Patent ID: 7971685

Claim:
A pump jack tree stand, comprising: a portable vertical support configured for engaging a grounded object; a single pump jack comprising a frame, an upper and a lower shackle respectively coupled to the frame and biased against the vertical support; a foot pedal pump arm attached to one of the shackles and operable with reciprocating motion to move one shackle vertically when the foot pedal pump arm is operated in a first direction and to move the other shackle in the vertical direction when the foot pedal pump arm is moved in the opposite direction; a platform directly connected to one or more support arms that are directly connected to the frame, the pump jack capable of traveling with the platform up and down the portable vertical support; and the one or more support arms disposed between the platform and the pump jack for entirely supporting the platform; a seat directly and rotationally connected to the frame and operable to rotate to a first, vertical position while the pump jack travels on the portable vertical support, and the seat is operable to rotate to a second, horizontal position when the pump jack is at a desired location on the portable vertical support; the seat positioned in the second horizontal position is a sitting position, wherein the seat engages the pump arm and the seat in the first vertical position is a climbing position wherein the seat is pivoted to a substantially vertical position to allow access to the pump arm.