Integrated Climbing Hook for Treestand and Climbing Stick
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Solution Overview
Problem
Setting up climbing sticks and treestands for hunting is a physically challenging and safety-risking process due to the need to repeatedly climb and descend trees while carrying and affixing multiple stick sections, often requiring heavy materials for strength which conflicts with weight and cost considerations.
Innovation Solution
Integration of a climbing hook into the treestand and climbing sticks allows them to be attached to a waist belt, harness, or backpack, enabling hunters to ascend with both hands free and eliminating the need for repeated trips, using a one-piece design fabricated from lightweight yet strong aluminum alloy with a waterjet process for enhanced strength and stealth.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If heavy materials are used for climbing sticks to ensure strength, then strength is improved, but weight increases and cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the climbing hook function with the climbing stick structure by integrating a hook into the top end of the stick. This merging allows the stick to serve dual purposes: providing structural support and enabling attachment to the hunter's person, thereby eliminating the need for separate heavy accessories and reducing overall weight while maintaining strength
Solution Approach 2:
The climbing stick is designed with multi-functionality by incorporating a hook that can attach to various items on the hunter's person (waist belt, harness, backpack, etc.). This universal design allows the same stick structure to serve both as a climbing aid and as a carrying mechanism, reducing the need for additional separate components and optimizing the weight-to-strength ratio
2Ease of operation
If hunters carry multiple stick sections to reach desired height, then climbing capability is improved, but physical exertion and time required increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by having the hunter attach the climbing hook to their person before beginning the ascent. This pre-attachment allows the hunter to climb upward while the stick remains secured to them, eliminating the need to repeatedly descend and retrieve additional stick sections, thereby significantly reducing time and physical exertion
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated hook system enables self-service by allowing the climbing stick to remain attached to the hunter's person throughout the ascent. The hunter does not need to manually handle or reattach multiple stick sections; the system serves itself by maintaining attachment through the hook integrated into the stick structure, thereby reducing physical exertion and time
3Productivity
If repeated trips to base of tree are made to retrieve sticks, then climbing progress is improved, but safety risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
By attaching the climbing hook to the hunter's person before ascending, the system eliminates the need for repeated trips to the base of the tree. The hunter can continuously climb upward with the stick already secured to them, thereby improving climbing progress while eliminating the safety risks associated with repeated descents and ascents
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention generally relates to a climbing stick for use in climbing trees for hunting or other purposes with comprises a climbing hook. The invention also relates to a treestand, including a micro or saddle treestand comprising a climbing hook. The climbing hook is configured to allow a stand or sticks to attach to a waist belt, mole webbing, safety harness, backpack, saddle, pocket, etc. or any similar item on your person, which allows the hunter to have both hands free while ascending a tree to set up your treestand and/or sticks.