Accessory mount for a hunting blind

Abstract

A tool-less hub is provided for hunting blinds and tent structures. Poles with particularly-shaped protrusions are insertable in and removable from the tool-less hub. The protrusions allow the pole to enter the tool-less hub at a particular angle, but once rotated to a different angle, the pole is secured with the hub. And thus, no tools are required to change out a broken pole from the hub. In addition, the tool-less hub may comprise a location for an accessory mount, which may comprise a plurality of bodies that articulate about each other. Accessories such as cameras, lights, game calls, scent dispensers, firearms, shelves, hooks, etc. may be interconnected to the accessory mount, and the articulating bodies may position the accessory in any number of locations and orientations.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for articulating an adapter in three dimensions relative to a hunting blind, comprising:
 a hub adapted for interconnection to a hunting blind;   a coupler selectively interconnected to said hub;   an articulating body having a first end and a second end, said first end of said articulating body interconnected to said coupler to form a first joint, wherein a first adjuster is configured to selectively lock said first joint; and   an adapter interconnected to said second end of said articulating body to form a second joint, wherein a second adjuster is configured to selectively lock said second joint.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said coupler comprises a rod and an end selectively interconnected to said rod. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein said rod of said coupler comprises a threaded outer surface, and said hub of said hunting blind comprises a threaded recess, wherein said rod is operably engaged to said recess to selectively interconnect said coupler to said hub. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said first joint is a ball-and-socket joint, and said first end of said articulating body is a socket portion of said ball-and-socket joint of said first joint, wherein said first end of said articulating body defines a first partially enclosed volume. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein said first adjuster is configured to compress said first end of said articulating body to a second, reduced partially enclosed volume to selectively lock said first joint. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said second joint is a ball-and-socket joint, and said second end of said articulating body is a socket portion of said ball-and-socket joint of said second joint, wherein said second end of said articulating body defines a first partially enclosed volume. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein said second adjuster is configured to compress said second end of said articulating body to a second, reduced partially enclosed volume to selectively lock said second joint. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said first joint is a ball-and-socket joint, and wherein said coupler further comprises an extension body, and one end of said extension body is a ball portion of said ball-and-socket joint of said first joint. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said second joint is a ball-and-socket joint, and wherein said adapter comprises an adapter head that is a ball portion of said ball-and-socket joint of said second joint. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an accessory selectively interconnected to said adapter, wherein said accessory is one of a camera, a video recorder, a light, a portable electronic device, a scent dispenser, a firearm, a tray, a bow holder, a cross bow holder, a gun holder, and a game call.   
     
     
         11 . An accessory mount adapted to support an accessory in a predetermined orientation, comprising:
 an extension body having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein said proximal end comprises a substantially ball-shaped end;   an articulating body having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end is a socket-shaped end, wherein said ball-shaped end of said extension body and said socket-shaped first end of said articulating body form a ball-and-socket joint, said articulating body also comprising an adjuster aperture;   an adjuster having a threaded shaft that operatively engages said adjuster aperture, and said operable engagement of said adjuster locks said ball-and-socket joint of said extension body and said articulating body and fixes said extension body and said articulating body relative to each other to secure said ball and socket in a specific location; and   wherein said second end of said articulating body is configured to selectively interconnect to an adapter, which is adapted to secure an accessory.   
     
     
         12 . The accessory mount of  claim 11 , wherein the extension body comprises a coupler configured to selectively interconnect to a hub. 
     
     
         13 . The accessory mount of  claim 12 , wherein said coupler comprises:
 a rod having a threaded outer surface;   a first end having a inner surface, wherein at least a portion of said inner surface of said first end is threaded to match said threaded outer surface of said rod; and   wherein said rod is operably engaged with a threaded recess of said hub to selectively interconnect said coupler to said hub.   
     
     
         14 . The accessory mount of  claim 13 , wherein the coupler further comprises:
 a second end having an inner surface, wherein at least a portion of said inner surface of said second end is threaded to match said threaded outer surface of said rod.   
     
     
         15 . The accessory mount of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 an adapter having a ball-shaped adapter head, wherein said second end of said articulating body is a socket-shaped end, and wherein said ball-shaped adapter head and said socket-shaped second end of said articulating body form a ball-and-socket joint.   
     
     
         16 . The accessory mount of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 a second adjuster having a threaded shaft that operably engages a second adjuster aperture in said articulating body, and said operable engagement of said second adjuster locks said ball-and-socket joint of said adapter and said articulating body and fixes said adapter and said articulating body relative to each other.   
     
     
         17 . The accessory mount of  claim 15 , wherein said accessory is one of a camera, a video recorder, a light, a portable electronic device, a scent dispenser, a firearm, a tray, a bow holder, a cross bow holder, a gun holder, and a game call. 
     
     
         18 . The accessory mount of  claim 11 , wherein said articulating body comprises a slit that extends to said socket-shaped first end of said articulating body, wherein said operably engagement of said adjuster compresses said slit and said socket-shaped first end of said articulating body to lock said ball-and-socket joint of said extension body and said articulating body and fix said extension body and said articulating body relative to each other. 
     
     
         19 . The accessory mount of  claim 11 , wherein the articulating body forms an articulation angle between said first end and said second end, wherein said articulation angle is between approximately 30 and 60 degrees. 
     
     
         20 . An accessory mount for articulating an adapter in three distinct dimensions relative to a hunting blind, comprising:
 a coupler configured to selectively interconnect to a hub of a hunting blind, said coupler comprising:
 a rod having a threaded outer surface; 
 a first end having a inner surface, wherein at least a portion of said inner surface is threaded to match said threaded outer surface of said rod, wherein said rod is operably engaged to a recess of said hub to selectively interconnect said coupler to said hub; 
 a second end having an inner surface, wherein at least a portion of said inner surface is threaded to match said threaded outer surface of said rod; 
   an extension body having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein said distal end is interconnected to said coupler, and wherein said proximal end is a ball-shaped end;   an articulating body having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end is a socket-shaped end, wherein said ball-shaped proximal end of said extension body and said socket-shaped first end of said articulating body form a ball-and-socket joint, said articulating body comprises a first adjuster aperture;   a first adjuster having a threaded shaft that operatively engages to said first adjuster aperture, and said operable engagement of said first adjuster locks said ball-and-socket joint of said extension body and said articulating body and fixes said extension body and said articulating body relative to each other;   an adapter having a ball-shaped adapter head, wherein said second end of said articulating body is a socket-shaped end, and wherein said ball-shaped adapter head and said socket-shaped second end of said articulating body form a ball-and-socket joint, said articulating body comprises a second adjuster aperture;   a second adjuster having a threaded shaft that operably engages said second adjuster aperture in said articulating body, and said operable engagement of said second adjuster locks said ball-and-socket joint of said adapter and said articulating body and fixes said adapter and said articulating body relative to each other; and   wherein an accessory is selectively interconnected to said adapter, wherein said accessory is one of a camera, a video recorder, a light, a portable electronic device, a scent dispenser, a firearm, a tray, a bow holder, a cross bow holder, a gun holder, and a game call.