| 摘要 |
A support frame rail with a central longitudinal axis is orthogonally coupled with a pivot beam. A support frame plate slidably couplable with the support frame rail includes an embedment projection. A hanger plate is fixable couplable with the support frame rail. A planar support platform is pivotably coupleable with the pivot beam. A saddle has a pommel portion, a saddle support portion, and a connecting straddle portion. A saddle bearing assembly defines a first rotation axis and is rotatably coupled with the saddle. A support frame bearing assembly defines a second rotation axis collinear with the central longitudinal axis. A pivot arm assembly is rigidly coupled with the saddle bearing assembly and the support frame bearing assembly. The straddle portion has a triangular cross-section, and enables adoption of an unsupported standing position, a partially supported standing position, or a weight-forward standing position, by a hunter straddling the straddle portion. |
| 主权项 |
1. A modular hunting stand comprising:
a modular support frame assembly attachable to a tree, comprising
a support frame rail characterized by a central longitudinal axis,a support frame plate characterized by an embedment projection, and a circular opening extending therethrough for slidable coupling with the support frame rail, anda hanger plate characterized by a circular opening extending therethrough for fixable coupling with the support frame rail; and a modular saddle assembly attachable to the modular support frame assembly, comprising
a saddle characterized by a pommel portion coupled with a saddle support portion through a straddle portion,a saddle bearing assembly coupled with the saddle, and characterized by a first axis of rotation,a support frame bearing assembly characterized by a second axis of rotation collinear with the central longitudinal axis, anda pivot arm assembly rigidly coupled at a distal end with the saddle bearing assembly and at a proximal end with the support frame bearing assembly; wherein the modular saddle assembly is movable by a hunter straddling the straddle portion while standing upright; and wherein the saddle is adapted so that a hunter, while straddling the straddle portion, can adopt a) an unsupported standing position, or b) a partially supported standing position wherein the saddle support portion is engageable by a hunter to partially support a hunter's weight, or c) a weight-forward standing position wherein the pommel portion is engageable by a hunter's abdomen to augment a hunter's balance. |
