Patent ID: 6701549
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: A45F

Abstract:
A hammock comprising a bed made from non-stretch netting material with a dedicated head and foot section located at opposite ends of said bed, wherein said bed is shaped and structured to compensate for sag while the hammock is in use and under load without additional adjustment to said hammock, said bed being fastened along all edges to a rectangular non-stretch webbing frame and suspended longitudinally therefrom to substantially occupy a horizontal plane, said webbing frame being fastened to upright supports in a level and snug manner via a pair of ropes, each rope affixed to a pair of corners of said webbing frame at opposing shorter ends of said webbing frame wherein each corner in the pair of the corners is kept apart by spreader bars that are wider than said webbing frame's overall transverse dimension, said spreader bars inserted between respective ropes and adjacent to said webbing frame.