US20130306121A1

US20130306121A1 - Hunting blind

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Publication number: US20130306121A1
Application number: US13/506,888
Authority: US
Inventors: Fermi Chi Hung Lau
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2012-05-21
Filing date: 2012-05-21
Publication date: 2013-11-21

Abstract

A hunting blind includes a body assembly and a roof assembly. The body assembly includes a body frame defining a receiving cavity, and a body blind embedding the body frame for hiding a hunter in the receiving cavity. The roof assembly includes a roof frame detachably attached on the body frame, and a roof blind provided on the roof frame to operate between a hiding mode and a hunting mode, wherein in the hiding mode, the roof frame and the roof blind are attached on the body frame so as to conceal the receiving cavity, wherein in the hunting mode, the roof assembly is operated to create a roof opening for communicating the receiving cavity with an exterior of the hunting blind, so that a hunter may normally hide in the receiving cavity and expose himself through the roof opening for hunting a predetermined target.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to hunting equipment, and more particularly to a hunting blind comprising a roof assembly which is capable of selectively forming a roof opening for allowing a hunter to rapidly and easily expose himself through said opening for effectively hunting a predetermined target.
2. Description of Related Arts
A conventional hunting blind usually comprises a body frame, a roof frame, and a shading fabric attached on the body frame and the roof frame for hiding a hunter standing in the hunting blind. Very often, the shading fabric is made and painted to resemble the surrounding environment in which the hunting blind is used. The conventional hunting blind further has an opening provided on the roof frame so that the hunter may be able to normally hide in the receiving cavity. When necessary, the hunter may stand to expose himself through the opening for shooting a target.
There exist several disadvantages related to this conventional hunting blind. First, the conventional hunting blind as described above does not provide shading on the opening formed on the roof frame. Thus, although the hunter hides in the receiving cavity, the hunter is not protected from adverse weather condition. When it rains, the hunter has to abort the hunting operation and seek for shading.
Second, since the hunter only visually hides in the receiving cavity, some animal may be cautious enough to notice that there is something wrong in the hunter blind and therefore refrained from approaching the hunter blind. In this situation, the hunter blind fails to accomplish one of its important functions: not distracting targeted animal. In some situations, the animal may notice that the hunter is in the hunting blind and may even try to attack the hunter.

SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

The invention is advantageous in that it provides a hunting blind comprising a roof assembly which is capable of selectively forming a roof opening for allowing a hunter to rapidly and easily expose himself through said opening for effectively hunting a predetermined target.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a hunting blind comprising a body frame and a roof frame which is detachably attached on the body frame so that a user may selectively put on the roof frame for suiting different hunting circumstances.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a hunting blind which allows a user to rapidly and conveniently expose himself or herself through the roof opening for effectively hunting a predetermined target.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a hunting blind which does not involve complicated or expensive mechanical structure so that the manufacturing cost of the present invention can be minimized.
Additional advantages and features of the invention will become apparent from the description which follows, and may be realized by means of the instrumentalities and combinations particular point out in the appended claims.
According to the present invention, the foregoing and other objects and advantages are attained by providing a hunting blind, comprising:
a body assembly which comprises a body frame defining a receiving cavity, and a body blind embedding the body frame for hiding a hunter in the receiving cavity; and
a roof assembly, which comprises a roof frame detachably attached on the body frame, and a roof blind provided on the roof frame to operate between a hiding mode and a hunting mode, wherein in the hiding mode, the roof frame and the roof blind are attached on the body frame so as to conceal the receiving cavity, wherein in the hunting mode, the roof assembly is operated to create a roof opening for communicating the receiving cavity with an exterior of the hunting blind, so that a hunter may normally hide in the receiving cavity and expose himself through the roof opening for hunting a predetermined target.
Still further objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the ensuing description and drawings.
These and other objectives, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, the accompanying drawings, and the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hunting blind according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a slight alternative of the hunting blind according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the hunting blind according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention, illustrating that the roof opening can be formed without detaching the roof frame from the body frame.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the hunting blind according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention, illustrating that the roof opening can be formed by the roof zipper.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 of the drawings, a hunting blind according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated, in which the hunting blind comprises a body assembly 10 and a roof assembly 20.
The body assembly 10 comprises a body frame 11 defining a receiving cavity 12, and a body blind 13 embedding the body frame 11 for hiding a hunter in the receiving cavity 12.
The roof assembly 20 comprises a roof frame 21 detachably attached on the body frame 11, and a roof blind 22 provided on the roof frame 21 to operate between a hiding mode and a hunting mode, wherein in the hiding mode, the roof frame 21 and the roof blind 22 are attached on the body frame 11 so as to conceal the receiving cavity 12, wherein in the hunting mode, the roof assembly 20 is operated to create a roof opening 23 for communicating the receiving cavity 12 with an exterior of the hunting blind, so that a hunter may normally hide in the receiving cavity 12 and rapidly and conveniently expose himself through the roof opening 23 for hunting a predetermined target.
According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the body frame 11 of the body assembly 10 comprises a plurality of elongated frame members 111 bent to form an enclosed structure having the receiving cavity 12 defined within the elongated frame members 111, wherein the body blind 13 is attached on the elongated frame members 111 for providing shading to the receiving cavity 12.
The body assembly 10 further contains at least one ventilation opening 14 provided on the body blind 13 for facilitating ventilating between the receiving cavity 12 and the ambient atmosphere. This allows the hunter hiding in the receiving cavity 12 to have sufficient air supply. In order to allow the user to selectively open the ventilation opening 14, the body assembly 10 further comprises at least one zipper element 15 operatively provided on the body blind 13 for allowing a user to selectively operate the zipper element 15 for opening or closing the ventilation opening 14 (FIG. 2 of the drawings).
Moreover, body assembly 10 further contains at least one entrance opening 16 provided on the body blind 13 for allowing the user to enter or exit the hunting blind. Thus, the body assembly 10 further comprises at least one zipper element 15 operatively provided on the body blind 13 for allowing a user to selectively operate the zipper element 15 for opening or closing the entrance opening 16.
It is worth mentioning that the body blind 13 is painted and designed to resemble the ambient environment in which the hunting blind is located. The reason is that when the hunting blind is set up in a hunting area, the aesthetic appearance and color of the hunting blind are designed not to alert the target animal.
The roof frame 21 of the roof assembly 20 comprises a plurality of elongated roof members 211 bent to form an enclosed structure, wherein the roof blind 22 is attached on the elongated roof members 211 for normally providing shielding to the receiving cavity 12. Note that the roof blind 22 is preferably painted and designed to match with the aesthetic appearance of the body blind 13 so as to provide a consistent overall appearance of the hunting blind. This minimizes the risk of altering the hunting targets when the hunting blind is placed on the hunting area.
The hunting blind further comprises a detachable arrangement 30 provided between the body assembly 10 and the roof assembly 20 for facilitating the roof assembly 20 to be detachable from the body assembly 10. More specifically, the detachable arrangement 30 comprises a plurality of body connectors 32 spacedly provided on the body assembly 10, and a plurality of roof connectors 31 spacedly provided on the roof assembly 20, wherein the body connectors 32 and the roof connectors 31 are detachably connected with each other respectively so as to detachable connect the roof assembly 20 onto the body assembly 10.
Each of the body connector 32 comprises a mounting hook 321 extended from and supported by the corresponding elongated frame members 111, whereas each of the roof connectors 31 comprises a mounting loop 311 extended from and supported by the corresponding elongated roof members 211, wherein each of the mounting hooks 321 is aligned with the corresponding mounting loop 311 so that the mounting loop 311 is capable of detachably connecting to the corresponding mounting hook 321. When the mounting hooks 321 are connected to the mounting loops 311 respectively, the roof assembly 20 is detachably mounted on top of the body assembly 10.
Thus, the roof opening 23 of the roof assembly 20 may be formed by detaching the roof assembly 20 from the body assembly 10 so that an opening is formed on top of the receiving cavity 12. On the other hand, the roof opening 23 may be formed by forming an opening on the roof assembly 20 through a predetermined operation of the elongated roof members 211 of the roof frame 21. Thus, as shown in FIG. 3 of the drawings, the elongated roof member 211 are bent to a first roof section 212 and a second roof section 213, in such a manner that the first roof section 212 is overlappedly foldable toward the second roof section 213 to form the roof opening 23 on the roof assembly 20.
Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 4 of the drawings, the roof assembly 20 further comprises a roof zipper 24 formed on the roof blind 22 so as to allow a portion of the roof blind 22 to be opened through the roof zipper 24 and outwardly fold toward the remaining portion of the roof blind 22 so as to create the roof opening 23. In such a situation, the user is able to expose himself or herself out of the hunting blind through the roof opening 23.
The roof zipper 24 is capable of being selectively opened and closed so as to allow the user to selectively open or close the roof zipper 24 for exposing himself through the roof opening 23 or to hide himself into the body assembly 10.
One skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment of the present invention as shown in the drawings and described above is exemplary only and not intended to be limiting.
It will thus be seen that the objects of the present invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. It embodiments have been shown and described for the purposes of illustrating the functional and structural principles of the present invention and is subject to change without departure from such principles. Therefore, this invention includes all modifications encompassed within the spirit and scope of the following claims.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A hunting blind, comprising:

a body assembly which comprises a body frame defining a receiving cavity, and a body blind embedding said body frame for hiding a hunter in said receiving cavity; and

a roof assembly, which comprises a roof frame detachably attached on said body frame, and a roof blind provided on said roof frame to operate between a hiding mode and a hunting mode, wherein in said hiding mode, said roof frame and said roof blind are attached on said body frame so as to conceal said receiving cavity, wherein in said hunting mode, said roof assembly is operated to create a roof opening for communicating said receiving cavity with an exterior of said hunting blind, so that a hunter may normally hide in said receiving cavity and expose himself through said roof opening for hunting a predetermined target.

