Camouflage cover apparatus

Abstract

A portable camouflage apparatus, comprising a frame and covering, where the frame is supported on a person's shoulders. The apparatus is secured preferably using straps that go under the armpits, and secure at both ends to the frame, so that the straps pull the frame against the tops of the shoulders. Pads may be used on the frame to cushion the shoulders, and to assist in moving the apparatus during typical shoulder movement associated with aiming a rifle or bow. Shoulder stabilizers may be used, which press against the front chest and back of the person supporting the frame. These stabilizers may be adjustable as to shape, angle or rotation. Use of this apparatus allows the wearer to turn their head, while wearing the apparatus, without causing movement of the frame or covering.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]Portable hunting blinds allow greater mobility or persons involved in this sport. There have been several attempts to create a portable blind that will shield a person's head, while still allowing the person to scan the visible area before them, and complete necessary tasks involved with the hunting process.[0002]U.S. Pat. No. 3,609,905 (Fuhrman) illustrates a hunter blind that includes a shoulder strap whereby the framework can be supported on the shoulders of the user, and the blind material draped over the frame, and is a material of such type that permits the hunter reasonable visibility. One drawback to this invention is that it is not intended to cover only the head area, and in fact would probably not be usable if the entire front portion of this hunter's blind in this patent were open.[0003]U.S. Pat. No. 5,146,622 (Blutstein) discloses a head covering without any supportive framework, and therefore moves with the turning of the head, while U....

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Benefits of technology

[0015]While the straps provide a limitation against vertical movement, a pair of shoulder stabilizers descend downward from the base bar, where one shoulder stabilizer will press against the upper shoulder and chest area of the person wearing the camouflage cover, while the second shoulder stabilizer will press against the upper shoulder and back area of the person wearing the camouflage cover. The shoulder stabilizers will therefore restrict horizontal movement of the apparatus while it is being worn. This will allow the user to move about, and even lean over without having the camouflage cover fall off.

[0016]To increase the ability to store a camouflage cover when not in use, as well as to provide for greater mobility and adjustment, the shoulder stabilizers may be able to rotate from a downward position to any position along a 180 degree arc about the base bar. The shoulder stabilizer may be a simple flat bar that has a curvature of approximately 90°, so that one end of the flat bar may be press in between the pad and base bar, so that the rotational movement of the shoulder stabilizer is defined by the available space between the pad and base bar. The shoulder stabilizer may also be independently rotational, in relation to the pad, where a rotating shoulder stabilizer comprises an extension bar that defines an opening on one end, through which the base bar is pushed through. Frictional means may allow the rotating shoulder stabilizer to be positioned as desired.

[0017]One of the benefits of using a pad on the base bars of the frame is that when a person raises their gun or bow up to aim, the shoulders naturally hunch up, causing the pads to assist in rolling the framework backward slightly off the shoulders, to increase the available view.

[0018]Accordingly, this invention allows the user to cover their head so as to prevent visibility of their head from the sides or rear direction. It is possible, to also use a camouflage cover that has a significant mesh pattern that allows the user to see through it.

[0019]It is a further object of this invention to provide a collapsible frame, that allows ease in transportation, as well as storage, and where the framework is collapsible as desired.

[0020]It is a further object of this invention to provide a framework that utilizes total support on the top areas of the shoulder of the wearer, and where the framework is able to be adequately supported and maintained in position on the shoulder area so as to eliminate any movement that would typically be caused by turning the user's head. Therefore, there is a greater mobility and ability to scan more of the surrounding area,

Problems solved by technology

One drawback to this invention is that it is not intended to cover only the head area, and in fact would probably not be usable if the entire front portion of this hunter's blind in this patent were open.

Although the prior art sometimes provides for a general covering of the head area, there is often a problem in that the coverings do not limit movement of any material on the head when the head itself is being rotated to scan for targets.

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