Patent ID: 7857266

Claim:
A convertible taxidermy mount comprising: a platform; a base orientable between a first orientation and a second orientation, the second orientation substantially perpendicular to the first; a bridge coupled with the platform and the base configured to support the platform, the bridge configurable between a first configuration when the base is in the first orientation, and a second configuration when the base is in the second orientation; wherein the bridge comprises a block having two face surfaces and first, second, third and fourth sides; a dowel having a first end coupled to the base and extending outward perpendicular from the base to a second end providing a securing point for the specimen; and the platform further configured to support a specimen in a natural presentation position when the bridge is in the first configuration and also when the bridge is in the second configuration, wherein in both the first configuration and the second configuration, the first side is coupled to the base and the fourth side is coupled to the platform.