US Patent Issued to HBTek on June 23 for "Climbing stick with unitary step and tree engaging structure" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,875, issued on June 23, was assigned to HBTek Inc. (Lannon, Wis.).

"Climbing stick with unitary step and tree engaging structure" was invented by Mario Trafficante Jr. (Sussex, Wis.) and Daniel M. Infalt (Helenville, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A climbing system includes a treestand a plurality of climbing sticks. The treestand includes a monolithic platform formed from strengthened material. Each of the climbing sticks includes a frame having a plurality of weight-reduction apertures formed therethrough. Tree engaging structures include ramped surfaces to facilitate smooth downward sliding on a tree. Methods of manufacturing...