Abstract:
The invention is a frameless portable hunting blind/ice fishing hut that absorbs sounds, and scent with carry/storage case. The hunting blind/ice fishing hut, is a enclosed room-like structure with or without a tree break-up pattern on the exterior and having at least two wall panels forming at least four walls with at least one horizontal lift-up and or sliding window in each wall that open and close, a door that opens outward, an interior and a roof panel with outer fitting cornice is supported and anchored on ground surface or ice surface. The hunting blind is able to conceal at least one hunters/occupants within its structure, absorbs sounds, and scent from within eliminating the possibility of detection by animal&#39;s keen sense of sight, hearing and smell while keeping the occupants out of the harsh weather. The hunting blind/ice fishing hut allows said hunters/occupants ease of transport from location to location within minutes by a hand carried carrying/storage case, ease of assembly

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                 135/901 
                 4794717 
                 January, 1998 
                 Horsmann 
               
               
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                 January 1998 
                 Sury et al. 
               
               
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       BACKGROUND Of THE INVENTION  
       [0002]     1. Field of the Invention  
         [0003]     This present invention relates to portable hunting blinds/ice fishing huts. Specifically, the invention is a portable enclosed ground, turkey, waterfowl and big game hunting blinds and has an outer surface that blends in with the woodlands, lightweight, a interior that absorbs sounds, and the absorption of hunters/occupants scent, eliminating the possibility of animal detection by their keen sense of sight, sound and smell, drop-down and or sliding windows, able to unfold for assembly and to fold flat for disassembly, allowing blind to be placed into a box shaped hand held carrying/storage case, which can be used as a storage container to store hunters occupants gear.  
         [0004]     2. Description of the Art  
         [0005]     The art to which the present invention relates includes enclosures, shelters, blinds, ice fishing huts and stands for use by hunters, wildlife observers. Commonly made of fabric materials with metal frames, plastic board or card board of inferior walls, floor, roof, assembly, design and having a multitude in combination of fasteners, screws and velcro strips used in the assembly/setup process. These enclosures, shelters, blinds, stands require the occupant to assume an uncomfortable sitting or kneeling position and then open windows using twine inwardly and or outwardly and or stand lip to harvest the animal as they approach the blind, this movement can be seen by the animal and will alert them to the hunters present and frighten the animal away.  
         [0006]     Most enclosures, shelters, blinds, stands do not have interior insulation to protect the occupants from the extreme cold and rainy weather and or the animals sense of hearing, sight and smell and they are not easily transported and assembled. They are designed primarily to fool the animals sight and or smell only. Conversely, the present invention is designed for ease of transport, assembly, lightweight, eliminates the possibility of animals detection by their keen sense of sight, hearing and smell while keeping the occupants out of the harsh weather elements.  
         [0007]     There are several patents, which disclose enclosures, shelters, blinds, and stands of various constructions.  
         [0008]     Washington, U.S. Pat. No. 6,553,725 discloses a lightweight, collapsible, portable enclosure for a hunters, bird watchers, field observers and the like. Having at least three walls, top cover, bottom pan and at least one of the walls has opening for ingress and egress and windows, used by hunters awaiting animals to approach wherein the hunter and enclosure are preferably camouflaged.  
         [0009]     Hall, U.S. Pat. No. 5,241,772 discloses a hollow cylindrical hunting blind, supported on the ground or on a tower. Formed of elongate molded panels and a domed roof that has a rain channel to capture and direct rain water downwardly between the windows, an a outer surface corrugations simulating the bark of a tree a small peep window above the lower windows an a flexible cable having a control knob opens and closes windows. Mounted in the enclosure a swivel chairs, and a ladder-stand connected to the tower can be disconnected to serve as a leaning tree stand that a hunter can climb tip to hunt from.  
         [0010]     Horsmann, U.S. Pat. No. 4,794,717 discloses a hunting blind shaped like a bale of hay comprising tenting material covering a tubular frame.  
         [0011]     Sury, U.S. Pat. No 4,798,019 discloses a box-shape blind having a tubular frame and fabric covering. The top is see through, and the sides have loops for holding surrounding vegetation to disguise the blind.  
         [0012]     None of the above inventions and patents taken either singularly or combination, is seen to describe the instant invention as claimed. Thus a big game hunting blind/fishing house solving the aforementioned problems is desired.  
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0013]     The present invention is a lightweight thermal insulated, sound and scent absorbing portable enclosed ground, turkey, waterfowl, big game hunting blind and ice fishing hut, with or without a tree break-up pattern on the exterior resembles a tree line and the surrounding woodlands.  
