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A flap door having a soft hinge for a lay-down hunting blind comprises a fabric door frame cover, a door frame receiving pocket formed in the door frame cover, a door frame enclosed within the door frame receiving pocket supporting the door frame cover in planar configuration, the door frame having

A flap door having a soft hinge for a lay-down hunting blind comprises a fabric door frame cover, a door frame receiving pocket formed in the door frame cover, a door frame enclosed within the door frame receiving pocket supporting the door frame cover in planar configuration, the door frame having interconnected U-shaped head end and toe end support members having curved head end and toe end hinge corners supported on the framework of the hunting blind's enclosure, a hinge end of the door frame cover attached to one of two opposing lateral edges of the top opening of the fabric enclosure of the blind without any direct mechanical interconnection between the door frame and the support framework of the enclosure such that a pair of flap doors may be moved between opened and closed configurations over the top opening.

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1. A flap door having a soft hinge for a lay-down hunting blind having an elongated fabric enclosure supported by a rigid framework, the framework having an assembled configuration for holding the enclosure in an elongated form sized for accommodating an occupant in a recumbent position and a top op

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A flap door having a soft hinge for a lay-down hunting blind having an elongated fabric enclosure supported by a rigid framework, the framework having an assembled configuration for holding the enclosure in an elongated form sized for accommodating an occupant in a recumbent position and a top opening providing access to the interior thereof, said top opening including two opposing lateral edges, the flap door having a soft hinge comprising: the framework including a U-shaped head bracket and a U-shaped toe bracket, said head bracket having a laterally extending top bar including a pair of oppositely disposed shoulders, and said toe bracket having a laterally extending transverse bar including a pair of oppositely disposed upper corners,a pair of flap doors each having a fabric door frame cover including a longitudinally extending hinge side, a head end and a toe end opposite said head end, each door frame cover hingedly attached along said hinge side to one of the lateral edges of the enclosure of the hunting blind at the top opening thereof, each door frame cover forming a door frame receiving pocket, anda pair of longitudinally extending door frames, each of said pair of door frames having a U-shaped head end support member and a U-shaped toe end support member interconnected with said head end support member, each of said pair of door frames fully enclosed within the pocket of one of said pair of door frame covers with said head end support member disposed at the head end of said door frame cover and said toe end support member disposed at the toe end of said door frame cover, such that each of said pair of door frame covers is supported in a planar configuration,wherein said pair of door frames are held adjacent to said head and toe brackets by the fabric enclosure, such that the head end support members of said door frames are disposed on and supported by the shoulders of said head bracket, and the toe end support members of said door frames are disposed on and supported by the upper corners of said toe bracket, so that said pair of flap doors is movable about the hinge side of each of said pair of door frame covers between an open configuration and a closed configuration without any direct mechanical connection between said pair of door frames and the rigid framework supporting the enclosure, said closed configuration for covering the top opening of the enclosure. 2. The flap door having a soft hinge of claim 1 wherein: the head end support member of each of said pair of door frames includes a head end hinge corner, the toe end support member of each of said pair of door frames includes a toe end hinge corner, and said head end hinge corners are supported on the shoulders of the head bracket of said framework, and said toe end hinge corners are supported on the upper corners of the toe bracket of said framework. 3. The flap door having a soft hinge of claim 1, the top opening including a head edge and a toe edge, the framework having a head bracket supporting the head edge and a toe bracket supporting the toe edge, wherein: said head end and toe end hinge corners are disposed adjacent the hinge side of the door frame covers of each of said pair of flap doors,said head end hinge corner is supported on the head bracket of said framework, andsaid toe end hinge corner is supported on the toe bracket of said framework,such that during movement between said opened and closed configurations, said head end and toe end hinge corners remain supported by said head and toe brackets. 4. The flap door having a soft hinge of claim 1 wherein: the head end and toe end support members of each of said pair of door frames comprise tubular bars,the door frame cover of each of said pair of flap doors has a free side opposite said hinge side, andeach of said door frames includes a tubular spine member extending between said head end and toe end support members, said spine member disposed adjacent and supporting the free side of said door frame cover. 5. The flap door having a soft hinge of claim 1 wherein: each of said pair of door frames includes a head end member and a toe member detachably attached to said head end member. 