Patent ID: 7571499

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a frame having an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration, the frame including: a first end portion; a second end portion being angled with respect to the first end portion when the frame is in its expanded configuration, the second end portion being substantially parallel to the first end portion when frame is in its collapsed configuration; and a middle portion being disposed between the first end portion and the second end portion when the frame is in its expanded configuration, the middle portion being disposed between the first end portion and the second end portion when the frame is in its collapsed configuration, the middle portion being pivotally coupled to the first end portion, the middle portion including a side portion that includes a first support member and a second support member, the first support member being pivotally coupled to the second support member; a hammock member having a first end portion connected to the first end portion of the frame and a second end portion connected to the second end portion of the frame, and a hammock support member extending from a first side portion of the hammock member to a second side portion of the hammock member, the hammock support member having a fixed non-linear configuration when the frame is in its expanded configuration, the hammock support member having the fixed non-linear configuration when the frame is in its collapsed configuration.