Patent ID: 9072367
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: A45F

Abstract:
1. A fully enclosed hammock shelter for overnight use during cold and warm weather camping comprising, a hammock body made of a fabric sheet which is cut to form a four-sided shape having two congruent opposing sides which form the length and two non-congruent curved or angled opposing ends which form the width and which the size, shape and direction of the curve or angle of the opposing ends will cause one diagonal axis of said four-sided shape to be shorter than the opposing diagonal axis creating a ridge in the hammock's fabric along the axis of the shorter diagonal while causing specific points on both ends of the axis of the longer diagonal to hang lower than said ridge once both hammock ends are gathered and the hammock body is suspended between two points; a hammock in which a webbing end loop is permanently attached at each end point of the hammock body in such a manner that will support the weight of the occupant once the end loops are connected to the support system which suspends the hammock shelter off the ground; a support system in which a toggle button is used to connect support ropes to the said webbing end loops of the hammock body allowing the hammock to be suspended off the ground; a hammock top enclosure which is made from a solid breathable and lightweight nylon or polyester fabric that can be attached to the hammock body enclosing the entire hammock body creating a shelter to trap body heat while allowing body vapor to escape out and embodies a door system for the hammock shelter which is comprised of a zippered door which is made from mesh fabric and attached to said mesh door is a zippered window flap which is made from a solid breathable and lightweight nylon or polyester fabric that can be open or closed to regulate ventilation inside the hammock shelter; a hammock ridgeline gear loft made of nylon or polyester fabric or mesh which creates a storage area hanging above the occupant by attaching to a ridgeline of the hammock's top enclosure; and a rain fly which will form a peaked vestibule over the hammock's doorway by using a hiking pole, paddle or stick, allowing rain protection for the occupant while standing at the hammock's doorway and is made of waterproof nylon or polyester fabric, and which has vertical walls at each end of said rain fly to maintain the rain fly's shape while providing rain and wind protection and keeping the fly centered over the hammock body using a fitted sheath on said vertical walls in which each said webbing end loop on the hammock body will be inserted into allowing the rain fly to connect to the same toggle button which supports the hammock body thus securing the rain fly in place over the hammock body.