Patent ID: 8915258

Claim:
A ground blind, comprising: a collapsible support structure; a flexible cover mounted to the collapsible support structure, the flexible cover including a top and a continuous sidewall, the sidewall defining a plurality of side panels; a door arrangement including a door opening spanning a portion of one of the side panels, and at least two door panel members each configured to at least partially cover the door opening in a closed position, at least one of the two door panel members being movable into an open position under a bias force applied along a mid-span portion of an edge of at least one of the two door panel members to expose a portion of the door opening and provide unencumbered access into the ground blind, the door opening being defined by movement of each of the at least two door panel members relative to each other, further comprising at least one elastic member configured to bias at least one of the at least two door panel members into the open position; wherein the at least two door panel members include first and second door panel members that define first and second opening edges, respectively, and the at least one elastic member is configured to move at least one of the first and second opening edges away from the other of the first and second opening edges upon release of at least one fastener; wherein the at least one elastic member includes a first elastic member associated with the first opening edge and a second elastic member associated with the second opening edge, wherein the first and second elastic members operate to move the first and second opening edges away from each other upon release of the at least one fastener.