Aug. 12, 1958
_'r. A. KLINS
2,847,059
SEAT FOR SPORTSMEN
Filed May 27, 1957
‘FIG, 3
25
25
l2
H64
INVENTOR.
THOMAS ALBERT KLINS
BY
MZM
United States Patent 0 cc
2,847,059
Patented Aug. 12, 1958
2
the openings 20 and 21 to reinforce the material there
around.
Rods 24 are disposed in the hems 14 and 15 and are
bent at their central portions at 25 for forming a cleft for
receiving the ends of a cord 26. The rods 24 are inserted
2,847,059
SEAT FOR SPORTSME'N
in the hems 14 and 15 and the hems 12 and 13 are sewn
along and completely across the width of the seat 11 at
29 and 30 to hold the rods 24 in place in the hems 14
and 15.
Thomas Albert Klins, Harborcreek Township,
‘Erie County, Pa.
Application May 27, ‘1957, Serial No. 661,835
‘1 Claim. (Cl. 155-78)
10
A sling 33 may be made of leather, webbing, or other
suitable ?exible material and it may have a conventional
metal snap 34 on each end thereof.
Hooks or other
fastening members could, of course, be substituted for
This invention relates to supports and, more particu
larly, to seats for use by hunters and outdoorsmen to 15 the snaps 34. It will be noted that the sling 33 is very
much like a ri?e sling and could be used as such or it
provide a comfortable place on which the hunter can sit
could be used to loop around the neck or antlers of a
while in the woods.
deer or other heavy animal and the seat 11 could be put
Outdoorsmen and, particularly, hunters ?nd it di?icult
around the chest or midsection of the hunter so that he
to ?nd a comfortable and convenient place on which to
sit while waiting for game to appear. The hunter usually 20 could conveniently drag his catch through the woods.
In Fig. 1, the chair 10 is shown in place held on a tree
resorts to sitting on logs, stones, and the like. These
36
having the sling 33 looped around the tree 36 with
types of seats are uncomfortable and unhealthy. Also,
the snaps 34 engaging a bight portion 136 of the cord 26
frequently, a suitable log, stone, or the like cannot be
with the ends of the cord 26 attached to the cleft 25 of
found in a desirable location. Conventional types of
the
rod 24. The cord 26 is attached to the rod 24 by
seats such as portable folding chairs rest on the ground 25
tying
the cord 26 in knots 37 and by binding the ends of
or other supporting surface and are not suitable for hunt
the cord 26 to form a loop thereon by means of a thread
ers because they are di?icult to transport, awkward, di?i
38 or the like. It will be seen that when the sling 33 is
cult to handle, and, in addition, do not rest evenly on
put around the tree 36 and the bight portion 136 of the
' rough ground.
It is, accordingly, an object of this invention to over 30 cord 26 is put around the front of the tree with the snap
34 engaging the bight portion 136 of the cord 26, a
come the above and other disadvantages in previous
hunter indicated at 40 can sit on the seat 11 with his
types of seats for hunters and, more particularly, it is an
back against the support or tree as a back rest. In this
object of this invention to provide a seat for use by
way, the hunter will be able to conveniently rest and
hunters and other outdoorsmen which is simple in con
relax while waiting for the game to appear.
struction, economical to manufacture, and simple and 35 The foregoing speci?cation sets forth the invention in
efficient to use.
its preferred practical forms but the structure shown is
Another object of the invention is to provide a seat
capable of modi?cation within a range of equivalents
for use by outdoorsmen which can be supported on any
without departing from the invention which is to be
tree, pole, or similar suitable vertical support.
understood is broadly novel as is commensurate with
A further object of the invention is to provide a seat
the appended claim.
which is compact and which can easily be stored and
The embodiments of the invention in which an exclu
utilized for purposes other than as a seat when not in
sive property or privilege is claimed are de?ned as fol
use as such.
'
lows:
With the above and other objects in view, the present
A chair comprising a seat made of a rectangular
invention consists of the combination and arrangement
sheet
of ?exible material having two opposite edges
45
of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in
turned back on themselves and their turned back edges
the accompanying drawing and more particularly pointed
attached to said sheet to each form a hem, a rigid rod
out in the appended claim, it being understood that
disposed in each said hem, a cord, one end of said cord
changes may be made in the form, size, proportions, and
being attached to the central portion of one said rod,
minor details of construction without departing from the
the other end being attached to the central portion of
spirit or sacri?cing any of the advantages of the inven 50 the
other said rod, the bight portion of said cord adapted
tion.
'
to be disposed against the trunk of a tree on the side
In the drawing:
thereof adjacent said seat above said seat, and a sling,
Fig. l is a view of a seat according to the invention
said sling adapted to be disposed around the other side
supported on a tree and occupied by a hunter;
of
said tree trunk, the ends of said sling being attached
55
Fig. 2 shows the seat portion of the seat according to
to said cord, said seat tensioning said ends to draw said
the invention with the cords attached thereto ' shown
bight portion and said sling tight on said tree trunk, the
broken away to better illustrate the invention;
rear edge of said seat being adapted to be disposed adja
Fig. 3 is a view of a sling for attaching the seat to a
cent said tree trunk to receive a person, the edge of said
tree; and
sheet remote from said tree forming the front edge of
Fig. 4 shows one of the rods which are attached to
said seat.
each end of the seat according to the invention.
References Cited in the ?le of this patent
Now with more particular reference to the drawing,
a chair 10 is shown having a seat v11 made of canvas,
UNITED STATES PATENTS
webbing material, sail cloth, or the like. The front and
back edges of the seat 11 are turned back on themselves 65
at 12 and 13 and hemmed and ends 14 and 15 are turned
back on themselves and sewed in seams 16 and 17 and
18 and 19, respectively.
A hole 20 is formed in the hemmed end 14 and a hole
21 is formed in the hemmed ‘end 15. Bindings 22 and 70
23 made of canvas or heavy leather can be sewn around
445,492
475,310
540,190
Billeaux ______________ _. Jan. 27, 1891
Hansen _____________ __ May 24, 1892
Rawson et a1. _________ _. May 28, 1895
1,120,496
1,569,045
1,848,313
2,549,679
Holsclaw _____________ _.. Dec. 8,
Sommer _____________ __ Jan. 12,
Buresh ______________ __ Mar. 8,
Foote _______________ __ Apr. 17,
1914
1926
1932
1951
2,601,589
Childers _____________ _.. June 24, 1952