Patent ID: 7454859

Claim:
A combination gun rest and aiming brace for a hunter positioned adjacent a tree, said brace comprising: a bracket assembly having a base and a pair of laterally spaced rearwardly and vertically extending flanges for engaging the tree, said bracket assembly having a lateral cylindrical opening between said flanges; a supporting strap attached to said bracket assembly for encircling the tree and adjustable for securing said bracket assembly thereto; a cylindrical axle having a center portion rotatably supported in said opening in said bracket assembly and having lateral ends extending outwardly therefrom, said center portion having a cross hole formed therein; a generally rectangular railing assembly formed of a tubular material, said railing member having a rear section and a front section, said rear section including a pair of L-shaped members having lateral rear legs with inner proximal ends connected with said lateral ends of said axle at rear releasable couplings and side legs laterally spaced and extending outwardly from said bracket assembly and terminating with distal ends, said front section connected with said distal ends at side releasable couplings thereby forming a rectangular perimeter for encircling the hunter in a horizontal use position; and a locking member on said bracket assembly for releasably maintaining said railing assembly in said use position, said locking member including a sliding pin being inserted into said cross hole in said center portion of said axle when said railing assembly is in said use position to maintain a locked position, said pin being removed from said cross hole to permit rotation of said axle and movement of the railing member to a non-use position.