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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431041 | Hunting umbrella An improved hunting umbrella is disclosed. The improved hunting umbrella of the present invention includes a main body. The main body includes a plurality of ribs, an upper retaining element, a lower retaining element, a piece of fabric and a central pole. A zipper ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7371442 | Artificial foliage An artificial foliage structure with wire cores embedded in its leafy parts causing these parts to “spring back” upon removal of compressive loading acting thereupon. These wire cores may be made of hard, springy steel such as piano wire or small diameter spring... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7320332 | Portable outdoor enclosure A portable ice fishing enclosure includes a flexible covering cooperatively engaged with a frame, and secured to an ice surface using a plurality of threaded anchor stakes. The frame may include a plurality of sub-frames, each of which includes a central hub and a p... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7264011 | Tree mounted umbrella assembly and method of application An assembly having an umbrella and a mounting bracket for mounting the umbrella to a vertical object. The mounting bracket engages the top of the umbrella, thereby suspending the umbrella from a position above the umbrella. The umbrella has a finial cap at the top o... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255526 | Rapid assembly game blind transport trailer A rapid assembly game blind transport trailer that breaks at pivot points in folding fashion and stands upright along with the attached game blind as a driver moves in reverse, and which allows rapid standing and easy separation or attachment of the blind and traile... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7246630 | Tree stand hunting blind A preassembled, collapsible tree stand hunting blind which folds into a compact package, utilizing coilable steel frame members which may be collapsed. The enclosure is adapted to be attached to the trunk of the tree and to an associated platform, such as a hunter's... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237283 | Lay-down style hunting blind A frameless, portable, layout hunting blind for use by a sitting or reclining hunter has a frameless floor, an enclosed foot and leg sack for the hunter's legs, a movable flap to cover the hunter's upper body, a collapsible foot sack support to keep the foot sack cl... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7225823 | Collapsible enclosure with 3-dimensional trim elements The invention is a collapsible portable enclosure which is provided with 3-dimensional elements around portions of its perimeter. Various patterns, including but not limited to, pattern simulating leaves of various types of foliage are cut into a strip of fabric whi... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219680 | Backpack hunting blind A backpackable, collapsible blind designed to be mounted against a tree for use by hunters and others. The blind has a backpack-capable frame with canopy support arms that are collapsible against the frame for use as a backpack, a removable canopy, and a seat on a l... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7188635 | Portable hunter's shed A portable pre-fabricated sports and hunting shed includes a substantially solid rectangular structure having an integral projecting element attachable to any standard trailer hitch and, at an opposite longitudinal end thereof, a pair of wheels, an adjoining axle, a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182091 | Hunting blind and method of use thereof A hunting blind and method of use thereof, comprising a cylindrical mount having a tube disposed therethrough. The cylindrical mount attaches to a tree or other suitable object via straps, bungee cords and/or a hook. The tube comprises angled holes into which suppor... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178538 | Portable, selectively-reversible enclosure The specification describes a selectively reversible, portable enclosure comprising a collapsible framework having a flexible covering associated therewith, the flexible covering having opposite first and second surfaces each bearing a distinct color, pattern, or ot... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168522 | Self-erecting crane for tree-mounted blinds A crane mechanism for raising a hunting blind or similar large object up along the side of a tree trunk, the crane using the vertical tree trunk as its support tower. The crane is generally L-shaped in use, having a vertical trunk-securing arm adapted to be temporar... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7137398 | Tree stand cover and method of use thereof The present invention is a device formed of waterproof or water-resistant fabric having a central section comprising a top, front and bottom, to which is joined side portions, thereby providing coverage for slipping over a tree-mounted hunting stand, including prefe... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7121290 | Outdoor enclosure with scent-dampening liner A portable hunting blind or enclosure, to provide cover to a hunter or naturalist in the field, is provided with a scent-dampening liner. An enclosure according to one embodiment includes at least one wall, and a lining material disposed on a surface thereof. In the... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7100626 | Lightweight portable concealment means and methods An easy to use, simple, lightweight, compact, portable system of concealment and methods for its construction and use. The concealment system comprises a support and a curtain. The support attaches to a structure and pivots on the attachment. Various embodiments inc... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7063035 | Boat mounted blind A portable, boat-supported duck blind that is collapsible and adjustable to fit most conventional boats. The boat mounted blind of the present invention includes two substantially identical elongated members, said members are positioned parallel to each other along ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7055878 | Multipurpose trailer system A multipurpose trailer system for providing a trailer, a fish house, a deer stand, and a scaffold within a single structure. The multipurpose trailer system includes a frame with a plurality of wheels, a housing, a plurality of first arms and second arms pivotally c... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047992 | Lawn chair screen and cover The lawn chair screen and cover is an enclosure system for lawn or folding chairs to protect the occupant from flying insects. The lawn chair screen and cover is made of fabric mesh and supported by a frame structure that may connect to the chair by rope, hook and l... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040333 | Collapsible enclosure with interchangeable and reversible covering elements The invention is a portable, collapsible enclosure for protection from the elements in an outdoor environment. The tent-like enclosure is provided with one or more fabric coverings each bearing at least one color or camouflage pattern. The coverings are easily remov... