Patent ID: 7726446

Claim:
A wheelchair-accessible mobile hunting blind device for transporting a handicapped person situated in a wheelchair across a traveling surface to an off-road location, said device comprising: a frame including a substantially upright front plate, a substantially upright rear plate, and a substantially horizontal, wheelchair-accessible base intermediate of and substantially perpendicular to said front plate and said rear plate, said wheelchair-accessible base being of adequate size to accommodate said handicapped person situated in said wheelchair; a front lift assembly pivotally attached to said front plate of said frame, wherein said front lift assembly includes at least one front pivot arm, at least one front actuator, and at least one wheel, wherein said at least one wheel is in contact with said traveling surface, wherein a first terminal end of said front pivot arm is pivotally attached to said front plate of said frame and a second terminal end of said front pivot arm is rotatably attached to said wheel, and wherein said front actuator is pivotally attached at opposing ends to said front pivot arm and said front plate of said frame respectively; is a rear lift assembly pivotally attached to said rear plate of said frame, wherein said rear lift assembly includes at least one rear pivot arm, at least one rear actuator and at least one wheel, wherein said at least one wheel is in contact with said traveling surface, wherein a first terminal end of said rear pivot arm is pivotally attached to said rear plate of said frame and a second terminal end of said rear pivot arm is rotatably attached to said wheel, and wherein said rear actuator is pivotally attached at opposing ends to said rear pivot arm and said rear plate of said frame respectively; a motor connected to said wheels for propulsion of said frame, said front lift assembly, and said rear lift assembly across said traveling surface by rotating said wheels; a mechanism for directional steering situated such that said handicapped person may operate said mechanism for direction steering while situated on said wheelchair-accessible base; and wherein said front lift assembly and said rear lift assembly operate in cooperation to selectively position said device between a lowered, stationary position where said wheelchair-accessible base of said frame is substantially flush with the ground allowing for ingress and egress of said handicapped person situated in said wheelchair and a raised, mobile position where said wheelchair-accessible base of said frame is elevated a distance from the ground and supported by said front lift assembly and said rear lift assembly allowing for transportation of said handicapped person situated in said wheelchair to said off-road location.