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A combination tree stand and hand truck are herein disclosed, comprising a seat mounted on the bottom of a conventional wheeled hand truck. The rear of the hand truck comprises a plurality of cross members and is attached via a pair of hinges to an additional section of a ladder like structure that

A combination tree stand and hand truck are herein disclosed, comprising a seat mounted on the bottom of a conventional wheeled hand truck. The rear of the hand truck comprises a plurality of cross members and is attached via a pair of hinges to an additional section of a ladder like structure that is capable of being foldable extended to form a ladder. In use, the wheeled hand truck may be used to transport items to and from a hunting location. Once at a hunting location, the hand truck may be converted into a tree stand by deploying the folding ladder section and placing the deployed stand upside down against a tree or other structure therewith a securing means. The apparatus is particularly useful in game lands and other restricted hunting areas where an all-terrain vehicle or other motorized vehicle is not permitted.

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1. A tree stand comprising: a frame, comprising: a horizontal top portion;a ladder portion, comprising a pair of upper side rails depending downward from said top portion, a pair of lower side rails hingedly affixed to said pair of upper side rails and depending downwardly, and a plurality of rungs

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A tree stand comprising: a frame, comprising: a horizontal top portion;a ladder portion, comprising a pair of upper side rails depending downward from said top portion, a pair of lower side rails hingedly affixed to said pair of upper side rails and depending downwardly, and a plurality of rungs each supported on opposing ends by said pair of upper side rails and said pair of lower side rails;a seat located at said top portion of said ladder portion;a wheel assembly affixed to a bottom portion of said ladder portion; and,an anchoring means affixed to said bottom portion of said ladder portion;wherein said seat is adapted to accommodate a user;an adjustable tree brace assembly pivotally attachable to an intermediate location of said frame;an upper tree brace assembly mounted to a rear portion of said seat, further comprising: a plate having a front side affixed to said seat with a plate fastener;a pair of brace assembly wheels, each wheel attached to a rear side of said plate with a fork and defining a distance between;a pair of tree anchors, each routed through said plate and affixed to said seat with a fastener at a proximal end and having a pointed distal end; and,a pair of compression springs, each encompassing a tree anchor and spanning a space between said seat and said plate; and,a conversion means for converting said frame between a tree stand configuration and a dolly configuration;wherein said anchoring means provides a stabilizing support for said tree stand when in said tree stand configuration;wherein said adjustable tree brace assembly and said upper tree brace assembly secures said tree stand to a tree when in said tree stand configuration;wherein said tree stand configuration enables said user to ascend and reside within said tree;and,wherein said brace assembly wheels stably guides said tree stand against said tree when in said tree stand configuration;wherein said pair of compression springs enable said plate to travel inwardly and outwardly from said seat along said plate fastener, thereby extracting and retracting said pair of tree anchors; and,wherein said pair of tree anchors are capable of engaging said tree when in said tree stand configuration. 2. The tree stand of claim 1, wherein said seat further comprises: a foldable seat frame integrated into said top portion of said frame, further comprising a back portion and a seat portion thereby creating a backing platform and a sitting platform for said user;a pair of seat frame brackets each attached to a bottom surface of said seat frame on a first end and to an intermediate location of each of said pair of upper side rails; and,a foot portion located subjacent of said seat frame and attached to a bottom surface of said seat frame with a foot bracket and to an upper portion of said pair of upper side rails;wherein said pair of seat frame brackets supports said seat frame; and,wherein said foot portion is adapted to support feet of said user. 3. The tree stand of claim 2, wherein said back portion and said seat portion each comprise interwoven fabric. 4. The tree stand of claim 2, wherein said foot portion further comprises a grated platform. 5. The tree stand of claim 1, wherein said wheel assembly further comprises: a pair of wheel assembly wheels each mounted on opposite ends of an axle; and,a “U”-shaped wheel bracket supporting each of said pair of first wheels to a lower portion of each of said lower side rails;wherein said pair of wheel assembly wheels provides transportation when in said dolly configuration; and,wherein said pair of wheel assembly wheels comprises materials enabling transportation over uneven and rough terrain. 