Patent ID: 8166702

Claim:
A tree stand apparatus comprising, in combination: a conical stand having a bottom; a collar disposed upwardly on the conical stand; a plurality of spaced apart knurled clamp bolts disposed radialy within the collar, each knurled clamp bolt having an inwardly disposed flared inner end; a cylinder disposed downwardly from the collar; a cylinder platform downwardly defining the cylinder, the cylinder defined outwardly by a wall; a center orifice disposed centrally within the platform; a lower chamber disposed below the cylinder platform, the lower chamber disposed between the cylinder platform and the conical stand bottom; a reservoir disposed inwardly within the conical stand and without the cylinder and the lower chamber; a valved drain bib disposed on the conical stand immediately adjacent to the bottom, the valved drain bib in communication with the reservoir; a pair of diametrically disposed orifices, each orifice disposed within the conical stand below and proximal to the collar; a float slide disposed externally on the wall, the float slide partially upwardly and downwardly defined by rounded abutments, the float slide in radial alignment with one of the orifices, the float slide affixed to the lower chamber wall and to the cylinder wall; a float slideably disposed on the float slide; whereby the float is externally visible through one of the orifices; a plurality of horizontal transfer orifices disposed diametrically within the cylinder wall connecting the cylinder to the reservoir; a plurality of vertical transfer orifices connecting the cylinder to the lower chamber.