Outlook ladder seat

A seat for a hunter looking out for game; the seat being at a top of a collapsible frame including a ladder, the frame being steadied by guylines to the ground, the seat including storage space and bags for guns, ammunition and the like, and the seat being enclosed under a removable, transparent tent for use in case of rain.

This invention relates generally to hunters' equipment. 
A principal object of the present invention is to provide a comfortable 
seat from which a hunter can look out for passing game the seat being 
located at a high elevation in order that he can see a far distance above 
low brush, and other obstructions, and the device being collapsible so 
that the hunter can conveniently pack it on his back when walking into a 
field, woods or other place for hunting game. 
Another object is to provide an outlook ladder seat wherein storage space 
and bags around the seat hold all his ammunition guns and food and other 
necessities so that he does not have to go down and up the ladder often, 
and can stay aloft which watching for game. 
Still another object is to provide an outlook ladder seat which is easily 
and quickly enclosed under a transparent tent in case of a rain, so as to 
keep the hunter conveniently dry which still perched on the seat.

Referring now to the drawing in greater detail, the reference numeral 10 
represents an outlook ladder seat according to the present invention, 
wherein there is a collapsible frame 11 of A-shape so to be very sturdy 
against any sway, the frame being made of tubular aluminum so to be strong 
and lightweight. It includes a leg 12 that includes a ladder 13, and a leg 
14 that serves as a brace for the leg 12. The upper ends of legs 12 and 14 
have holes 15 for a steel cross rod 16 to extend therethrough and 
pivotally hold the leg ends together. A cross brace 17 extends 
horizontally between the legs and is bolted thereto by bolts 18 so that 
the frame is rigid. 
A pair of thin, strong steel wires guy-lines 19 and 20 secure the 
upstanding, erected frame from toppling over. One guy-lines is attached to 
a center of the cross brace 17 and the other is attached to an end of the 
cross rod; the opposite ends of the guy-lines being tied around stakes 20 
driven into the ground 21. 
In order that the frame can be easily transported in a small compact 
manner, each leg 12 and 14 is comprised of an upper section 22 and a lower 
section 23 that interfit by means of a downward end of upper section pipe 
24 removable sliding into a socket 25 at an upper end of the lower 
section. 
A seat 26 made of foldable, strong canvas, is supported at the top of the 
frame. The seat includes a tubular backseat 27 as shown in FIG. 2 so that 
a nylon rope 28 insert therethrough, is attached to a hook 29 suspended 
from the cross rod 16, the backrest being stitched to seat portion 30 
stitched also to loops arm rests 31 through which tubular aluminum bars 32 
are fitted and secured at opposite ends in brackets 33 mounted on the legs 
12 and 14. The arm rest canvas 34 extends downward and under the seat 
portion 30 in a spaced relation so as to form a storage space 35. A low 
front panel 36 forms a front wall for the space 35 and a lower edge of the 
back rest is stitched to the rear edge of the canvas 34 where it loops 
under the seat portion so that the storage space has a single access 
opening 37 above the panel 36. Supply bags 38 are attached to each side of 
the arm rest canvas 34. 
In use, the hunter climbs up the ladder 13, steps on the cross brace 17 and 
sits on the seat. 
In case of a rain, a triangular shaped, transparent plastic tent 39 fits 
over a top, correspondingly triangular end of the frame 11 so to keep the 
hunter and seat dry, while he can still look through the tent watching for 
game.