Abstract: A bow holder having a frame with a channel at one end for fitting about the rung of a tree stand platform, the frame being supported on the upper surface of the platform. The bow holder carries an upstanding bifurcated support at one end for receiving the cable, pulley and bowstring of a bow. An upstanding support arm is pivoted at its opposite end and mounts a cradle at the arm's distal end for receiving the limb of the bow. By adjusting the angular position of the support arm, the angle of the bow in the bow holder can be adjusted as desired.

Abstract: A hunter's tree stand includes a vertically elongated rigid frame assembly including upper and lower tree contacting standoff points. An elongated inelastic band member encircles the tree in a horizontal plane disposed vertically intermediate the standoff points and connects to the frame assembly at each end thereof. A binder coacts with the band member to effect a predetermined shortening of the band member when a binder actuator element is displaced from a first position to a second position to displace the center portion of the frame inwardly and thereby resiliently preload tension within the band member independently of loading of the tree stand. The tree standoff points are configured to limit their penetration into the tree. The binder can be locked with the actuator element in its second position to deter unauthorized removal of the tree stand.

Abstract: This invention discloses a vehicular step bench apparatus stabilized through coupling accessories provided for detachable connection to various portions of a vehicle to gain a safe access to elevated areas of a vehicle. The coupling accessories are mechanical attachments that effect a restraining relationship with a front and rear bumpers and wheel members of a vehicle to prevent tilting or tipping towards or away from the vehicle. The mechanical attachments include portions of chains, pivotal stop arms and other mechanical attachment structure. The foot support area is further made safe through the use of a foot traction aids in the form of friction pads adhesively attached to the foot support surface. The step bench apparatus is made portable through foldable structure provided beneath the foot support area for easy storage in a carrying case.

Abstract: A storage bag which is supported by and maintained upon a stackable storage rack is disclosed for handling, storing and moving items of irregular shape or configuration in a manufacturing, shipping, warehousing, or receiving facility. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the storage bag is hung on a device that is supported by the storage rack. This hanging device can be moved from storage rack to storage rack and can be loaded or unloaded from its top. The use of this hanging device permits the bag to be filled while in place in the storage rack and, therefore, easily moved with a forklift. In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, the storage bag is supported by the storage rack at its top and lower portions by strapping material to maintain shape and front retention devices to contain the contents.

Abstract: A tubular member having a lateral opening along one side forming a longitudinal opening that is expandable outwardly to be slipped over a support member on which a towel is draped, to resiliently grip the support member and hold the towel there between, and which tubular member may also have a flexible portion for allowing the tubular member to be bent and then fit onto a curved support.

Abstract: A portable assembly comprising a nylon flame retardant support rope, an adjustable size waist band and crotch harness and a lever controlled brake rope friction device. The user securely fastens the rope at the point of departure, threads the rope through the friction device and fastens the device to the harness. The lever on the friction device regulates the rate of descent from a full stop to the limiting rate prescribed by the friction ring assembly. Alternately, the user may hand hold the friction device for lowering a load fastened to the harness.

Abstract: A combination foldable ladder and hand truck is disclosed comprising a plurality of ladder sections joined at respective ends by hinges and having retractable transport wheels and a retractable support means. The device is functional as a step ladder as well as an extension ladder in an open position with the support means and transport wheels each in their retracted positions. The device is functional as a hand truck in a closed position with the support means in an extended forward position for supporting goods and the transport wheels in an extended downward position, for rolling.

Abstract: For assisting ascent of metal frame towers where steps are not provided, a U-shape adapter is provided for temporarily mounting a step bolt. The adapter has spaced apart legs for straddling the flange of a tower structural member. A tapped bore through one of the legs receives the threaded shank of the step bolt, and the assembly can then be secured to the tower flange like a C-clamp.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved device designed to be mountable on a building for supporting a ladder and protecting the building from damage due to the ladder. The improved device includes a plurality of leg means, attachment means, and crosspiece means that are mountable to a building and act to support a ladder, prevent lateral movement thereof, and protect the building or portions thereof such as gutters or roofs, from damage due to the ladder.

Abstract: A scissors lift apparatus having a wheeled tube chassis and a platform connected together by one or more scissors arm assemblies, each scissors arm assembly including a center arm and two outside support arms pivotally connected at their longitudinal midpoint, adjacent scissors arm assemblies connected in series at the ends of the center arms and at the ends of the outside support arms, a hydraulic cylinder pivotally connected to the chassis and pivotally connected to the pivot axis of the lowermost scissors arm assembly, the pivot connection between adjacent outside support arms comprising common castings, each casting having a pair of longitudinally extending, longitudinally offset ears, the ears of one casting engaged and pinned with the ears of a second axially rotated casting.

Abstract: A combination ladder and carriage carried by the ladder for up and down movement to carry loads up the ladder at construction sites including building, repairs and the like at elevated heights. The upper ends of the ladder rails are extended in bow-like fashion so as to enable the ladder to reach over a roof or other elevated structure, and the carriage has a back wall of flexible construction enabling it to accommodate the bow-like ends of the ladder whereby to bring the load more closely to where it is needed.

