Improved hammock support.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Oct., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 28th July, 1898-Accepted, 1st Oct., 1898
Improved hammock support.
We, CHARLES BUSWELL, and WILLIAM BUSWELL, both of No. 118, Union Street,
Torquay, in the County of Devon, Ironmongers, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to an improved hammock support.
The stand consists of two folding tubular frames provided with legs, one frame
being for supporting one end of the hammock and the other frame for supporting the
other end of the hammock. In order to afford a greater support between the frames
there is a tubular telescopic or jointed ridge pole between them. The ridge pole is
made tubular and telescopic so that one tube can slide into the other when not in use
or for convenience of transport.
The frames each preferably consist of two long legs pivotted together at or near
their upper ends and two short legs which are each either fixed permanently to
the long legs or are jointed thereto so as to be capable of remaining in a splayed-out
position when the frame is in use and of folding up against the long legs when out
of use, all for the purpose of rendering the frames suitable for storage and transport.
The frames are provided with hinges sockets or the like for the ends of the ridge
pole to fit therein or the attachment may be made in any other convenient manner
and when the support is not in use the ridge pole folds down with the long legs.
The frames may have a canopy or the like attached thereto or supported by two
hinged arms at each end or the ridge pole may serve as a support therefor.
The grommets or lanyards of each end of the hammock are suitably threaded on
one of the upper ends of one of the long legs or are attached by hooks and rings.
By our invention all guy ropes screw eyes and other objectionable fittings are
dispensed with and a hammock can be put up in the house or outside in a very short
space of time.
1000
We, CHARLES BUSWELL, and WILLIAM BUSWELL, both of No. 118, Union Street,
Torquay, in the County of Devon, Ironmongers, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :--

page_text: The support or stand consists of two folding tubular frames provided with legs, one
frame being for supporting one end of the hammock while the other frame is for
supporting the other end of the hammock. In order to afford a support between
the frames there is a tubular, telescopic or jointed ridge pole between them.
ridge pole is made telescopic so that one tube can slide into the other when not in
use for convenience of transport and storage.
The
Figure 1 of the accompanying sheet of drawings represents in side elevation
a hammock support constructed according to our invention with a hammock slung
thereon.
Figure 2 is an end elevation thereof.
Figure 3 is an end elevation to a larger scale of the upper part of one end of
the hammock support in the folded position for transport or storage and
Figure 4 is a side elevation partly in section of the upper part of the other end of
the hammock support.
One of the frames consists of two long legs A A¹ pivotted together or to the
lugs B B of a bracket B2 as shown, the leg A has pivotted or attached thereto a
short leg C and the leg A¹ has similarly a short leg C¹. The other frame similarly
consists of two long legs (one of which is shown and marked D) which are pivotted
together or as shewn to lugs of a bracket E2 similar to the lugs B B1 of the
bracket B2, the leg D has pivotted or attached thereto a short leg F and the other
leg has also in like manner a short leg. Preferably the short legs C C and F and
the leg corresponding to F, but not shown, are made jointed so as to be capable of
remaining in a splayed out position when the frame is in use and of folding up
against the long legs when out of use all for the purpose of rendering the frames
suitable for storage and transport. The frames or, as shewn, their brackets B2
and E2 are provided respectively with hinged lugs G and G₁ which are suitably
attached to the parts H H¹ respectively, which parts form the tubular ridge pole.
In the construction shewn the ridge pole is made jointed that is to say one part,
say the part H, is provided with a reduced part H2 indicated by dotted lines,
the outer end of which takes into the interior of the other tubular part H¹.
When taken apart the part H and the part H¹ fold down with the long legs
designated by the letters A A¹ and by D respectively as shewn in Figures 3
and 4. If desired the ridge pole may be made telescopic one part being of small
diameter and sliding within the other which is of larger diameter and both
rigidly fastened together when in use by a set screw or other suitable device.
In that case the telescopic ridge pole would be permanently attached to the
bracket of one frame and the other end of the ridge pole would conveniently be
adjustably attached to the bracket of the other frame by a bolt or other clamping
device.
The frames designated by the letters A A¹ and D may have a canopy H³ (indicated
by dotted lines) or the like attached thereto or supported by two hinged arms at
each end or the ridge pole may serve as a support therefor. In the drawing the
bracket B is provided with two hinged hooks M M¹ to which are hinged two
arms II' for the canopy H³ and the bracket E2 has two similar hinged hooks of
which however only one M² is shown and the latter hinged hooks have similarly
hinged thereon hinged arms for the canopy of which however only one arm I² is
shewn.
The grommet or lanyard K of one end of the hammock L is suitably hung on the
hooks M M¹ and the other grommet or lanyard K' is similarly hung on the hooks
designated by M². Or one or more hook or, hooks may be attached directly to one
of the long legs, or the hammock may be attached to the frame in any convenient
manner say by rings which may take over extensions of the long legs above the point
where the said legs are jointed.
Some or all of the legs may be kept apart by means of stretchers in between or be
clamped in both the extended folded up positions or the feet of the legs may be
and
or

page_text: secured to the ground by pins or screws but such fittings or additions are not
essential.
By our invention all guy ropes, screw eyes and other objectionable fittings are
dispensed with and a hammock can be put up in the house or outside in a very short
space of time.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is :-
1. A hammock support consisting of two frames with a ridge pole in between, each
frame consisting of two long legs pivotted together and two short legs, each of which
is pivotted to a long leg substantially as set forth.
2. A hammock support consisting of two frames with a jointed or telescopic ridge
pole in between, each frame consisting of two long legs pivotted together and two
short legs, each of which is pivotted to a long leg substantially as set forth.
3. A hammock support consisting of two frames with a ridge pole in between,
each frame consisting of two long legs pivotted together and two short legs, each of
which is pivotted to a long leg and a canopy support consisting of two hinged arms
attached to each frame substantially as set forth..
4. A hammock support consisting of two frames with a ridge pole H H' in
between, the one frame consisting of two long legs A A¹ pivotted to a bracket B² and
two short legs C C¹, the other frame consisting of two long legs designated by
the letter D pivotted to a bracket E2 and two short legs designated by the letter F,
hooks M M and hooks designated by the letter M², hinged canopy arms I I¹ and
hinged canopy arms designated by the letter 12 substantially as described and
shewn.
D L 1
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200
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1000