Field assembleable wildlife observation shelter

Abstract

A field assembleable wildlife observation shelter having an assembled configuration as that of a naturally occurring environmental element is provided. The shelter, which is modular in design, includes a plurality of rigid wall forming panels. Each of the rigid wall forming panels of the plurality of rigid wall forming panels has perimeter edges, and an arcuate cross section. Opposing side perimeter edges of each of the rigid wall forming panels are adapted such that adjacently paired rigid wall forming panels are reversibly securable in furtherance of forming a wall for substantially surrounding a wildlife observer. The plurality of rigid wall forming wall panels are configurable so as to form a transportable stack, more particularly, to define a secured bundle.

1 . A field assembleable wildlife observation shelter having an assembled configuration as that of a naturally occurring environmental element, said field assembleable wildlife observation shelter comprising a plurality of rigid wall forming panels, each of the rigid wall forming panels of said plurality of rigid wall forming panels having perimeter edges and an arcuate cross section, opposing side perimeter edges of said each of the rigid wall forming panels being adapted such that adjacently paired rigid wall forming panels are reversibly securable in furtherance of forming a wall for substantially surrounding a wildlife observer.  
   
   
       2 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 1  wherein said each of the rigid wall forming panels includes plural spaced apart tabs laterally extending from a first side perimeter edge of said opposing side perimeter edges.  
   
   
       3 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 2  wherein a second side perimeter edge of said opposing side perimeter edges of said each of the rigid wall forming panels includes plural spaced apart tab receiving elements.  
   
   
       4 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 3  wherein at least a single binding element extends from one of said opposing side perimeter edges of said each of the rigid wall forming panels so as to secure same to an adjacently aligned rigid wall panel of said plurality of rigid wall forming panels.  
   
   
       5 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 4  wherein at least a single binding element extends from said first side perimeter edge of said opposing side perimeter edges of said each of the rigid wall forming panels so as to reversibly secure said adjacently aligned rigid wall panel of said plurality of rigid wall forming panels thereto.  
   
   
       6 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 5  wherein said at least a single binding element extending from said first side perimeter edge of said opposing side perimeter edges of said each of the rigid wall forming panels reversibly secures said adjacently aligned rigid wall panel of said plurality of rigid wall forming panels at said second side perimeter edge thereof.  
   
   
       7 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 6  wherein said at least a single binding element extending from said first side perimeter edge of said opposing side perimeter edges of said each of the rigid wall forming panels extends from an interior surface thereof.  
   
   
       8 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 1  wherein said plurality of rigid wall forming panels are configurable so as to form a transportable stack.  
   
   
       9 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 8  wherein said each of the rigid wall forming panels are adapted such that said transportable stack defines a secured bundle.  
   
   
       10 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 9  wherein said each of the rigid wall forming panels includes at least a single aperture, a binding element being receivable through aligned apertures of said transportable stack in furtherance of forming said secured bundle.  
   
   
       11 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 8  wherein said transportable stack of rigid wall forming panels is adapted so as to operatively receive a ground engaging wheel assembly in furtherance of field transport.  
   
   
       12 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 11  wherein said transportable stack of rigid wall forming panels is further adapted so as to operatively receive a hitch assembly in furtherance of field transport.  
   
   
       13 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 8  wherein said each of the rigid wall forming panels of said plurality of rigid wall panels includes a viewing port in an upper portion thereof.  
   
   
       14 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 13  wherein said viewing port is adapted to receive a covering, said covering having an exterior finish consistent with an exterior finish of said each of the rigid wall forming panels of said plurality of rigid wall panels.  
   
   
       15 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 14  wherein at least one of said each of the rigid wall forming panels of said plurality of rigid wall panels is further adapted to receive shelving on an interior surface thereof.  
   
   
       16 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 8  wherein said each of the rigid wall forming panels of said plurality of rigid wall panels is adapted to be selectively anchorable at a wildlife observation site.  
   
   
       17 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 16  wherein said each of the rigid wall forming panels of said plurality of rigid wall panels includes an anchor receiving element depending there from.  
   
   
       18 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 16  further comprising a lid for covering at least a portion of an opening defined by an upper extent of a rigid wall formed by said plurality of rigid wall forming panels.  
   
   
       19 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 18  wherein said lid is selective positionable over said opening.  
   
   
       20 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 19  wherein said lid includes a viewing port.  
   
   
       21 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 8  further comprising a ballast element operatively receivable by at least a portion of a rigid wall formed by said plurality of rigid wall forming panels.  
   
   
       22 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 21  wherein said ballast element permits controlled ingress of water into a compartment thereof so as to stabilize said field assembleable wildlife observation shelter.  
   
   
       23 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 22  further comprising an anchoring system for maintaining the stabilized wildlife observation shelter in a generally fixed position at a wildlife observation site.  
   
   
       24 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 8  wherein said naturally occurring wildlife element is selected from the group consisting of tree stump, rock pile, boulder, hay bale, muskrat house, and beaver lodge.  
   
   
       25 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 8  wherein the naturally occurring environmental element is conspicuously colored.  
   
   
       26 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 8  wherein an owner of said blind has registered same with a government entity.  
   
   
       27 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 8  wherein a user of said blind has secured a permit for use thereof.  
   
   
       28 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 8  further comprising a base panel, said base panel defining a base for said transportable stack.  
   
   
       29 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 8  further comprising hardware for anchoring said transportable stack to a vehicle.  
   
   
       30 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 8  further comprising a plurality of fixtures for fastening said transportable stack to a vehicle structure.  
   
   
       31 . The field assembleable wildlife observation shelter of  claim 8  further comprising a supplemental panel for selectively expanding a perimeter of said wall.  
   
   
       32 . A readily assembleable wildlife observation shelter comprising a plurality of rigid arcuate panels, each rigid arcuate panel of said plurality of rigid arcuate panels being reversibly joinable so as to form a substantially continuous wall, said plurality of rigid arcuate panels being configurable so as to form a transportable, secured stack in furtherance of facilitating field deployment.  
   
   
       33 . In a method of observing wildlife from a field assembleable shelter, the steps comprising: 
 a. permitting said field assembleable shelter with a permit issuing entity; and,    b. transporting said field assembleable shelter to a site for observing wildlife as a secured transportable stack.