Claims
- 1. A hammock in combination with at least one furling sheath comprising a generally tubular piece of flexible material adapted to be drawn lengthwise over the hammock from a suspended end thereof to furl the hammock material.
- 2. A hammock having a bed portion, in combination with a pair of sheaths, each comprising a generally tubular piece of flexible material adapted to be drawn lengthwise over the hammock from a suspended end thereof to furl the bed portion while the hammock is suspended between anchors.
- 3. The invention of claim 2, wherein each of said furling sheaths has a length about half that of said bed portion, and an end of each of the sheaths is affixed to a respective end of the bed portion, whereby said sheaths, when fully drawn toward one another, meet at the midpoint of the bed portion.
- 4. The invention of claim 2, wherein each of the sheaths has a mouth and a stiffener secured to the sheath and extending around the mouth.
- 5. The invention of claim 4, further comprising a binding defining the mouth.
- 6. The invention of claim 5, wherein the stiffener is a polyethylene strip sewn into the binding.
- 7. The invention of claim 4, wherein the stiffener is a substantially rigid ring.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 09/770,670, filed Jan. 29, 2001, which was a division of application Ser. No. 09/262,448, filed Mar. 4, 1999.
Divisions (1)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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