US 12,262,707 B2
Ladder stand and activity rail assembly
Bryant Haakenson, Amery, WI (US); Michael Furseth, Cumberland, WI (US); Scott Nickell, Cumberland, WI (US); and Blake Otto, Gladwin, MI (US)
Assigned to ARDISAM, INC., Cumberland, WI (US)
Filed by ARDISAM, INC., Cumberland, WI (US)
Filed on Sep. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/463,114.
Application 18/463,114 is a continuation of application No. 18/046,459, filed on Oct. 13, 2022, granted, now 11,856,941.
Application 18/046,459 is a continuation of application No. 16/946,299, filed on Jun. 15, 2020, granted, now 11,540,506, issued on Jan. 3, 2023.
Application 16/946,299 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/724,095, filed on Dec. 20, 2019, granted, now 11,564,387.
Prior Publication US 2024/0016142 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A01M 31/02 (2006.01); E06C 1/34 (2006.01)
CPC A01M 31/025 (2013.01) [E06C 1/34 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A stand comprising:
a chair;
a platform configured to support the chair when the stand is secured to a support structure; and
an activity rail assembly rotatably attached to the chair, the activity rail assembly having a horizontal activity rail portion; wherein:
the activity rail assembly is rotatable among a first stowed position in which the activity rail assembly is oriented upright, a second stowed position in which the activity rail assembly is oriented downwardly, and one or more deployed positions between the first stowed position and the second stowed position;
when the activity rail assembly is in the second stowed position, the horizontal activity rail portion is positioned below a seating surface of the chair or between the seating surface and the platform; and
the activity rail assembly is extendable and retractable between a first position and a second position, wherein when the activity rail assembly is in the first position, the horizontal activity rail portion is closer to the chair than when the activity rail assembly is in the second position.