Patent ID: 8708104

Claim:
A motorized, controllable, tree stand, said tree stand comprising in combination: a tree hanger, said tree hanger comprising two, spaced-apart, parallel to each other, vertical posts; each vertical post having a front, a back, side surfaces, a mid-section, a distal end and a near end; said distal ends of each vertical post having a cross member fixedly attached to the back thereof; said distal ends of each vertical post having an end of a first tree spike fixedly attached to the respective back surfaces of each vertical post; said near ends of each vertical post having a cross member fixedly attached to the bottom thereof, said cross member length exceeding the total width of the vertical posts; said near ends of each vertical post having an end of a second tree spike fixedly attached to the respective back surfaces of each vertical post; a first rotatable roller bar mounted between the vertical posts, said first rotatable roller bar having two terminal ends, an electric motor attached to one said terminal end thereof; a second rotatable roller bar mounted between the vertical posts, said second rotatable roller bar having two terminal ends, an electric motor attached to one said terminal end thereof; a third rotatable roller bar mounted between the vertical posts, said third rotatable roller bar having two terminal ends, an electric motor attached to one said terminal end thereof; a platform frame, said platform frame having a size to support a person and having a tubular framework comprising two side bars, a front bar, two back bars and a central supporting bar, and said platform having a vertical housing fixedly attached to said central supporting bar; said vertical housing containing a seat post and surmounted on said seat post, a seat support assembly, said seat post being freely rotatable in said vertical housing, there being a seat surmounting said seat support assembly; there being an attachment plate surmounted on a portion of the platform frame, and near a front corner thereof; a third cable attached to said attachment plate, said third cable extending from said attachment plate and extending to said first rotatable roller bar; a second cable attached to one said side bar, extending over said second rotatable roller bar, and extending to the opposite said side bar; a first cable attached to a back bar, said first cable extending to and around a third rotatable roller pulley surmounted on said cross member that is attached to said near ends of said vertical posts.