Patent ID: 8777254

Claim:
An elevated hunting blind that collapses into a load-bearing trailer, comprising: a hunting blind housing disposed in overlying relation to a support frame and securely attached to the support frame, the elevated hunting blind having a first position and a second position, the first position being a substantially upright position, such that the support frame supports the housing, and the second position being a substantially level position, such that the support frame is the load-bearing trailer; wherein the support frame includes a substantially planar base extending from a bottom side of the hunting blind housing, such that the substantially planar base is vertically-oriented in the first position and is horizontally-oriented in the second position, such that the substantially planar base can be used as a trailer bed when the elevated hunting blind is disposed in the second position, a plurality of wheels attached to the support frame, wherein when the elevated hunting blind is in the first position, the plurality of wheels is not in contact with a ground on which the hunting blind is stationed, and when the elevated hunting blind is in the second position, the plurality of wheels is in contact with the ground to support the load-bearing trailer; and a hinging member with a first end and a second end, wherein the first end includes a trailer tongue suitable for attachment to a tow hitch of a vehicle, and the second end is rotatably connected to the support frame in a manner to allow rotation of the elevated hunting blind from the first position to the second position when the vehicle drives in reverse, wherein the trailer tongue can maintain constant attachment to the tow hitch on the vehicle, regardless of whether the elevated hunting blind is in the first position or the second position.