ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,495, issued on Dec. 16.
"Climbing sticks" was invented by Andrae D'Acquisto (Bellevue, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to improved climbing sticks for use in climbing trees for hunting or other purposes. The climbing sticks includes a center support beam having a pair of support brackets mounted at the top and bottom ends of the support beam configured to engage a tree on which the climbing stick is placed and a releasable securing arrangement for securing the climbing stick about the tree. The climbing stick of the invention is characterized by comprising at least two pairs of steps rotatably mounted to the...