Patent ID: 8776814

Claim:
A portable ground blind, comprising: a collapsible support structure; a flexible cover mounted to the collapsible support structure and having a camouflage pattern along at least an exterior surface thereof, the support structure and cover defining a ground blind interior sized to accommodate at least one sportsman; a window assembly defining a selectably openable window opening in the cover, the window opening being configured to permit the at least one sportsman to shoot wild game from within the ground blind interior, the window assembly comprising: at least one flexible window panel having a plurality of edges; at least one zipper operable along at least one of the side edges to selectively connect and disconnect the at least one side edge relative to the cover to alter a size of the window opening; at least one gathering member positioned on the at least one flexible window panel and configured to automatically apply at least some tension in the at least one flexible window panel that limits undesired movement of a loose portion of the at least one flexible window panel when the at least one side edge is disconnected from the cover, and wherein the tension gathers the at least one flexible window panel relative to the at least one flexible window panel itself.