Just like most people on here I also have some ideas and have been thinking the same thing. But holy cow only 250 units a year! I figured it was small but I would have thought 10,000/yr.
P.S. Something to know about patents are it's first to file, a document idea is no longer defendable. This is relatively new.
I'd like to thank everyone for your feedback. It's very valuable.
I think what I'm going to do is this...
I'll continue the execution of the provisional patent process which could take a little while since I work a couple of jobs. I'll then put up a website that shows how it works, complete with a studio "how to" video which I've already shot, and a real time on the tree video that is yet to come that shows it again from different angles. If enough of you good people find it attractive, I'll start making them, small batches at a time, and start getting them out into the saddle hunting universe.
Thanks again to everyone who responded thus far, and for any more of you that respond in the future.
polekat