Improvements in Hammocks.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Sept., 1889
Complete Specification Lelt, 26th Apr., 1890-Accepted. 5th July, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hammocks.
RICHARD HARDING HOLMAN Master of the Workhouse at Grantham Lincolnshire, &
WILLIAM CARLTON, Draper of Grantham Lincolnshire do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
;
To prevent the rocking motion which hammock have when suspended by one ring
only at the head, be it metal or rope; we use two light sets of metal rings, hooks and
links for the purpose, each set has one metal ring, two inches in diameter within
fixed to which are four metal links, one and a half inches long, and seven eights of an
inch wide; another metal and twisted link, is fixed to one of these of the same length
and width; to this twisted link is fixed a metal hook three inches long for the outside
hook on each side of the hammock, to hook in a metal eylet hole there; three other
metal hooks of the same length, viz. three inches, are similarly fixed, to the three
other metal links aforesaid, to hook into the three other metal eylet holes on either
side, of the hammock-so that, there are four metal eylet holes, equally divided on
each side of the hammock, for suspending by their two sets of chains, as described
leaving a small space in the centre of the material at the head of the hammock.
Dated this 6th day of September 1889.
R. H. HOLMAN.
WM. CARLTON.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hammocks.
RICHARD HARDING HOLMAN Master of the Grantham Union Workhouse Lincoln-
shire, and WILLIAM CARLTON, Draper, Grantham Lincolnshire 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, and by
reference to the accompanying drawing
To prevent the rocking motion which hammocks have when suspended by one ring
only at the head, be it metal or rope; we use two light sets of metal rings, hooks and
links for the purpose, each set has one metal ring A two inches in diameter, within, fixed
to which, are four metal links B. one and a half inches long, and seven eights of an
inch wide; another metal twisted link C. is fixed to one of these of the same length
and width; to this twisted link is fixed, a metal hook D three inches long, for the
outside hook on each side of the hammock-to hook into a metal eylet hole there ;
three other metal hooks E of the same length viz. three inches, are similarly fixed,
to the three other metal links B. aforesaid, to hook into the three other metal eylet holes
on either side of the hammock, so that there are four metal eylet holes equally divided
on each side of the hammock, for suspension by these two sets of chains, as described,
leaving a small space in the centre of the material at the head of the hammock.
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 :-
I. The mode of suspending the head of the hammock, by two rings and iron
chaine

page_text: II To prevent the rocking motion which all hammocks are subject to when
suspended by one attachment at the head.
III. To prevent the occupant being thrown out of the hammock.
RICHARD HARDING HOLMAN.
WILLIAM CARLTON.