Turret top blind

Abstract

An improved tent type blind. The improvement is a turret positioned in the roof of the blind, the turret having a top and sides, the sides of the turret attached directly or indirectly to an opening in the roof of the blind, the sides of the turret being made of a transparent material to provide viewing from within the blind through the transparent material.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A tent blind for concealing a person within the blind, the blind comprising a roof and walls supported by a frame, the roof and walls comprising flexible sheet material, wherein the improvement comprises a turret positioned in the roof of the blind, the turret comprising a top and sides, the sides of the turret attached directly or indirectly to an aperture in the roof of the blind, the sides of the turret comprising a transparent material to provide viewing from within the blind through the transparent material. 
     
     
         2 . The blind of  claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises spring-pole hoops. 
     
     
         3 . The blind of  claim 1 , wherein the transparent material comprises a thinly woven fabric. 
     
     
         4 . The blind of  claim 2 , wherein the transparent material comprises a thinly woven fabric. 
     
     
         5 . The blind of  claim 1 , wherein the top and sides of the turret are made of a flexible sheet material supported by a plurality of hoops. 
     
     
         6 . The blind of  claim 5 , wherein the turret has a bulbous shape and the hoops comprise spring poles. 
     
     
         7 . The blind of  claim 1 , wherein the sides of the turret are made of the transparent material thereby providing 360 degree viewing from within the blind through the transparent material. 
     
     
         8 . The blind of  claim 2 , wherein the sides of the turret are made of the transparent material thereby providing 360 degree viewing from within the blind through the transparent material. 
     
     
         9 . The blind of  claim 3 , wherein the sides of the turret are made of the transparent material thereby providing 360 degree viewing from within the blind through the transparent material. 
     
     
         10 . The blind of  claim 4 , wherein the sides of the turret are made of the transparent material thereby providing 360 degree viewing from within the blind through the transparent material. 
     
     
         11 . The blind of  claim 5 , wherein the sides of the turret are made of the transparent material thereby providing 360 degree viewing from within the blind through the transparent material. 
     
     
         12 . The blind of  claim 6 , wherein the sides of the turret are made of the transparent material thereby providing 360 degree viewing from within the blind through the transparent material. 
     
     
         13 . The blind of  claim 1 , further comprising a weatherproof sleeve applied to the sides of the turret, the sleeve being made of a material to block weather intrusion into the blind, to block scent from escaping the blind and to prevent silhouetting. 
     
     
         14 . The blind of  claim 10 , further comprising a weatherproof sleeve applied to the sides of the turret, the sleeve being made of a material to block weather intrusion into the blind, to block scent from escaping the blind and to prevent silhouetting. 
     
     
         15 . The blind of  claim 11 , further comprising a weatherproof sleeve applied to the sides of the turret, the sleeve being made of a material to block weather intrusion into the blind, to block scent from escaping the blind and to prevent silhouetting. 
     
     
         16 . The blind of  claim 12 , further comprising a weatherproof sleeve applied to the sides of the turret, the sleeve being made of a material to block weather intrusion into the blind, to block scent from escaping the blind and to prevent silhouetting.