2. The hunting blind, as recited in claim 1, further comprising a detachable arrangement provided between said body assembly and said roof assembly for facilitating said roof assembly to be detachable from said body assembly.

3. The hunting blind, as recited in claim 2, wherein said detachable arrangement comprises a plurality of body connectors spacedly provided on said body assembly, and a plurality of roof connectors spacedly provided on said roof assembly, wherein said body connectors and said roof connectors are detachably connected with each other respectively so as to detachable connect said roof assembly onto said body assembly.

4. The hunting blind, as recited in claim 3, wherein said each of said body connector comprises a mounting hook extended from and supported by said corresponding elongated frame members, whereas each of said roof connectors comprises a mounting loop extended from and supported by said corresponding elongated roof members, wherein each of said mounting hooks is aligned with said corresponding mounting loop so that said mounting loop is capable of detachably connecting to said corresponding mounting hook.

5. The hunting blind, as recited in claim 3, wherein said body frame of said body assembly comprises a plurality of elongated frame members bent to form an enclosed structure having said receiving cavity defined within said elongated frame members, wherein said body blind is attached on said elongated frame members for providing shading to said receiving cavity.

6. The hunting blind, as recited in claim 4, wherein said body frame of said body assembly comprises a plurality of elongated frame members bent to form an enclosed structure having said receiving cavity defined within said elongated frame members, wherein said body blind is attached on said elongated frame members for providing shading to said receiving cavity.

7. The hunting blind, as recited in claim 5, wherein said body assembly further contains at least one ventilation opening provided on said body blind for facilitating ventilating between said receiving cavity and ambient atmosphere.

8. The hunting blind, as recited in claim 6, wherein said body assembly further contains at least one ventilation opening provided on said body blind for facilitating ventilating between said receiving cavity and ambient atmosphere.

9. The hunting blind, as recited in claim 7, wherein said body assembly further comprises at least one zipper element operatively provided on said body blind for allowing a user to selectively operate said zipper element for selectively opening and closing said ventilation opening.

10. The hunting blind, as recited in claim 8, wherein said body assembly further comprises at least one zipper element operatively provided on said body blind for allowing a user to selectively operate said zipper element for selectively opening and closing said ventilation opening.

11. The hunting blind, as recited in claim 9, wherein said body assembly further contains at least one entrance opening provided on said body blind for allowing said user to enter and exit said hunting blind.

12. The hunting blind, as recited in claim 10, wherein said body assembly further contains at least one entrance opening provided on said body blind for allowing said user to enter and exit said hunting blind.

13. The hunting blind, as recited in claim 11, wherein said roof frame of said roof assembly comprises a plurality of elongated roof members bent to form an enclosed structure, wherein said roof blind is attached on said elongated roof members for normally providing shielding to said receiving cavity.

14. The hunting blind, as recited in claim 12, wherein said roof frame of said roof assembly comprises a plurality of elongated roof members bent to form an enclosed structure, wherein said roof blind is attached on said elongated roof members for normally providing shielding to said receiving cavity.

15. The hunting blind, as recited in claim 13, wherein said roof opening of said roof assembly is formed by detaching said roof assembly from said body assembly.

16. The hunting blind, as recited in claim 14, wherein said roof opening of said roof assembly is formed by detaching said roof assembly from said body assembly.

17. The hunting blind, as recited in claim 13, wherein said roof opening is formed by forming an opening on said roof assembly through a predetermined operation of said elongated roof members of said roof frame, wherein said elongated roof member is bent to a first roof section and a second roof section, in such a manner that said first roof section is overlappedly foldable toward said second roof section to form said roof opening on said roof assembly.

18. The hunting blind, as recited in claim 14, wherein said roof opening is formed by forming an opening on said roof assembly through a predetermined operation of said elongated roof members of said roof frame, wherein said elongated roof member is bent to a first roof section and a second roof section, in such a manner that said first roof section is overlappedly foldable toward said second roof section to form said roof opening on said roof assembly

19. The hunting blind, as recited in claim 13, wherein said roof assembly further comprises a roof zipper formed on said roof blind so as to allow a portion of said roof blind to be opened through said roof zipper and outwardly folded toward said remaining portion of said roof blind so as to create said roof opening.

20. The hunting blind, as recited in claim 14, wherein said roof assembly further comprises a roof zipper formed on said roof blind so as to allow a portion of said roof blind to be opened through said roof zipper and outwardly folded toward said remaining portion of said roof blind so as to create said roof opening.