Wind shield

The wind shield includes a roof section, two wall members placed at an angle to each other and that undergo a transition into two parallel wall members. The wind shield is open on the side opposite to the wall members positioned at an angle, and has an unbroken bottom except for an indentation extending inwards from the rear, open side of the wind shield. A board extends vertically upwards from the bottom, a wall component at the lower part of the open side is fixed at the board in a jointed manner to a first of the parallel wall members and the free end of the wall component may be attached to the board at the second parallel wall member, a tongue, parallel to the bottom, protrudes from the wall component and covers the indentation when the wall component is in its retracted condition relative to the wind shield.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a wind shield.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

When fishing through ice and when hunting, the practitioner sits stationary by an ice-fishing hole or occupies a hunting stand.

It is not seldom that the wind blows across iced bodies of water, since nothing is present to mitigate the wind.

It is generally known that what is known as the “wind-chill effect” causes the practitioner to experience a temperature that is significantly lower than the actual temperature. This means that it is not seldom the case that the fisher feels cold, even though he or she is wearing clothes that are appropriate for the purpose.

One problem that arises during ice fishing is that the ice-fishing hole is to be drilled into the ice and placed such that it is located inside of the wind shield. It is appropriate that the wind shield has a height that is suited to the fisher sitting inside the wind shield on a stool or equivalent. A greater height will, of course, provide a greater wind barrier. One problem is that the fisher cannot drill a hole in the ice while standing inside the wind shield, because this has a height that is too low. A second problem is that, in the case in which the fisher drills a hole inside the wind shield, the ice slush that is the result of the drilling operation will remain inside the wind shield and there freeze to ice.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention solves these problems.

The present invention thus relates to a wind shield arranged for a user in the form of an ice fisher, and is characterised in that the wind shield comprises two wall members that are placed at an angle to each other and that undergo a transition into two wall members that are parallel to each other, in that the wind shield is open on the side that is opposite to the wall members that are positioned at an angle to each other, in that the wind shield has a bottom that is unbroken except for an indentation that extends inwards from the rear, open side of the wind shield, in that a board is present that extends vertically upwards from the bottom of the wind shield, in that a wall component is present at the lower part of the open side, in that the said wall component is fixed at the board in a jointed manner to a first of the said parallel wall members by means of a hinge and where the free end of the wall component may be attached to the board at a second of the said parallel wall members, in that a tongue that protrudes from the said wall component is present, which tongue is parallel to the bottom of the wind shield and covers the said indentation when the wall component is in its retracted condition relative to the wind shield, in that the wind shield is provided with a roof section, and in that the wind shield is provided with a jointed coupling arrangement in order to couple the wind shield to a draw vehicle or to a person during transport of the wind shield.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

FIG. 1displays a wind shield1arranged for a user in the form of an ice fisher.

According to the invention, the wind shield1comprises two wall members2,3that are placed at an angle to each other and that undergo a transition into two wall members4and5, respectively, that are parallel to each other. The wind shield1is open on the side that is opposite to the wall members positioned at an angle to each other, as is made clear byFIGS. 3 and 4.

The wind shield has, in addition, a bottom6that is unbroken except for an indentation7that extends inwards from the rear, open side of the wind shield. A board14that extends upwards from the bottom is present.

A rear wall component8is present at the lower part of the open side9. The said wall component8is fixed at the board14in a jointed manner to a first4of the said parallel wall members by means of a hinge10, and where the free end of the wall component8may be attached to the board14at a second5of the said parallel wall members by attachment means11.

A tongue12that protrudes from the said wall component8is present, which tongue is parallel to the bottom6of the wind shield and covers the said indentation7when the wall component8is in its retracted condition relative to the wind shield.

It is appropriate that the tongue12passes in over the floor6.

The wind shield has also a roof section18.

Furthermore, the wind shield is provided with a jointed coupling arrangement13in order to couple the wind shield to a draw vehicle, such as a snowmobile, or to a person during transport of the wind shield.

The board14extends upwards from the bottom6and at which the wall members of the wind shield are attached by appropriate fastening arrangements15. The fastening arrangements15may be wing nuts that extend through the fastening arrangements denoted by15and the wall members, or other appropriate fastening arrangements.

According to one preferred design, the floor6of the wind shield and the said wall component8are manufactured from lightweight sheet metal or plastic.

As is made clear byFIG. 1, a forwards-directed tongue19that extends from the bottom6is present. This tongue19may be folded upwards in order to reduce the tensile force required if the ice is covered by snow.

The said roof section18is constituted by a separate piece of material. The roof section18may be constructed to be flat, as is shown inFIGS. 1 and 2, or it may be constructed with reinforcing elevations20,21, as is shown inFIGS. 3 and 4.

According to one preferred embodiment, the wall members are manufactured from paperboard, preferably plastic-coated paperboard.

According to one preferred embodiment, the walls2,3,4,5of the wind shield are manufactured from one and the same piece of material, where the boundary between two neighbouring sides is constituted by folds16,17. This means that it is easy to release the wind shield from the bottom6and fold it.

It is preferred that the wall members2,3that are set at an angle to each other form an angle to each other of 120 degrees to 60 degrees.

It is further preferred that the parallel wall members4,5of the wind shield have a width of 50 to 75 cm.

Furthermore, it is preferred that the wall members2,3,4,5of the wind shield have a height of 80-150 cm.

The wind shield is deployed such that the wind blows from the left inFIG. 1. Since the wind impacts onto the wall members2,3that are set at an angle to each other, the wind shield withstands a surprisingly strong wind without being blown down or blown away.

When the wind shield has been deployed, the rear wall component8is rotated out such that the indentation7becomes visible. The location at which the hole is to be drilled is subsequently marked. A mark22is shown inFIG. 4. The wind shield is subsequently rotated to the side, around the coupling arrangement13, to a position outside of the mark for the hole. A hole is drilled and ice slush is drawn up onto the ice. The wind shield is subsequently rotated back to its original position, whereby the ice slush is drawn to the side, and the indentation becomes located around the hole that has been drilled.

Thus, the present invention solves the problems described in the introduction.

A number of embodiments have been described above. It is, however, possible for one skilled in the arts to modify the design of details of the wind shield.

Thus, the present invention is not to be considered to be limited to the embodiments specified above: it can be varied within the scope specified by the attached patent claims.