Supports – Brackets – Specially mounted or attached
Reexamination Certificate
1999-11-03
2001-11-13
Ramirez, Ramon O. (Department: 3632)
Supports
Brackets
Specially mounted or attached
C248S231510, C248S316100, C042S094000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06315256
ABSTRACT:
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
Not applicable.
REFERENCE TO MICROFICHE APPENDIX
Not applicable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This is a Continuation-In-Part of application Ser. No. 09/197,822 filed on Nov. 23, 1998.
The present invention relates to the field of rifle and camera supports for outdoor use in general, and in particular to a convertible support apparatus for rifles and cameras that can quickly be attached to a tree stand.
2. Description of Related Art
As can be seen by reference to the following U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,022,898; 5,347,740; 5,723,808; and 5,740,625, the prior art is replete with myriad and diverse rifle and/or camera supports for outdoor usage.
While all of the aforementioned prior art constructions are more than adequate for the basic purpose and function for which they have been specifically designed, they are uniformly deficient with respect to their failure to provide a simple, efficient, and practical convertible rifle/camera support that is specifically designed for use with the current day more elaborate tree stand constructions.
As most bow and gun hunters are aware, a new class of luxury style treestand construction has recently come into the marketplace and been very favorably received by outdoor enthusiasts. While many of these newer style treestands employ a tubular safety bar that serves as a gun rest and may be either padded or unpadded, these safety bars not only do not provide lateral stability for a firearm, but they also do not have any provision for mounting a camera thereon.
As a consequence of the foregoing situation, there has existed a longstanding need among treestand users in particular, for a new and improved type of convertible camera/rifle support apparatus for treestands equipped with a tubular safety bar, and the provision of such a construction is a stated objective of the present invention.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Briefly stated, the camera/rifle support apparatus for conventional treestands equipped with a tubular safety bar that forms the basis of the present invention comprises in general, a support unit and a quick release clamp unit wherein the support unit is rotatably disposed on top of the clamp unit, which in turn is releasably engageable with the tubular surround that is standard equipment on most newer conventional treestands.
As will be explained in greater detail further on in the specification, the camera/rifle support apparatus can be quickly and easily attached and detached at any selected location on the conventional tubular surround to accommodate both right and left handed shooters. The rotatable relationship between the support unit and the clamp unit allows the barrel of the gun to traverse through a limited arc of rotation at the selected location to track the movement of a game animal prior to the hunter taking a shot.
In addition, the clamp unit is further provided with a quick release mechanism that allows the support apparatus to be quickly, easily, and most importantly quietly shifted from one location on the tubular support to another location in the event that the game animal appears from an unexpected direction.
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Ramirez Ramon O.
Tolar Kenneth L
Wood Kimberly
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