Patent ID: 8424639

Claim:
A tree stand comprising: a frame, comprising: a horizontal top portion; a ladder portion, comprising a pair of upper side rails depending downward from said top portion, a pair of lower side rails hingedly affixed to said pair of upper side rails and depending downwardly, and a plurality of rungs each supported on opposing ends by said pair of upper side rails and said pair of lower side rails; a seat located at said top portion of said ladder portion; a wheel assembly affixed to a bottom portion of said ladder portion; and, an anchoring means affixed to said bottom portion of said ladder portion; wherein said seat is adapted to accommodate a user; an adjustable tree brace assembly pivotally attachable to an intermediate location of said frame; an upper tree brace assembly mounted to a rear portion of said seat, further comprising: a plate having a front side affixed to said seat with a plate fastener; a pair of brace assembly wheels, each wheel attached to a rear side of said plate with a fork and defining a distance between; a pair of tree anchors, each routed through said plate and affixed to said seat with a fastener at a proximal end and having a pointed distal end; and, a pair of compression springs, each encompassing a tree anchor and spanning a space between said seat and said plate; and, a conversion means for converting said frame between a tree stand configuration and a dolly configuration; wherein said anchoring means provides a stabilizing support for said tree stand when in said tree stand configuration; wherein said adjustable tree brace assembly and said upper tree brace assembly secures said tree stand to a tree when in said tree stand configuration; wherein said tree stand configuration enables said user to ascend and reside within said tree; and, wherein said brace assembly wheels stably guides said tree stand against said tree when in said tree stand configuration; wherein said pair of compression springs enable said plate to travel inwardly and outwardly from said seat along said plate fastener, thereby extracting and retracting said pair of tree anchors; and, wherein said pair of tree anchors are capable of engaging said tree when in said tree stand configuration.