Portable game hanger
View Patent ↗A game hanger includes a curved first major plate secured to a curved minor plate by a vertical support. Straps engage the ends of the major plate and a tensioner used to tighten the straps around a tree or post. A horizontal support secures to the major plate, and may include multiple sections. A pulley system having two pulleys extends perpendicularly from the support. A first pulley is attached to the support near the end most distal to the tree. Game can be attached at the bottom of the second pulley by means of a spreader secured thereto.
1. A game hanger securable to a tree for suspending an animal comprising:
a first curved plate having first and second ends;
a strap secureable to the first and second ends of the first plate
a tensioner engaging the strap;
a second plate disposed vertically below the first plate and distanced from the first plate;
a vertical support secured to the first and second plates;
a horizontal support having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end secured to the first plate; and
a pulley system secured to the horizontal support proximate the distal end.
2. The game hanger of claim 1 , wherein the vertical support secures to a convex side of the first plate.
3. The game hanger of claim 1 , wherein the first plate has a radius of curvature corresponding to a typical tree trunk.
4. The game hanger of claim 1 , further comprising a spreader secured to the pulley system.
5. The game hanger of claim 1 , wherein the pulley system has a two to one transmission ratio.
6. The game hanger of claim 1 , wherein the horizontal support comprises first and second sections telescopically secured to one another.
7. The game hanger of claim 1 , wherein the tensioner is a ratchet.
8. A game hanger securable to a tree for suspending an animal comprising:
a first curved plate having first and second ends;
a strap secureable to the first and second ends of the first plate
a tensioner engaging the strap;
a second curved plate disposed vertically below the first plate and distanced from the first plate;
a vertical support secured to convex surfaces of the first and second plates;
a horizontal support having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end secured to the convex surface of the first plate; and
a pulley system secured to the horizontal support proximate the distal end.
9. The game hanger of claim 8 , wherein the first plate is slightly curved and wherein the vertical support secures to a convex side of the first plate.
10. The game hanger of claim 8 , wherein the first and second plates have a radius of curvature corresponding to a typical tree trunk.
11. The game hanger of claim 8 , further comprising a spreader secured to the pulley system.
12. The game hanger of claim 8 , wherein the pulley system has a two to one transmission ratio.
13. The game hanger of claim 12 , wherein the pulley system comprises two pulleys.
14. The game hanger of claim 8 , wherein the horizontal support comprises first and second sections telescopically secured to one another.
15. The game hanger of claim 8 , wherein the tensioner is a ratchet.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein placing the first plate against the tree trunk comprises placing a concave surface of the first plate against the tree trunk.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the first and second plate have a radius of curvature corresponding to a typical tree trunk.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the pulley system has a two to one transmission ratio.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein suspending game from the horizontal support comprises securing a first end of a pulley system to the horizontal support and securing a second end of the pulley system to the animal.
20. A method for hanging game comprising:
placing a curved first plate having first and second ends against a tree trunk, the first plate having a horizontal support extending therefrom;
placing a second plate against the tree trunk, the second plate being distanced below the first plate and secured to the first plate;
securing a strap to the first and second ends of the first plate to capture the tree trunk between the first plate and the strap;
tensioning the strap; and
suspending an animal from the horizontal support.
21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the second plate is curved and wherein placing the second plate against the tree trunk comprises placing a concave surface of the second plate against the tree trunk.