Patent ID: 6973687

Claim:
A foldable stand adapted for suspending a hammock above the ground, said foldable stand comprising: a base unit including: an elongate base that has opposite front and rear walls, and a top wall that interconnects said front and rear walls, each of said front, rear, and top walls having opposite left and right end portions, and a pair of lateral members, each of which is coupled pivotally to said elongate base at a position between said left and right end portions of a respective one of said front and rear walls, each of said lateral members being pivotable relative to said elongate base to a first unfolded position, where each of said lateral members is disposed generally transverse to the respective one of said front and rear walls; and a supporting unit mounted on said elongate base, and adapted to support the hammock; wherein said supporting unit includes an arcuate rod, said arcuate rod being extendible to a second unfolded position, where said arcuate rod extends curvedly and upwardly from said top wall of said elongate base at a position between said left and right end portions of said top wall, said arcuate rod being adapted to support the hammock when disposed at the second unfolded position.