Patent ID: 6360383
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: A45F

Abstract:
A hammock, comprising:front and rear legs spaced-apart from each other in a longitudinal direction, each of said legs having left and right ends adapted to be supported on a ground surface, and a raised intermediate portion extending between said left and right ends and adapted to be disposed above the ground surface; a bridging unit resting on said intermediate portions of said front and rear legs, said bridging unit including left and right bridging rods and a central bridging rod disposed between and connected to said left and right bridging rods, each of said left and right bridging rods having front and rear end portions that are opposite to each other in said longitudinal direction and that are fastened detachably and respectively to said intermediate portions of said front and rear legs, said central bridging rod having front and rear end portions opposite to each other in said longitudinal direction; front and rear hanger rods, each of which has a lower end connected detachably to a respective one of said front and rear end portions of said central bridging rod, an upper end extending from said lower end away from said bridging unit, and an intermediate section between said lower and upper ends; front and rear auxiliary supports, each of which includes left and right support rods that have a respective one of said front and rear hanger rods disposed therebetween, each of said left and right support rods of said front auxiliary support having an upper end fastened detachably to said intermediate section of said front hanger rod, and a lower end fastened detachably to said front end portion of a respective one of said left and right bridging rods, each of said left and right support rods of said rear auxiliary support having an upper end fastened detachably to said intermediate section of said rear hanger rod, and a lower end fastened detachably to said rear end portion of a respective one of said left and right bridging rods; a bed member disposed above said bridging unit and between said front and rear hanger rods, said bed member having front and rear end portions opposite to each other in said longitudinal direction; and a pair of suspending units, each of which includes at least two flexible and elongated suspending members that have upper ends connected detachably to said intermediate section of a respective one of said front and rear hanger rods, and spaced-apart lower ends connected detachably to a respective one of said front and rear end portions of said bed member for suspending said bed member on said front and rear hanger rods.