Claims
- 1. In a hammock comprisinga bed formed from a piece of sheet material, said piece of sheet material being gathered at opposite ends, a pair of ropes for suspending the bed between two trees, each gathered end being connected to a respective one of said ropes, and a ridge cord extending above the bed, the improvement wherein the ridge cord extends between said gathered ends, and is shorter than the length of said piece of sheet material, so that the bed sags between said ends when the ropes are pulled tight and tied to the respective trees.
- 2. A hammock as recited in claim 1, wherein said ropes are continuous extensions of said ridge cord.
- 3. A hammock as defined in claim 1, further comprising means for adjusting the length of said ridge cord between said opposite ends.
- 4. A hammock as defined in claim 1, wherein said piece of sheet material is substantially rectangular before being gathered at opposite ends.
- 5. A hammock as defined in claim 1, wherein said opposite ends of the piece of sheet material comprise a bundle of folds, and an aperture is formed extending through said bundle, a respective one of said ropes being secured in said aperture.
- 6. A method of hanging a hammock having a bed made of a piece of fabric, said method comprising steps ofgathering said fabric at opposite ends, running a ridge cord between said gathered opposite ends, securing said opposite ends to said cord in such a way that the effective length of the cord is shorter than the length of the fabric, whereby the fabric sags even when the cord is taut, and suspending the hammock between a pair of trees by tying each of said gathered opposite ends to a respective one of said trees.
Priority Claims (1)
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2246971 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/262,448, filed Mar. 4, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,185 763.
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