Patent ID: 7556052

Claim:
A portable hunting blind attachable to a tree trunk comprising: (a) a pair of brackets, each bracket including a mounting plate and at least one threaded securing member extending through the mounting plate for affixing the pair of brackets at spaced circumferential positions to the trunk of a tree, each bracket also including a mounting tube extending in a direction generally outwardly from the mounting plate, whereby the mounting tube extends in a direction generally radially outwardly from the tree trunk when the mounting plate is affixed thereto; (b) a collapsible, articulated, arcuate shaped suspension frame including a plurality of arms and an end member at each end, each end member having a free end so configured with a cross-sectional shape that it slides into connectable engagement with the mounting tube, the arms and end member being pivotally connected in such a manner that; (i) when unfolded one end member is slideably connected to the mounting tube of one of the brackets and the other end member is slideably connected to the mounting tube of the other of the brackets with the suspension frame extending arcuately therebetween; (ii) when folded the arms and end members articulate continuously from one end to the other, the folded frame being compact; and (c) a fabric curtain suspended from the suspension frame.