Patent ID: 6988755

Claim:
A gurney for lifting hunting equipment, to an elevated hunting position, said gurney comprising: (a) an elongated unitary base member having a pair of parallel longitudinally extending edges, spaced opposite substantially planar front and rear surfaces and spaced opposite first and second end portions; (b) said base member having inwardly set from each of said longitudinal edges a row of longitudinally spaced elongated slots, the slots in one row being laterally spaced from the slots in the other row; (c) a raised lifting catch on said rear surface midway between said rows of elongated slots, said catch being located near said first end portion which forms the top of said base member; (d) a pair of elongated Velcro straps, each having a loop fixed on one end and through which the other end of the strap extends, each strap extending through a pair of laterally aligned slots, with the ends of the straps overlying the front surface of said base member and being wrapped around the hunting equipment on said front surface to retain same firmly in place; and (e) a lifting cord of non-elastic material having a snap hook on one end engageable with said catch whereby when the other end of said cord is attached to a tree limb, elevated platform or tree stand, the loaded gurney may be safely raised by lifting the cord and gurney thereby transporting the gurney and hunting equipment between the ground and tree limb, elevated platform or tree stand.