6. The flap door having a soft hinge according to claim 1 wherein: the head bracket and toe bracket each comprise tubular bars. 7. The flap door having a soft hinge according to claim 1 wherein: the head end support member of each of said pair of door frames includes a head end hinge corner,the toe end support member of each of said pair of door frames includes a toe end hinge corner,each of said pair of door frames is disposed in a plane parallel with the longitudinal dimension of the enclosure, andsaid head bracket and said toe bracket each comprise rigid bars disposed in a plane generally perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension of the enclosure,such that the head end hinge corners of said pair of door frames are supported on and in perpendicular relation to the shoulders of said head bracket, and the toe end hinge corners of said pair of door frames are supported on and in perpendicular relation to the upper corners of said toe bracket. 8. A flap door having a soft hinge for a lay-down hunting blind having an elongated fabric enclosure supported by a rigid framework, the framework having an assembled configuration for holding the enclosure in an elongated form sized for accommodating an occupant in a recumbent position and a top opening providing access to the interior thereof, said top opening including two opposing lateral edges, the flap door having a soft hinge comprising: a pair of flap doors each having a fabric door frame cover including a longitudinally extending hinge side, a head end, and a toe end opposite said head end, each door frame cover hingedly attached along said hinge side to one of the lateral edges of the enclosure of the hunting blind at the top opening thereof, each door frame cover forming a door frame receiving pocket, anda pair of door frames, each of said pair of door frames having a U-shaped head end support member and a U-shaped toe end support member interconnected with said head end support member, said head end support member having a laterally extending head end cross bar and a longitudinally extending head end reversing arm, said toe end support member having a laterally extending toe end cross bar and a longitudinally extending toe end reversing arm, said head end and toe end reversing arms disposed along the hinge side of each of the door frame covers and having spaced apart free ends, each of said pair of door frames fully enclosed within the pocket of one of said pair of door frame covers with said head end support member disposed at the head end of said door frame cover and said toe end support member disposed at the toe end of said door frame cover, such that each of said pair of door frame covers is supported in a planar configuration,wherein said pair of flap doors is movable about the hinge side of each of said pair of door frame covers between an open configuration and a closed configuration without any direct mechanical connection between said pair of door frames and the rigid framework supporting the enclosure, said closed configuration for covering the top opening of the enclosure. 9. A flap door having a soft hinge for a lay-down hunting blind having an elongated fabric enclosure supported by a rigid framework, the framework having an assembled configuration for holding the enclosure in an elongated form sized for accommodating an occupant in a recumbent position and a top opening providing access to the interior thereof, said top opening including two opposing lateral edges, the flap door having a soft hinge comprising: the framework including a U-shaped head bracket and a U-shaped toe bracket each disposed in a plane generally perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension of the enclosure, said head bracket having a laterally extending top bar including a pair of oppositely disposed shoulders, and said toe bracket having a laterally extending transverse bar including a pair of oppositely disposed upper corners,a pair of flap doors each having a fabric door frame cover including a longitudinally extending hinge side, a head end and a toe end opposite said head end, each door frame cover hingedly attached along said hinge side to one of the lateral edges of the enclosure of the hunting blind at the top opening thereof, each door frame cover forming a door frame receiving pocket, anda pair of door frames disposed in a plane parallel with the longitudinal dimension of the enclosure, each of said pair of door frames having a U-shaped head end support member and a U-shaped toe end support member interconnected with said head end support member, said head end support member including a head end hinge corner and said toe end support member including a toe end hinge corner, each of said head end and toe end hinge corners comprising rigid bars, each of said pair of door frames fully enclosed within the pocket of one of said pair of door frame covers with said head end support member disposed at the head end of said door frame cover and said toe end support member disposed at the toe end of said door frame cover, such that each of said pair of door frame covers is supported in a planar configuration,wherein said pair of door frames are held adjacent to said head and toe brackets by the fabric enclosure, such that the head end hinge corners of said door frames are disposed on and supported in perpendicular relation thereto by the shoulders of said head bracket, and the toe end hinge corners of said door frames are disposed on and supported in perpendicular relation thereto by the upper corners of said toe bracket, so that said pair of flap doors is movable about the hinge side of each of said pair of door frame covers between an open configuration and a closed configuration without any direct mechanical connection between said pair of door frames and the rigid framework supporting the enclosure, said closed configuration for covering the top opening of the enclosure.