Portable Blind With Simulated Arborescent Structures
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional hunting ground blinds have an unnatural, geometric shape that is easily recognizable by wildlife, making it difficult to conceal human presence, and the process of camouflaging them often alerts game due to noise and scent issues.
Innovation Solution
A portable, collapsible concealment system with simulated arborescent structures that extend beyond the blind's geometric shape, blending it with natural surroundings, and a modular concealment pod that can be attached to various structures to break up visual geometric shapes, providing effective camouflage without the need for manual brushing or scent dispersal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional box-shaped ground blinds are used, then the blind provides structural stability and ease of manufacture, but the geometric shape is easily recognizable by wildlife, reducing concealment effectiveness
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies asymmetry by extending limbs of simulated arborescent structures beyond the geometric boundaries of the blind, creating an irregular, non-uniform silhouette that mimics natural vegetation patterns. This asymmetric extension breaks the recognizable box shape while maintaining the underlying structural integrity of the blind.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a third dimension to the concealment system by extending limbs outward from the blind surface, creating depth and volume that mimics natural foliage. This dimensional extension transforms the flat, two-dimensional blind into a three-dimensional camouflaged structure that integrates with the surrounding environment.
2Reliability
If natural foliage is collected and manually brushed against the blind, then camouflage effectiveness is improved, but noise and scent are generated, alerting wildlife to the hunter's presence
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates artificial copies of natural arborescent structures (limbs and leaves) that replicate the visual appearance of real vegetation. These simulated structures provide the camouflage function without requiring collection of actual foliage, thereby eliminating the noise and scent associated with manual brushing while maintaining concealment effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The simulated arborescent structures are pre-assembled and self-contained, requiring no manual manipulation or adjustment by the hunter. The structures automatically provide camouflage coverage when attached to the blind, eliminating the need for hunters to perform the harmful action of collecting and brushing natural foliage.
3Reliability
If fabric leaves are added to blind corners, then some camouflage is provided, but the geometric shape remains readily recognizable from a distance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extends limbs beyond the geometric boundaries of the blind, creating asymmetric projections that break up the regular shape. This asymmetric design ensures that the blind does not present a uniform geometric silhouette, making it difficult for wildlife to recognize the artificial structure from a distance.
Solution Approach 2:
The simulated arborescent structures include curved limbs and leafy formations that mimic the organic, non-linear shapes of natural vegetation. These curved, naturalistic forms contrast with the straight lines and right angles of the underlying blind structure, helping to mask the geometric shape.
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AI summary
A portable collapsible blind is provided including positioning members and simulated arborescent structures to break-up the hard geometric shape and lines of the blind. The positioning members can position the simulated arborescent structures to extend beyond at least one of a sidewall, side edge, upper edge, sidewall corner, roof edge, roof corner and roof a preselected distance. The simulated arborescent structure can include a limb and a leafy part suspended by the limb at a location distal from the geometric shape of the blind. A concealment pod also can be provided. The concealment pod can include a base with a plurality of outwardly projecting simulated arborescent structures. The base can include the fastener element that joins with a corresponding fastener element of a joining element. The base and joining element can be pivotally joined so that the simulated arborescent structures can be oriented in a variety of configurations.