Portable seat and platform support

Abstract

A portable seat and platform support includes a shaft with a base mounted to its lower end to position the shaft to a generally vertical orientation. A removable platform can be attached to the upper end of the shaft, and a seat assembly is supported by a fastener assembly along the shaft for independent rotation about the shaft axis. The seat assembly includes a collar slidably attached to the shaft, a seat supported by the collar, and a bearing on the collar. The fastener assembly includes an adjustment device to support the collar at a selected location along the shaft axis, and a bearing portion supported by the adjustment device and journaled to the bearing on the collar.

1 . A bench rest for aiming a firearm, the bench rest comprising: 
 a cylindrical shaft having an upper end, a lower end, and a longitudinal axis;    a base mounted to the shaft at the lower end, the base being generally arranged to position the longitudinal axis to a generally vertical orientation, the base having a housing with a plurality of leg receivers;    a plurality of legs, each leg being coupled to a respective leg receiver of the housing;    a platform removably attached to the upper end of the shaft;    a seat support coupled to the shaft, the seat support being rotatable about the shaft while maintained at a selected height position along the shaft; and    a seat coupled to the seat support.