Deer Stand and Game Carrier

A deer stand and game carrier having telescoping framework members and a back pack to which one end of the framework is pivotally mounted and a ladder mountable on said framework, resting on and carried by said frame when in one position and pivoting to the back pack when in another position.

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of the device shown with one end attached to the backpack of a hunter.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the device in one position.

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the device in another position, and

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the device in said position.

In the drawings, the numerals 1, 1 designate a framework of rigid material, such as telescoping tubular members, in which orifices 2, 2 are formed to receive the pins 3, 3 to lock the members in the desired position. On one end of the frame tubular members 1, 1 is formed an orifice to receive a pin, so that the frame 1 may be pivotally mounted on the flat seat member 4 by means of the outwardly extending legs 5, 5. Extended into the opposite ends of the tubular members 1, 1 are the wheel mounts 6, 6, which support the wheels 7, 7. A swivel seat 7ahaving a hinged back 8, has the axial stud 9 extending the refrom and which extends through the seat 4, and an axial orifice through the seat 4 being provided to receive said stud. A cotter key 10 secures the seat and the supports 6 are pinned to the frame 1 by means of the pins 11, extending through the orifices as 12.

A ladder frame 13, having telescoping terminals as 14, 14, are mounted on top of and in parallel relation with the framework 1, and orifices through both frameworks, in alignment, receive the pin 15 to maintain the ladder in position on the frame. Back straps, 16, attached to the seat back 8, fit over the body of the user, to support one end of the device while in transport.

When it is desired to convert the carrier to a stand, the pins 15 are removed and the ladder frame 13 is removed and the upper ends of one of the telescoping members of the said frame having the orifices to receive the pin 15, are fitted into the legs 17 on the member 4 and the pins 15 mounted therein and the telescoping ends of the frame 13 are fitted together and pinned in place by pins. The connection with the legs 17 is loose enough to permit a slight spreading of the members 1, and the spread is limited by means of the chain 18, and the spread between the two frames is limited by the chains 19, 19. Outwardly extending loops 20, 20 mounted on the respective frames, receive the ends of the respective chains. The frames 1, 1 are extended by removing the pins 3, 3 and reinstalling them within the tubular members realigned orifices in the desired position.

With the two frames pivotally attached to the seat, and the free ends of the frames spread apart, the device becomes a stand, and the hunter will position it where desired, climb the ladder and be seated in the seat 4, where chains, as 22, will limit the movement of the seat back. In the event of a successful hunt, the hunter may return the stand to its first described position, with the ladder mounted on the frame 1, and the game may be placed on the ladder and secured thereon by the chains, and the back straps employed to support one end of the frame and the game readily transported. When the device is no longer needed, it may be completely disassembled and packed in a flat package readily received in the trunk of an automobile.