Patent ID: 7406726

Claim:
A collapsible, foldable hammock comprising: a pair of end frames ( 12 ), each having first ( 14 ) and second ( 16 ) stand up legs; first ( 26 ), second ( 28 ), third ( 30 ) and fourth ( 32 ) tubes, each having a first end pivotally connected to a lower end of one of said first and second legs of said frames; first and second straps respectively spanned across said first and second legs of each of said pair of said end frames; fifth ( 50 ), sixth ( 52 ), seventh ( 54 ) and eighth ( 56 ) tubes having a first end pivotally connected to one of said first and second legs of said frames at ends of said straps; ninth ( 40 ) and tenth ( 44 ) tubes pivotally connected together at one end at a first point ( 41 ); eleventh ( 42 ) and twelfth ( 46 ) tubes pivotally connected together at one end at a second point ( 43 ); a thirteenth tube ( 84 ) having a first end pivotally connected with said ninth ( 40 ) and tenth ( 44 ) tubes at said first point ( 41 ) and a second end pivotally connected with said second ( 28 ) and fourth ( 32 ) tubes at a third point ( 37 ); a fourteenth tube ( 82 ) having a first end pivotally connected with said eleventh ( 42 ) and twelfth ( 46 ) tubes at said second point ( 43 ) and a second end pivotally connected with said first ( 26 ) and third ( 30 ) tubes at a fourth point ( 35 ); with said fifth tube ( 50 ) overlapping a portion of said ninth tube ( 40 ) and pivotally connected therewith, with said eleventh tube ( 42 ) overlapping a portion of said sixth tube ( 52 ) and pivotally connected therewith, with said tenth tube ( 44 ) overlapping a portion of said seventh tube ( 54 ) and pivotally connected therewith, and with said eighth tube ( 56 ) overlapping a portion of said twelfth tube ( 46 ) and pivotally connected therewith; with said thirteenth tube ( 84 ) and said fourteenth tube ( 82 ) being pivotally connected midway along the lengths thereof at a fifth point ( 85 ); and with 4 removable pins respectively inserted between said fifth ( 50 ) and ninth ( 40 ) tubes, between said eleventh ( 42 ) and sixth ( 52 ) tubes, between said tenth ( 44 ) and sixth ( 54 ) tubes, and between said eighth ( 56 ) and twelfth ( 46 ) tubes.