         [0014]     The hunting blind/ice fishing hut, comprises two wall panels forming four walls with one horizontal lift-up and or sliding window in each wall that open and closes, a door in one wall that opens outward an interior and a roof panel with outer fitting cornice for concealing hunters/occupants, absorbs sounds and scent from within eliminating the possibility of detection by animal&#39;s keen sense of sight, hearing and smell.  
         [0015]     It is an object of the invention to provide breakup and concealment of the hunters/occupants body, allowing the hunters/occupants freedom of movement within the hunting blind, without the animal&#39;s awareness by its keen sense of sight, hearing and smell.  
         [0016]     It is an object of the invention to provide hunters/occupants the ability to talk within the hunting blind, without the animal&#39;s awareness by its keen sense of hearing.  
         [0017]     It is an object of the invention to provide the combination of the high-density polyethylene corrugated plastic for the exterior panels with the scent absorbing fiber filament inserts, inserted into the interior around and or below the windows and roof panel. Providing the invention primary multiplicity of purpose thereby forming a thermal insulated air barrier that insulates against the extreme cold and rainy weather, absorbs all interior sounds and eliminates the hunters/occupants scent by absorption, eliminating the possibility of detection by animal&#39;s keen sense of sight, hearing and smell.  
         [0018]     It also provides the invention the lightest in weight for its class as a portable hurting blind/ice fishing hut, supported and anchored directly to the ground and or ice covered lake/river surfaces.  
         [0019]     It is another object of the invention to provide the natural scent of the ground to diffuses within the hunting blind.  
         [0020]     The primary purpose is performed with the windows open and or closed, allowing the hunters/occupants a worry free hunt,  
         [0021]     It is an object of the invention to provide the hunter/occupants the ability to ice fish on top of frozen lakes and rivers while being protected from the harsh, cold and rainy weather.  
         [0022]     It is an object of the invention to provide the hunter/occupants the ability to be completely out of the weathers environmental elements, being completely enclosed inside the hunting blind.  
         [0023]     It is an object of the invention to provide lift-tip and or sliding windows allowing the hunters to open and place a rifle outside of the blind with very little unseen movement to harvest big game and to close after the harvest.  
         [0024]     It is an object of the invention to provide improved elements and arrangements thereof for the purposes described which is fully effective and dependable in accomplishing its intended purposes.  
         [0025]     These and other objects of said present invention will become readily apparent upon further review of the following specification and drawings. 
     
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0026]      FIG. 1  is an perspective view of preferred embodiment of the fameless portable hunting blind/ice fishing hut that absorbs sounds, and scent of this present invention shown fully assemble  
         [0027]      FIG. 1A  is an exploded perspective view of preferred embodiment of the fameless portable hunting blind/ice fishing hut that absorbs sounds, and scent of this present invention.  
         [0028]      FIG. 2  is an exploded perspective view of one embodiment of the fameless portable hunting blind/ice fishing hut that absorbs sounds, and scent showing the components of the wall panel of this present invention.  
         [0029]      FIG. 2A  is an exploded perspective view of one embodiment of the a fameless portable hunting blind/ice fishing hut that absorbs sounds, and scent showing the assembly components of the wall panel with door of this present invention.  
         [0030]      FIG. 3  is an exploded perspective view of one embodiment of the fameless portable hunting blind/ice fishing hut that absorbs sounds, and scent showing the assembly components of the horizontal lift-up windows of this present invention.  
         [0031]      FIG. 4  is an exploded perspective view of one embodiment of the fameless portable hunting blind/ice fishing hut that absorbs sounds, and scent showing the unfolded flat roof panel of this present invention.  
         [0032]      FIG. 4A  is an perspective view of one embodiment of the fameless portable hunting blind/ice fishing hut that absorbs sounds, and scent showing the assemble roof panel of this present invention.  
         [0033]      FIG. 5  is an perspective view of preferred embodiment of the fameless portable hunting blind/ice fishing hut that absorbs sounds, and scent with carry/storage case showing the frameless portable only hunting blind that assimilate sounds, diffuses scent and an ice fishing hut wall panel with door, wall panel and the roof panel unassembled and folding-up going into the carrying/storage case of this present invention.  
         [0034]      FIG. 5A  and  FIG. 5B  is an perspective view of preferred embodiment of the fameless portable hunting blind/ice fishing hut that absorbs sounds, and scent with carry/storage case showing  FIG. 5A  the carry/storage case closing and  FIG. 5B  the carry/storage case closed with the fameless portable hunting blind/ice fishing hut that absorbs sounds, and scent inside and ready to be hand carried to hunting and or fishing location to be assemble for use of this present invention. 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS  
       [0035]     Referring to  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 1A  the present invention, a preferred embodiment of a frameless portable hunting blind/ice fishing hut FHB that absorbs sounds, and scent FHB with carry/storage case CSC.  FIG. 1 , showing the frameless portable hunting blind/ice fishing hut FHB that absorbs sounds, and scent fully assembled showing the windows  9  opening inward and door D opening outward with ground or ice surface anchor holes  7 .  
