US 12,031,346 B2
Hay bale hunting blind
Ryan Varnum, Columbia, MO (US); Timothy S. Kinney, Warrenton, MO (US); Seth Wheeler, Columbia, MO (US); James Tayon, Moberly, MO (US); Jason Nickerson, Columbia, MO (US); Kyle Smith, Columbia, MO (US); Matthew Kinamore, Columbia, MO (US); and Curtis Smith, Columbia, MO (US)
Assigned to AOB Products Company, Columbia, MO (US)
Filed by AOB Products Company, Columbia, MO (US)
Filed on Apr. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/659,262.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/175,321, filed on Apr. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0333399 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. E04H 15/00 (2006.01); A01M 31/02 (2006.01); E04H 15/54 (2006.01); E04H 15/58 (2006.01); E04H 15/64 (2006.01)
CPC E04H 15/001 (2013.01) [A01M 31/025 (2013.01); E04H 15/008 (2013.01); E04H 15/54 (2013.01); E04H 15/58 (2013.01); E04H 15/64 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hay bale hunting blind for hiding a person, the hay bale hunting blind comprising:
a frame configured to define a support structure, the frame including a frame body configured to define an interior space sized and shaped for hiding the person in the interior space, the frame body defining a water fowl opening, the frame comprising a water fowl door connected to the frame body by a pivot connection located adjacent a bottom of the water fowl door, the pivot connection allowing the water fowl door to pivot between a closed position and an open position, the water fowl door in the closed position covering the water fowl opening, and the water fowl door in the open position being pivoted outward away from the interior space to uncover the water fowl opening;
a cover configured to cover the frame to bound the interior space of the blind;
wherein the frame and cover are configured to simulate an appearance of a generally cylindrical hay bale when the cover is on the frame.