ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,745,766, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Double Dragon International Inc. (Dubuque, Iowa).
"Tree stand with seat leveling shelf lock" was invented by Randy L. Schofield (Harrisburg, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tree stand may include a platform, a post pivotable between an upright position relative to the platform and a folded position along the platform, a seat pivotable between a seat position and a shelf position, a leveling tab extending from the post, a shelf tab extending from the post, and a seat leveling shelf lock movably connected to and projecting from the seat The seat is pivotable between a first position in whi...