6. The tree stand of claim 1, wherein said anchoring means further comprises a pair of ground anchors each having a pointed end and mounted parallel to each other at a lower portion of each of said pair of lower side rails and extend outwardly therefrom. 7. The tree stand of claim 1, further comprising a hanger attached to an upper side rail adjacent to said seat to provide storage for desired items. 8. The tree stand of claim 1, wherein said adjustable tree brace assembly further comprises: an extension rod having a proximal end pivotally attached to an intermediate rung at said intermediate location of said frame;a tree brace, having a proximal end slidably engaged with said extension rod and a distal end having a handle; and,a brace adjustment means for adjustably securing said tree brace to said extension rod;wherein said brace adjustment means enables a length adjustment of said tree brace with respect to said extension rod;wherein said handle engages a diameter of said tree when said tree stand is in said tree stand configuration. 9. The tree stand of claim 8, wherein said brace adjustment means further comprises: a plurality of equidistantly-spaced adjustment indentations located along said body of said tree brace; and,an adjustment fastener and a washer located at a distal end of said extension rod for correspondingly mating an individual adjustment indentation. 10. The tree stand of claim 1, wherein said conversion means further comprises: a pair of hinges connecting said pair of lower side rails to said pair of upper side rails;a sliding bracket secured with a fastener to each of said pair of hinges; and,a hinge brace comprising a tubular member affixed to an upper portion of each of said pair of lower side rails;wherein said sliding bracket adjusts a length for each of said pair of hinges;wherein said hinge brace limits rotation of each of said pair of hinges; and,wherein said hinge brace supports each of said pair of hinges when in said tree stand configuration. 11. A tree stand comprising: a frame, further comprising: a ladder portion, comprising a pair of upper side rails, a pair of lower side rails hingedly affixed to said pair of upper side rails and depending downwardly, and a plurality of rungs each supported on opposing ends by said pair of upper side rails and said pair of lower side rails;a foldable seat frame affixed to a top portion of said ladder portion, further comprising a back portion and a seat portion thereby creating a backing platform and a sitting platform;a pair of seat frame brackets each attached to a bottom surface of said seat frame on a first end and thereto to an intermediate location of each of said pair of upper side rails;a foot portion located subjacent of said seat frame and attached to a bottom surface of said seat frame with a foot bracket and to an upper portion of said pair of upper side rails;a pair of wheel assembly wheels each mounted on opposite ends of an axle;a “U”-shaped wheel bracket supporting each of said pair of wheel assembly wheels to a lower portion of each of said lower side rails; and,an anchoring means affixed to said lower portion of said ladder portion;an adjustable tree brace assembly pivotally attachable to an intermediate location of said frame, further comprising: an extension rod having a proximal end pivotally attached to an intermediate rung at said intermediate location of said frame;a tree brace, having a proximal end slidably engaged with said extension rod and a distal end having a handle; and,a brace adjustment means adjustably securing said tree brace to said extension rod, thereby enabling a length adjustment of said tree brace with respect to said extension rod;an upper tree brace assembly mounted to a rear portion of said foldable seat frame, further comprising: a plate having a front side affixed to a rear side of said foldable seat frame with a plate fastener;a pair of brace assembly wheels, each wheel attached to a rear side of said plate with a fork and defining a distance between;a pair of tree anchors, each routed through said plate and affixed to said rear side of said foldable seat frame with a fastener at a proximal end and having a pointed distal end; and,a pair of compression springs, each encompassing a tree anchor and spanning a space between said seat frame and said plate;a hinge assembly to convert said frame between a tree stand configuration and a dolly configuration, further comprising: a pair of hinges connecting said pair of lower side rails to said pair of upper side rails;a sliding bracket secured with a fastener to each of said pair of hinges; and,a hinge brace comprising a tubular member affixed to an upper portion of each of said pair of lower side rails;wherein said adjustable tree brace assembly and said upper tree brace assembly each secures said tree stand to a tree when in said tree stand configuration;wherein said tree stand configuration enables said user to ascend and reside within said tree; and,wherein said anchoring means provides a stabilizing support for said tree stand when in said tree stand configuration. 