Patent Publication Number: US-2023157437-A1

Title: Portable hammock stand

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application claims the benefit and priority of Chinese patent application No. 202122842256.5, filed on Nov. 19, 2021, disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     This disclosure relates to the technical field of hammock stand structures, and more particularly relates to a portable hammock stand. 
     BACKGROUND 
     A hammock is a lightweight and easy-to-carry bedding, but its installation is often restricted by fixed objects, and it is difficult to find suitable hanging points in many places. The emergence of the hammock stand solves the problem of hammock installation. However, a current integrated hammock stand is large and heavy and difficult to transport, which greatly affects the convenience of using the hammock. On the other hand, an assembled-type hammock stand is easy to move to a certain extent, but it is still not portable in the absence of transportation. 
     SUMMARY 
     It is therefore an objective of this disclosure to provide a more portable hammock stand. The objective of this disclosure is realized by adopting the following technical solutions. 
     There is provided a portable hammock stand, including a base, a vertical rod, a support rod, a foot, a roller, and a handle. The base is a two-segment folding structure that is broken at the middle position, and a hinge is provided at the connection between the two sections for hinged connection, and the hinge is located on one side of the base. Both ends of the base are each hinged to one end of the two feet. Both ends of the base are each hinged to one end of the respective vertical rod. The other end of the vertical rod defines a hole. Each of the vertical rods is hinged to one end of at least one of the support rods, and the other end of each of the support rods is detachably fixed to the base. The rollers are installed on the lower side of the middle position of the base and are respectively disposed on the two sections of the base. The handle is fixed to one end of the base. 
     In one embodiment, a receiving groove capable of accommodating the vertical rods and the support rods is opened in the base. 
     In one embodiment, a pad is fixed to the middle of the base, and the lower surface of the pad is flush with the lower surface of the foot. 
     In one embodiment, the number of support rods hinged to each vertical rod is two, and the support rods are respectively disposed on both sides of the vertical rod. 
     In one embodiment, the hinge points of the two feet at the same end of the base are disposed on both sides of the lower surface of the base, and are arranged in a staggered manner. 
     In one embodiment, the feet and the bottom of the pad are each provided with a non-slip pad. 
     The technical effects and advantages of the disclosure are as follows. The hammock stand has a simple structure, is convenient to move, and can effectively reduce the difficulty of carrying. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the state of use according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG.  2    is a view from a certain perspective of the state of use according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG.  3    is a three-dimensional structural view of the folded state according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG.  4    is a view of a certain perspective of the folded state according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG.  5    is a schematic view of the folding direction according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     Description of reference signs:  1 -base,  101 -hinge,  102 -receiving groove,  2 -vertical rod,  3 -support rod,  4 -foot,  5 -roller,  6 -handle,  7 -pad. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS 
     The present disclosure will be described in detail below in connection with specific implementation examples in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS.  1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  4 , and  5   , the portable hammock stand includes a base  1 , a vertical rod  2 , a support rod  3 , a foot  4 , a roller  5 , and a handle  6 . The base  1  is a two-segment folding structure that is broken at the middle position, and a hinge  101  is provided at the connection between the two sections for hinged connection, and the hinge  101  is located on one side of the base  1 . Both ends of the base  1  are each hinged to one end of the two feet  4 . Both ends of the base  1  are each hinged to one end of the respective vertical rod  2 . The other end of the vertical rod  2  defines a hole. Each of the vertical rods  2  is hinged to one end of at least one of the support rods  3 , and the other end of each of the support rods  3  is detachably fixed to the base  1 . The rollers  5  are installed on the lower side of the middle position of the base  1  and are respectively disposed on the two sections of the base  1 . The handle  6  is fixed to one end of the base  1 . 
     In this embodiment, the base  1  is provided with a receiving groove  102  that can accommodate the vertical rods  2  and the support rods  3 , which reduces the overall volume in the folded state. 
     In this embodiment, a cushion block  7  is fixed at the middle position of the base  1 , and the lower surface of the cushion block  7  is flush with the lower surface of the feet  4 , and the two support together to improve the stability in use. 
     In this embodiment, the number of support rods  3  hinged to each vertical rod  2  is two, and the support rods  3  are respectively located on both sides of the vertical rod  2  to improve the stability in use. 
     In this embodiment, the hinge points of the two feet  4  at the same end of the base  1  are located on both sides of the lower surface of the base  1 , and they are arranged in a staggered manner. When unfolded to the use state, the free end of the foot  4  is on the other side than the side where the hinge point is located, which improves the stability in use. 
     In this embodiment, the feet  4  and the bottom of the cushion block  7  are provided with anti-skid pads to improve the stability in use. 
     When the hammock stand of this disclosure is converted from the use state to the folded state, the support rod  3  is first released from the fixation to the base  1 , the support rod  3  is rotated upward to be aligned with the vertical rod  2 , and the vertical rod  2  and the support rod  3  are rotated downward and placed in In the receiving groove  102  of the base  1 , the feet  4  perpendicular to the base  1  are rotated and folded under the base  1 , and finally the base  1  is folded and fixed around the hinge  101  so that the roller  5  is exposed, and the user can hold the handle  6  to drag the hammock stand in the folded state to move. 
     The present disclosure will not be limited to the above-mentioned specific embodiments. Changes, modifications, additions or substitutions made by persons of ordinary skill in the art within the essential scope of the present disclosure shall also fall in the scope of protection of the present disclosure.