braking action may be applied to said reel; a rope or cord installed on said reel and a cranking handle attached to said reel.