Abstract: An iron worker's seat protector and gripping device includes an elongated flexible sheet member having an upper and lower end, and a belt secured adjacent to the upper end. The belt is secured to the worker's waist such that the sheet member hangs downwardly adjacent the worker's rump. The flexible sheet member is positioned between the worker and a beam by grasping the lower edge and pulling it upwardly and forwardly to between the legs to position the sheet member on the beam. An elongated strap is secured to the lower edge of the sheet member to assist the worker in positioning and movement of the sheet member. A chain is selectively attachable to a ring on the strap, and extends to a clamp which is selectively attached to a beam so as to hold the sheet member in the desired location on the beam.

Abstract: An apparatus mounts a sonar transducer to a boat. The apparatus includes a tubular member with a handle at one end and a transducer mounting bracket at the other end. The transducer mounting bracket is adapted to couple to a sonar transducer. Both the handle and the transducer mounting bracket are pivotally coupled to the tubular member and to each other by a linkage rod. By moving the handle up or down, the transducer mounting bracket will move correspondingly to a new elevational orientation. The tubular member is received by a cylindrical bore in a ball; the ball is mounted to the boat. By turning the handle to one side, the tubular member and the transducer mounting bracket will correspondingly turn to a new azimuthal orientation.

Abstract: A rigid tree seat may be secured to a tree or worn as a backpack. The rigid tree seat comprises a sturdy frame having a seat portion and supporting ribs. The frame is removeably covered by a covering that, when in place, cooperates with the frame to form a pack for holding various supplies. First and second straps pass through the frame and the covering. The first strap is used to secure the rigid tree seat to a person's waist in backpack fashion or to a tree or the like. The second strap is used as a safety strap for a person sitting on the rigid tree seat in a tree.

Abstract: In a multi-purpose ladder of the invention there are disposed on bores (30) in the left and right halves (8, 9) of a second joint element (5) curved recesses (39), not shown here and shaped corresponding to the pivot movement of an operating lever (40), for containing bearings (31) of a release lever (32). Arms (33) of the release lever (32), which cooperates with the operating lever (40), are connected with each other by means of a bar (34) having a recess (35). Protrusions (37) are formed at bearings (31) of the release lever (32) by deep drawing of side wall portion of the arms (33). A cam (42) of a first elbow (41) of the operating lever (40) can be inserted into the bearings (31), the operating lever (40) being securely guided by the recess (35) in the bar (34). The cam (42) comprises an upper semicircular part (43 ) and a key bit (44), not shown here, the semicircular part (43) having an oblique surface (43a) and the key bit (44) an oblique surface (44a) at a front face (45) of the cam (42).

Abstract: A restraining device having an anchorage the length of which may by contacted so as to cause pads on the ends thereof to apply pressure to the sides of an elevated work surface to secure the anchorage, and further having a tether, one end of which is attached to the anchorage, and the opposite end of which is attached to a harness which is worn by a worker so as to keep the worker from falling from the elevated work surface.

Abstract: A rope climber for hanging on a steel cable, a rope or a long pole suspended in the air and operable to enable a person's body to be lifted up or lowered down the cable or rope and to stop at any position on the cable or rope. The rope climber includes a pair of grooved wheels having the outer circumferences in close contact and capable of rotating in opposite directions, one or both of the grooved wheels having at the middle of the outer circumferences eccentric grooves, the grooved wheels defining at the close contact point of the outer circumferences a hole through which the cable or rope passes. By rotation of the grooved wheels the hole can be varied in size, whereby the rope climber is able to slide up and down the cable or rope when the hole is large in size and will hold the cable or rope tightly and stay at any fixed place on the cable or rope when the hole is small.

Abstract: This invention relates to a convertible step/extension ladder which allows to use one or more of extension sections with a basic A-shaped ladder frame. The extension sections are slidably mounted on legs of the frame through the use of housing/sliding rail arrangement on the legs of the frame and on the extension sections. When converted to an extension ladder, the basic frame portions are folded and locked in that position, while one extension section is moved along the frame portion to rest on the ground. If more than one extension sections are used, the second extension section is mounted on the opposite frame portion and extended upwardly, so that the basic frame portions form a middle part of the ladder.

Abstract: A sway brace is attached to each of the opposite sides of a step ladder. The attachment is made by a bolt passing through aligned holes in the brace leg and an associated ladder leg. The bolt hole in the brace leg is oversized to permit it to swing to a bracing position. A compression spring takes up the resulting looseness.

Abstract: A folding ladder comprises a series of modules, each module including a pair of spaced, parallel stile sections connected together by a transverse tread section. The modules are of decreasing size and each module, except for the largest one, is pivotally mounted between the stile sections of the next adjacent larger module, so that it can be folded from an extended position to a folded position in which the smaller module is nested within the larger module, releasable bolts being provided to lock the modules in the extended position. The tread and stile sections are hollow, and are connected together by separately formed joint members, one end of each joint member being secured within the hollow stile section, and the other end being secured within the hollow tread section.