Ground Blind

Abstract

The wearable ground blind described herein advantageously obscures the silhouette of the hunter, blocks the hunter's smell, muffles noise, and protects the hunter from the weather.

1 . A wearable ground blind comprising:
 a main body including front and back walls connected at side and top edges thereof to define an interior and produce an open bottom at bottom edges thereof;   a head opening in the top edge of the main body portion;   a hood extending around the head opening;   arm openings in the side edges; and   opposite, upper portions of the main body adjacent to the arm openings, the upper portions configured to fold over after a hunter's arms are withdrawn into the interior of the main body to obscure a profile of the hunter and restrict the passage of human scent through the arm openings.   
     
     
         2 . The wearable ground blind of  claim 1  wherein the main body comprises material having a weight and rigidity sufficient to contact the ground in a hunting position to substantially seal in a hunter's scent and withstand wind to maintain the seal with the ground up to a wind speed of 10 miles per hour. 
     
     
         3 . The wearable ground blind of  claim 1  wherein the main body comprises a multi-layer construction, the multi-layer construction including a quilted layer providing the rigidity to the main body. 
     
     
         4 . The wearable ground blind of  claim 1  wherein the bottom edges are configured to engage the ground with a hunter in a waiting position to restrict the passage of human scent through the open bottom. 
     
     
         5 . The wearable ground blind of  claim 1  wherein the main body further includes interior and exterior pockets. 
     
     
         6 . The wearable ground blind of  claim 1  wherein the main body is reversible with interior and exterior surfaces both providing colors and/or patterns designed for hunting. 
     
     
         7 . The wearable ground blind of  claim 1  wherein the main body has a multi-layer construction including a waterproof layer and one or more warmth layers. 
     
     
         8 . The wearable ground blind of  claim 7  wherein the three layer construction includes an interior fleece layer, a middle quilted layer, and an exterior waterproof or water resistant layer. 
     
     
         9 . The wearable ground blind of  claim 8  wherein the middle layer is a polyester fiber fill and the exterior layer is a cotton polyester twill. 
     
     
         10 . The wearable ground blind of  claim 1  wherein the main body and hood are free from hard plastic and metal objects. 
     
     
         11 . The wearable ground blind of  claim 1  wherein the main body is free from fasteners. 
     
     
         12 . A method for concealing a hunter, the method comprising:
 obscuring a profile of a hunter with a wearable ground blind sized and constructed with a rigidity so as to not hug the profile of the hunter, the wearable ground blind including:
 a main body including front and back walls connected at side and top edges thereof to define an interior and produce an open bottom at bottom edges thereof; 
 a head opening in the top edge of the main body portion; and 
 arm openings in the side edges; 
   restricting the passage of human scent to an exterior of the wearable ground blind by:
 engaging the ground with the bottom edges of the main body to restrict the passage of human scent therethrough; 
 folding opposite, upper potions of the main body adjacent to the arm openings over after a hunter's arms are withdrawn into the interior of the main body to restrict the passage of human scent through the arm openings. 
   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12  wherein the wearable ground blind includes a hood with a forward opening extending around the head opening and a drawstring configured to tighten the hood forward opening; and wherein the restricting the passage of human scent further comprises tightening the hood on the head of a hunter to minimize airflow through the hood forward opening. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12  further comprising muffling noises created by a hunter via the wearable ground blind being constructed from a material configured to at least partially absorb noise created in the interior of the wearable ground blind, the material comprising at least one of: cotton and fleece. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12  further comprising positioning the front wall to be spaced from a torso of the hunter to thereby provide a work cavity within the wearable ground blind to minimize moving the front wall while manipulating items within the work cavity. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12  wherein engaging the ground with the bottom edges of the main body further comprises engaging the ground to seal in a hunter's scent due to the main body being constructed of a material having a weight and rigidity sufficient to contact the ground in a hunting position to seal in a hunter's scent and withstand wind to maintain the seal with the ground up to a wind of 10 miles per hour. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the material comprises a quilted material. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 12  wherein the main body has a three layer construction including an interior fleece layer, a middle quilted layer, and an exterior waterproof or water resistant layer. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the middle layer is a polyester fiber fill and the exterior layer is a cotton polyester twill. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 12  wherein the main body is free from fasteners.