Patent ID: 6931679

Claim:
A foldable stand for suspending a hammock above the ground, said foldable stand comprising: a base unit including an elongate base that has opposite left and right end portions, each of said left and right end portions of said elongate base having opposite front and rear walls, and a top wall that interconnects said front and rear walls of a respective one of said left and right end portions of said elongate base, a pair of first lateral members, each of which is coupled pivotally to a respective one of said front and rear walls of said left end portion of said elongate base, each of said first lateral members being pivotable relative to said elongate base to a first unfolded position, where each of said first lateral members is disposed generally transverse to the respective one of said front and rear walls of said left end portion of said elongate base, and a pair of second lateral members, each of which is coupled pivotally to a respective one of said front and rear walls of said right end portion of said elongate base, each of said second lateral members being pivotable relative to said elongate base to a second unfolded position, where each of said second lateral members is disposed generally transverse to the respective one of said front and rear walls of said right end portion of said elongate base; and a pair of posts, each of which is coupled pivotally to said top wall of a respective one of said left and right end portions of said elongate base, each of said posts being pivotable relative to said elongate base to a third unfolded position, where each of said posts forms an angle with said top wall of the respective one of said left and right end portions of said elongate base, said posts being adapted to support the hammock when said posts are disposed at the third unfolded position; wherein each of said left and right end portions of said elongate base further has a bottom wall, said bottom wall being opposite to said top wall and interconnecting said front and rear walls of the respective one of said left and right end portions of said elongate base, said base unit further including a pair of level-adjusting members, each of which includes a screw rod that threadedly engages said bottom wall of a respective one of said left and right end portions of said elongate base.