Patent ID: 6942064

Claim:
A tree stand comprising: a main tubular structure for supporting the user; a contact blade assembly comprising a contact blade slidably coupled to said main tubular structure, a pair of adjustable contact blade telescoping arms for telescopically connecting said contact blade to said main tubular structure and cord receiving slots extending along an upper surface of said contact blade telescoping arms; said contact blade assembly further comprising elastic cords within said contact blade telescoping arms, one end of each of said elastic cords secured to distal ends of said contact blade telescoping arms, said distal ends being directly inserted into said contact blade telescoping arm receiving tubes, and an opposing end of said elastic cords being rauted upward through said cord receiving slots and attached to an upper surface of said contact blade telescoping arm receiving tubes via a key hole; a gripping blade assembly comprising a gripping blade slidably coupled to said main tubular structure; said gripping blade assembly and said contact blade assembly being arranged to clamp the tree between said gripping blade and said contact blade, for engaging and abutting the tree stand against the surface of the tree; and an adjusting device coupled to said contact blade assembly arranged to adjust an angular inclination of said main tubular structure.