         [0036]     As shown in  FIG. 1A  a wall panel WP, wall panel with door WPD, with the door D opening outward, windows  9  opening inward, interior with scent absorbing fiber filament inserts  4  and the roof panel RP outer fitted cornice  2 A being assembled. The wall panel WP consists of a wall of corrugated plastic panel that forms two walls within the one wall panel WP and having one opening for a window  9  in each wall. Connecting the two walls at their corner is the wall corner scored junction  3 A and running vertically in the center of the walls are score indentation  3  allowing the wall panel WP to fold for storage or unfold for assembly along the vertical scored areas in the wall panel WP.  
         [0037]     The wall panel with door WPD consists of a wall of corrugated plastic panel that forms two walls with one wall having, a door D within the one wall panel with door WPD and having one opening for a window  9  in each wall. Connecting the two walls at their corner is the wall corner scored junction  3 A and running vertically in the center of the walls and door D are score indentation  3  allowing the wall panel with door WPD to fold for storage or unfold for assembly along the vertical scored areas in the wall panel with door WPD.  
         [0038]     The roof panel RP with outer fitted cornice  2 A consists of a roof of corrugated plastic panel  2  and when assembled together with the wall panel WP and the wall panel with door WPD of four walls of corrugated plastic panels  1  forms the enclosed frameless room-like structure.  
         [0039]     The wall panel WP and wall panel with door WPD are unfolded flat for assembly along the score indentation  3  that runs vertical on the walls. The walls are braced using self-grippinig U-channel bracing  11  fastened along the top horizontal edge of each wall, bottom and top horizontal edges of the openings for the windows  9  and along the top horizontal edge of the opening for the window  9  above the door D, the bottom horizontal edge of the opening for the door D and the door D is braced with U-channel bracing  11  on the top and bottom horizontal edges.  
         [0040]     The U-channel bracing  11  is used to prevent the wall panels WP and door D from folding back onto its self while being assembled and it provides additional strength to the structure. After the U-channel bracing  11  has been put into place in all of the openings for the windows  9 , the windows  9  with self-gripping U-channel hinges  8  are installed along the top horizontal edge of the opening, this will allow the windows  9  to open up inward and locking the windows  9  into place open or closed using the locking tab  10 .  
         [0041]     The wall of corrugated plastic panels  1  forming two walls having U-channel bracing  11 , windows  9  and the interior having scent absorbing fiber filament inserts  4 . The other wall of corrugated plastic panels  1  forming two walls, having U-channel bracing  11 , windows  9  and the interior having scent absorbing fiber filament inserts  4  with one wall having a door D. The two walls of corrugated plastic panels  1  forming two walls each are folded inward and opposite of each other to form two 90-degree angled outer corners at the wall corner scored junction  3 A and two outer vertical opposite edges having fastener holes  5 .  
         [0042]     The two wall of corrugated plastic panels  1  forming two walls each with one having a door D are fayed together along the two opposite outer vertical edges having fastener holes  5  with nylon fasteners  6  through the fastener holes  5  opposite and adjacent of each other, to form a frameless room-like structure.  
         [0043]     Then the roof of corrugated plastic panel  2  with four outer edges is unfolded flat and assembled, folding the four outer edges inwardly and locked in place with fasteners to form outer fitted cornice  2 A. The assembled Roof panel RP is then sleeved downwardly onto and around the top outer horizontal edges of the four walls of the enclosed frameless room-like structure. When fully assembled the frameless portable hunting blind that assimilate sounds diffuses scent and an ice fishing hut FHB showing the windows  9  opening inward and door D opening outward, containing anchor holes  7  along the bottom horizontal edges used for anchoring the structure it the ground or ice surface of this present invention.  
         [0044]     In the preferred embodiment shown in  FIG. 2  and  FIG. 2A  an exploded perspective showing the contents and assembly process of the wall panel WP in  FIG. 2  and the assembly process of the wall panel with door WPD.  
         [0045]      FIG. 2  showing wall of corrugated plastic panels  1 , score indentation  3 , wall corner scored junction  3 A fastener holes  5 , anchor holes  7 , U-channel bracing  11 , windows  9 , U-channel hinges  8 , locking tabs  10  and scent absorbing fiber filament inserts  4 . The assembly of the wall panel WP with the scent absorbing fiber filament inserts  4  attached are unfolded after being removed from the carry/storage case CSC at the score indentation  3  and wall corner scored junction  3 A flat. The self-gripping U-channel bracing  11  are fastened along the top horizontal edge of each wall and the bottom and top horizontal edges of the openings for the windows  9 . The windows  9  with the installation of the self-gripping U-channel hinges  8  and the locking tabs  10  are installed along the top horizontal edge of the openings for the windows  9  of this present invention.  