12. The tree stand of claim 11, wherein said back portion and said seat portion each comprise interwoven fabric. 13. The tree stand of claim 11, wherein said foot portion further comprises a grated platform. 14. The tree stand of claim 11, wherein said anchoring means further comprises a pair of ground anchors each having a pointed end and mounted parallel to each other at a lower portion of each of said pair of lower side rails and extend outwardly therefrom. 15. The tree stand of claim 11, further comprising a hanger attached to an upper side rail adjacent to said seat frame to provide storage for desired items. 16. The tree stand of claim 11, wherein said brace adjustment means further comprises: a plurality of equidistantly-spaced adjustment indentations located along said body of said tree brace; and, an adjustment fastener and a washer located at a distal end of said extension rod for correspondingly mating an individual adjustment indentation. 17. A method of selectively converting a tree stand between a dolly configuration for transporting said tree stand to and from desired destinations and a tree stand configuration for enabling a user to ascend and reside said tree stand comprises the following steps: providing said tree stand, further comprising: a frame, comprising: a ladder portion, comprising a pair of upper side rails, a pair of lower side rails hingedly affixed to said pair of upper side rails and depending downwardly, and a plurality of rungs each supported on opposing ends by said pair of upper side rails and said pair of lower side rails;a foldable seat frame affixed to a top portion of said ladder portion, further comprising a back portion and a seat portion thereby creating a backing platform and a sitting platform;a pair of seat frame brackets each attached to a bottom surface of said seat frame on a first end and to an intermediate location of each of said pair of upper side rails;a foot portion located subjacent of said seat frame and attached to a bottom surface of said seat frame with a foot bracket and to an upper portion of said pair of upper side rails;a hanger attached to an upper side rail adjacent to said seat frame to provide storage for desired items;a pair of wheel assembly wheels each mounted on opposite ends of an axle;a “U”-shaped wheel bracket supporting each of said pair of wheel assembly wheels to a lower portion of each of said lower side rails; and,a pair of ground anchors each having a pointed end and mounted parallel to each other at a lower portion of each of said pair of lower side rails and extend outwardly therefrom;an adjustable tree brace assembly pivotally attachable to an intermediate location of said frame, further comprising: an extension rod having a proximal end pivotally attached to an intermediate rung at said intermediate location of said frame;a tree brace, having a proximal end slidably engaged with said extension rod and a distal end having a handle; and,a plurality of equidistantly-spaced adjustment indentations located along said body of said tree brace and an adjustment fastener and a washer located at a distal end of said extension rod for correspondingly mating with an individual adjustment indentation, thereby enabling a length adjustment of said tree brace with respect to said extension rod;an upper tree brace assembly mounted to a rear portion of said foldable seat frame, further comprising: a plate having a front side affixed to a rear side of said foldable seat frame with a plate fastener;a pair of brace assembly wheels, each wheel attached to a rear side of said plate with a fork and defining a distance between;a pair of tree anchors, each routed through said plate and affixed to said rear side of said foldable seat frame with a fastener at a proximal end and having a pointed distal end; and,a pair of compression springs, each encompassing a tree anchor and spanning a space between said seat frame and said plate; and,a hinge assembly to convert said frame between a tree stand configuration and a dolly configuration, further comprising: a pair of hinges connecting said pair of lower side rails to said pair of upper side rails;a sliding bracket secured with a fastener to each of said pair of hinges; and,a hinge brace comprising a tubular member affixed to an upper portion of each of said pair of lower side rails;transporting said tree stand when in said dolly configuration to a tree at a desired destination;converting said tree stand from said dolly configuration to said tree stand configuration;securing said tree stand to said tree;anchoring said tree stand to a ground portion adjacent to said tree;ascending said tree stand; and,residing in said foldable seat frame.