Tree Stand Bracket With Angled Lateral Surfaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tree mountable hunting platform devices lack sufficient stability and additional footholds, making it difficult for users to move around the tree securely while hunting.
Innovation Solution
A tree stand assembly with a platform and a bracket that includes a post with teeth for engaging the tree, providing enhanced traction and stability through a large surface area and angled lateral surfaces with protrusions for better grip, along with a cam-locking mechanism for secure attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If small cleats are used for engaging the tree, then the device structure remains simple, but the stability and traction are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is divided into multiple functional surfaces: a front surface with teeth for engagement, rear surfaces for cam-locking, and lateral surfaces angled outward to provide footholds. This segmentation allows each surface to perform a specific function, improving overall stability without requiring a completely new device design.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket extends laterally outward from the post, creating additional dimensional space for footholds. The lateral surfaces project sideways, providing a third dimension of interaction with the user's feet, thereby enhancing stability and traction beyond what a simple vertical post could provide.
2Ease of operation
If only small cleats are provided for tree engagement, then the device structure remains simple, but additional footholds for movement are lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket serves multiple functions: the front surface with teeth engages the tree for stability, the rear surfaces enable cam-locking attachment, and the lateral outwardly angled surfaces provide footholds for user movement. This multi-functionality improves ease of operation without requiring separate components for each function.
3Reliability
If the bracket has a large surface area with angled lateral surfaces, then traction and grip are improved, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple functional surfaces are merged into a single bracket component. The front surface, rear surfaces, and lateral surfaces are all integrated into one piece that attaches to the post, providing reliable multi-functional performance while avoiding the need to manufacture and assemble multiple separate parts.
Data Source
AI summary
A tree stand assembly includes a platform that has a front edge for engaging a tree. A post is attached to the platform adjacent to the front edge and extends upwardly therefrom. A bracket is attached to a front side of the post and has a top side, a bottom side and a perimeter surface extending between the top and bottom sides. The perimeter surface includes a front surface, a rear surface, a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface. The front surface has a plurality of teeth therein extending forward of the bracket to engage a tree. The rear surface includes a central section and a pair of outer sections positioned on opposite sides of the central section. The outer sections extend away from the front surface and the central section toward an associated one of the first and second lateral surfaces.