Patent ID: 7194842

Claim:
A portable observation tower comprising: a frame; a tower support section attached to a rear section of the frame; a tower section pivotally attached to the frame; a personnel enclosure having a personnel opening and volume at least sufficient to contain one adult person, the personnel enclosure being moveably attached to the tower section; a winch located on the tower support section; a winch cable having a first end attached to a drum of the winch and a second end removeably attached to the personnel enclosure; a means for using the winch and cable to raise the tower section and personnel enclosure from a first position substantially parallel to and resting on the frame to a second position substantially vertical; a means for locking the tower section into the second position; and a means for using the winch and cable to move the personnel enclosure up and down the tower section between a first position substantially near the top of the tower section to a second position substantially near the bottom of the tower section.