Beds – Hammocks – Supports
Reexamination Certificate
2001-03-19
2002-03-26
Trettel, Michael F. (Department: 3628)
Beds
Hammocks
Supports
C005S127000, C005S120000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06360383
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a hammock, more particularly to one having different parts that can be disassembled to save packaging space and thereby reduce packaging, storage and transport costs.
2. Description of the Related Art
FIG. 1
shows a conventional hammock
1
which is shown to include a hammock frame
11
and a bedmember
12
suspended on the hammock frame
11
by means of two sets of linking chains
123
. The hammock frame
11
includes a longitudinal rod
14
having a bottom section
141
to be disposed on a ground surface, and two upwardly turning sections
142
extending from the bottom section
141
. A pair of foot members
13
are secured to the bottom section
141
of the longitudinal rod
14
, and are transverse to the longitudinal rod
14
. A pair of ring connectors
15
are provided on upper ends of the upwardly turning sections
142
for connecting with upper ends of the linking chains
123
thereat. Lower ends of the linking chains
123
are connected to front and rear edges of the bed member
12
such that the bed member
12
is swingable on the hammock frame
11
.
The bed member
12
can be disassembled from the hammock frame
11
for packaging or transport purposes. However, the longitudinal rod
14
has a relatively long length and turns upwardly at its two opposite end sections. The foot members
13
are secured to the longitudinal rod
14
by welding or by rivet joint, and are transverse to the longitudinal rod
14
. As such, the hammock frame
11
has a relatively large size which is inconvenient in delivery. Moreover, a large amount of packing material would be required to pack the hammock frame
11
, and the packaged hammock frame
11
would occupy a relatively large amount of space. These unavoidably result in an increase in transport costs.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Therefore, the main object of the present invention is to provide a hammock with different parts that can be disassembled to result in reduced packaging, storage and transport costs.
Accordingly, the hammock of the present invention includes front and rear legs, a bridging unit, front and rear hanger rods, front and rear auxiliary support, a bed member, and a pair of suspending units. The front and rear legs are spaced-apart from each other in a longitudinal direction. Each of the legs has left and right ends adapted to be supported on a ground surface, and a raised intermediate portion extending between the left and right ends and adapted to be disposed above the ground surface. The bridging unit rests on the intermediate portions of the front and rear legs, and includes left and right bridging rods and a central bridging rod disposed between and connected to the left and right bridging rods. Each of the left and right bridging rods has front and rear end portions that are opposite to each other in the longitudinal direction and that are fastened detachably and respectively to the intermediate portions of the front and rear legs. The central bridging rod has front and rear end portions opposite to each other in the longitudinal direction. Each of the front and rear hanger rods has a lower end connected detachably to a respective one of the front and rear end portions of the central bridging rod, an upper end extending from the lower end away from the bridging unit, and an intermediate section between the lower and upper ends. Each of the front and rear auxiliary supports includes left and right support rods that have a respective one of the front and rear hanger rods disposed there between. Each of the left and right support rods of the front auxiliary support has an upper end fastened detachably to the intermediate section of the front hanger rod, and a lower end fastened detachably to the front end portion of a respective one of the left and right bridging rods. Each of the left and right support rods of the rear auxiliary support has an upper end fastened detachably to the intermediate section of the rear hanger rod, and a lower end fastened detachably to the rear end portion of a respective one of the left and right bridging rods. The bed member is disposed above the bridging unit and between said front and rear hanger rods. The bed member has front and rear end portions opposite to each other in the longitudinal direction. Each of the suspending units includes at least two flexible and elongated suspending members that have upper ends connected detachably to the intermediate section of a respective one of the front and rear hanger rods, and spaced-apart lower ends connected detachably to a respective one of the front and rear end portions of the bed member for suspending the bed member on the front and rear hanger rods.
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patent: 2469950 (1949-05-01), Carl
patent: 4925138 (1990-05-01), Rawlins
patent: 4975994 (1990-12-01), Barmettler
patent: 5003652 (1991-04-01), Bayless
patent: 5297302 (1994-03-01), Anderson
patent: 5729845 (1998-03-01), Hsu
Ladas & Parry
Shin Yeh Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Trettel Michael F.
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