         [0046]      FIG. 2A  showing wall of corrugated plastic panels  1 , door D, score indentation  3 , wall corner scored junction  3 A, fastener holes  5 , anchor holes  7 , U-channel bracing  11 , windows  9 , U-channel hinges  8 , locking tabs  10  and scent absorbing fiber filament inserts  4 . The assembly of the wall panel with door WPD with the scent absorbing fiber filament inserts  4  attached are unfolded after being removed from the carry/storage case CSC at the score indentation  3  and wall corner scored junction  3 A flat. The self-gripping U-channel bracing  11  are fastened along the top horizontal edge of each wall, the top horizontal edge of the opening for the windows  9  above the door D, the bottom horizontal edge of the opening for the door D and the door D is braced with U-channel bracing  11  on the top and bottom horizontal edges. The windows  9  with the installation of the self-gripping U-channel hinges  8  and the locking tabs  10  are installed along the top horizontal edge of the openings for the windows  9 .  
         [0047]     As shown in  FIG. 1A  the wall panel WP and the wall panel with door WPD are folded inward and opposite of each other to form two 90-degree angled outer corners at the wall corner scored junction  3 A and two outer vertical opposite edges having fastener holes  5  and fayed together along the two opposite outer vertical edges having fastener holes  5  with nylon fasteners  6  through the fastener holes  5  opposite and adjacent of each other forming four walls. The Roof panel RP is then sleeved downwardly onto and around the top outer horizontal edges of the four walls that consists of the two wall panel WP and the wall panel with door WPD forming a enclosed frameless room-like structure of this present invention.  
         [0048]     In the preferred embodiment shown in  FIG. 3  an exploded perspective showing the contents and assembly process of the window  9 , U-channel hinges  8  and the locking tab  10  and how they are assembled together of this present invention.  
         [0049]     In the preferred embodiment shown in  FIG. 4  an flat perspective showing the roof panel RP unfolded with the placement of the score indentation  3  double score indentation  3 B, cut out  3 C and the fastener holes  5 . Along the center score indentation  3  is were the roof panel RP is unfolded to be assembled and folded in half to fix inside the carry/storage case CSC. The outer edges where the score indentation  3  double score indentation  3 B, cut out  3 C, and the fastener holes  5  are located when folded over on to each other and fastened at the fastener holes  5  to form the outer fitted cornice  2 A of the roof panel RP of this present invention.  
         [0050]     In the preferred embodiment shown in  FIG. 4A  the perspective showing the roof panel RP completely assembled and ready to sleeved downwardly onto and around the top outer horizontal edges of the four walls that consists of the two wall panel WP and the wall panel with door WPD shown in  FIG. 1A  forming a enclosed frameless room-like structure of this present invention.  
         [0051]     In the preferred embodiment shown in  FIG. 5  the perspective of the present invention the fameless portable only hunting blind that assimilate sounds, diffuses scent and an ice fishing hut FHB apart and folding together going into the carry/storage case CSC with handle  12 , showing the windows  9  with the U-channel hinges  8  and the locking tab  10  inside the case (not shown are the parts nylon fasteners  6 , U-channel bracing  11 ).  
         [0052]     The roof panel RP disassembled and folding in half, the wall panel WP and wall panel with door WPD panels are folding on to it self through a series of scored indentations vertically from top to bottom center of each wall inwardly and outwardly thus comprising a bellows configuration as the wall panel WP and wall panel with door WPD follows the roof panel RP into the carry/storage case CSC with handle  12  of this present invention.  
         [0053]     In the preferred embodiment shown in  FIG. 5   a  and  FIG. 5B  the carry/storage case CSC with handle  12  closing and closed.  
         [0054]     Shown in  FIG. 5A  the carry/storage case CSC with handle  12  closing with the fameless portable hunting blind/ice fishing hut FHB that absorbs sounds, and scent inside.  
         [0055]     Shown in  FIG. 5B  the carry/storage case CSC with handle  12  closed with the fameless portable hunting blind/ice fishing hut FHB that absorbs sounds, and scent of this present invention.  
         [0056]     The invention, the fameless portable hunting blind/ice fishing hut that absorbs sounds and scent with or without a tree break up pattern printed on the exterior of said walls resembles a tree line and the surrounding woodlands, has been tested with the inventor inside and has experienced, big game and other animal&#39;s coming to feeding around and staying within a yard of the lightweight sound and scent absorption, big game hunting blind/ice fishing hut while having all windows open, for an hour an a half before the big game and other animal&#39;s slowly moving off.  
         [0057]     It should be understood that the present invention is not restricted to the embodiments described above, but encompasses any and all embodiments within the scope of the following claims.