| US 7,584,940 B2 | ||
| Tree stand lock apparatus and method of use | ||
| Benjamin Ray Gee, 533 Hankey Mountain Highway, Churchville, Va. 24421 (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 12, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/189,870. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/993402, filed on Sep. 12, 2007. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2009/0064743 A1, Mar. 12, 2009 | ||
| Int. Cl. B21F 9/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 254—238 [254/218; 254/221; 254/409; 254/380; 24/70 ST; 24/69 ST; 452/185; 182/135] | 12 Claims |
| 11. A method for locking a tree stand to a tree, said method comprising the steps of:
providing a ratchet buckle, said ratchet buckle having a spool, said spool having a transaxial bore with a diameter, said
ratchet buckle integrally attached to a hook and said ratchet buckle having a locking means disposed to receive a lock;
providing a length of wire rope, said wire rope integrally attached to a hook, said wire rope having a diameter smaller than
the diameter of said bore;
wrapping said wire rope through a portion of said tree strand and around a portion of said tree;
hooking the hook of said wire rope to the hook of said ratchet buckle;
threading said wire rope through said bore, wherein said wire rope and said ratchet buckle encircle a portion of said tree
and include a portion of said tree stand within said circle;
pulling said wire rope to remove the slack in said wire rope;
ratcheting said ratchet buckle to make said wire rope taut;
closing said ratchet buckle;
locking said ratchet buckle.
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