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040335 | Scent containment system for hunting blinds The invention is a scent containment system for hunting blinds. A hunting blind is provided with scent impervious walls and removable light transmissive scent impervious windows. The scent impervious windows are remarkable in that they are designed to be readily pen... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6942065 | Tree-mounted hunting blind An enclosed tree-mounted hunting blind supported in cantilever fashion off the side of a tree. The blind is a rigid, walled structure that is easily put up and taken down from the tree using its own cantilever support, and is light enough to transport to and from th... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6941961 | Outdoor enclosure with scent-dampening liner A portable hunting blind or enclosure, to provide cover to a hunter or naturalist in the field, is provided with a scent-dampening liner. An enclosure includes at least one wall, and a lining material disposed on a surface thereof. In a first illustrative embodiment... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938632 | Hunter concealment system A hunter concealment system for effectively concealing a hunter without physically interfering with the hunter. The hunter concealment system includes a frame structure having a plurality of openings, a first rail and a second rail on opposing sides of each opening,... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6925745 | Collapsible blind A blind or device for concealing the presence of a person, which include a flexible sheet of material, the sheet of material having a first side having an image of an animal such as a domesticated animal. The flexible sheet of material further having a perimeter, at... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6892744 | Collapsible shelter structure A quickly erectable structure includes expandable/collapsible top and bottom assemblies that are interconnected to facilitate forming an enclosure and to facilitate taking down the enclosure. Specifically, the bottom assembly includes a plurality of interconnected X... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6802327 | Retractable portable shelter with an attachment for vehicles Disclosed is a retractable portable shelter apparatus with an attachment apparatus for vehicles. The shelter apparatus includes a stationary frame, a plurality of pivotably rotatable frames, a collapsible canopy stretched over the rotatable frames, and an attachment... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6779537 | Portable hunting blind A hunting blind includes a housing unit having a flexible sheet of camouflage material stored therein on a shaft that is rotatably mounted on the housing unit. The shaft can be locked against rotation or permitted to rotate as desired to permit deployment of the cam... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6769442 | Hunting blind with flip-up hood An apparatus, useful as a hunting blind, includes a base, a seat operably mounted on the base, and a spring-biased camouflaged hood movably supported over the seat. A latch holds the hood down until a hunter sits on the seat, releasing the latch, but the hunter's we... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6694995 | Rapidly-opening hunting blind The specification discloses a rapidly-opening hunting blind comprising a fabric enclosure including an opening and moveable side panels at least partially defined by a resilient framework. The moveable side panels at least partially define a closure for t... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6668749 | Hunting accessory A hunting accessory comprises a pair of essentially identical shells which are removably attachable to one another by hinges. At least one shell comprises an unbroken, continuous, waterproof hull useful as the lower portion of a blind in water or marshy a... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6553725 | Lightweight, portable and collapsible hunter's blind and methods of making the same A blind for use by hunters, bird watchers, field observers and the like has at least three upstanding walls, a top cover and a bottom pan where at least one of the walls has an opening for ingress and egress and at least one of the walls has an openable a... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553708 | Combination dog blind decoy A dog blind including a hollow body shell having a neck extending therefrom and configured as a waterfowl. The hollow body shell includes a chest region having a door therein for selectively releasing a dog, such as a retriever, restrained within the shel... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6510922 | Hunting stand and blind A stand for hunting or photography comprising: (a) a seat structure adapted to be removably positionable on a tree trunk and (b) a cover removably supportable by the seat structure in a manner effective for at least partially concealing a user when seated... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6499496 | Portable rain shelter A portable shelter for a tree blind including an upper tree gripping bracket and a tension member extending from the upper tree gripping bracket and operatively connecting to an overhead frame. A vertical spacing member maintains a vertical distance betwe... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6434877 | Collapsible hunter's blind A collapsible hunter's blind apparatus, for enclosing a hunter in a truncated triangularly-shaped enclosure, comprising: first and second vertically draping camouflage panels, a first horizontal telescopic frame member for horizontally supporting the firs... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6431192 | Universal portable hunting blind A portable hunting blind for retrofitting to hunter's tree stands features arch-shaped concealment panels comprising a reconfigurable camouflage material attached via flexible rods to a lightweight support base. At the points of attachment to the support ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6408865 | Multi-seasonal disposable hunting blind A hunting blind formed of a flat base panel having opposed first and second creases forming a first side panel and a second side panel, each of the side panels being foldable to first positions to lie parallel to the base panel or to second positions to e... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6397870 | Portable ice fishing shelter A portable ice fishing shelter construction including a hull member having a floor provided with exterior sidewalls and a centrally offset enlarged aperture dimensioned to receive the lower torso of an occupant and surrounded by raised interior sidewalls ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6306471 | Arborescent concealment artifice An arborescent concealment artifice for hunters and nature observers constructed of artificial limbs, branches, stems and leaves. The limbs have a plastically deformable wire core sheathed in flexible plastic. The proximal ends of the limbs are detachably... | 10/23/2001 |
