THREE-POINT STACK HAMMOCK
A hammock that provides a plurality of bundled straps to supply strength and tension reducing sag. A hammock assembly that allows a second hammock to act as a sunshade or a rainfly.
The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/459,476 titled “Three-Point Stack Hammock” filed Feb. 15, 2017 to Justin Alexander Locher et al., the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE DISCLOSUREThe present application relates to hammocks and the construction and use of hammocks.
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURESome individuals prefer to lounge, either indoors or outdoors, by setting up and laying in hammocks. Hammocks often provide comfort by being positioned away from the ground, suspended in the air. Hammock users will often attempt to provide as much tension in hammocks as necessary to ensure that the hammock's fabric is taut and to reduce droop, otherwise known as “sagging.” Additionally, users may seek methods to protect themselves from the elements of the weather when using a hammock.
According to the present disclosure, a hammock is provided including fabric configured to support a person. The fabric has a plurality of elongated edges. The hammock further includes webbing extending along the plurality of elongated edges and a plurality of tension straps having ends. The elongated edges of the fabric are sandwiched between the ends of the tension straps. The hammock further includes a plurality of anchoring loops. The plurality of tension straps extend through the anchoring loops.
According to the present disclosure, a hammock assembly is provided including a first hammock, a second hammock positioned over the first hammock, and a plurality of anchoring straps coupled to the anchoring loops of the first and second hammocks.
According to the present disclosure, a method for using a hammock assembly is provided. The method includes the steps of providing first and second hammocks and a plurality of anchoring straps, coupling one of the plurality of anchoring straps to the first and second hammocks, coupling another of the plurality of anchoring straps to the first and second hammocks, and anchoring the plurality of anchoring straps to a plurality of anchors.
The aforementioned aspects and many of the intended advantages of this disclosure will grow to be appreciated at a greater level once references to the following accompanying illustrations are expounded upon.
Equivalent reference components point to corresponding parts throughout the several views. The drawings depict manifestations of components and attributes to the present disclosure set, and these features are readily scalable. Unless otherwise indicated, the components shown in the drawings are proportional to one another. Wherein, the illustrations depicted are manifestations of the disclosure, and such illustrations shall in no way be interpreted as limiting the scope of the disclosure.
For the purposes of promoting and understanding of the principles of the disclosure, reference will now be made to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings, which are described below. The embodiments disclosed below are not intended to be exhaustive or limit the disclosure to the precise form disclosed in the following detailed description. Rather, the embodiments are chosen and described so that others skilled in the art may utilize their teachings. It will be understood that no limitation of the scope of the disclosure is thereby intended. The disclosure includes any alterations and further modifications in the illustrative devices and described methods and further applications of the principles of the disclosure which would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the disclosure relates.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSUREAccording to the present disclosure, a three-point hammock 10 may be used to keep a person or equipment suspended off of the ground, maintain tension, and/or reduce sag. A user may stack a second hammock 30 on top of first hammock 10 to provide protection of a user or equipment on first hammock 10 from sunlight, rain, and/or other weather elements.
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Anchoring loop 18 may be comprised of metal, plastic, or other rigid material. In one embodiment, when anchoring loop 18 is being used to support webbing 24 (
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A middle portion 52 of tensioning strap 16 is spaced apart from fabric 12 and webbing 24 to form tension strap loop 22. Tension strap loop 22 extends from a topside of fabric 12, as shown in
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Hammocks 10, 30 may be suspended in the air by joining a plurality of anchoring loops 18 with anchoring straps 26, such as ratchet tie down straps, to anchors 32 such as trees, poles, or other suitable anchor points. Straps 26 attached to loop 18 may be adjusted to add or reduce tension through the use of ratchets 28. According to the preferred set up arrangement, a single anchoring strap 26 is used to couple one of a corner 34a, 34b, 34c of each of hammock 10, 30 to a single anchor 32. In other words, a total of three anchoring straps 26 are used to suspend both hammocks 10, 30 to a total of three anchors 32 with one anchoring strap 26 supporting each corner 34a, 34b, 34c of two hammocks 10, 30.
To suspend hammocks 10, 30, respective corners 34a, 34b, 34c of each hammock 10, 30 are aligned, an anchoring strap 26 is attached to each of the two anchor loops 18 of respective aligned corners 34a, 34b, 34c, and each of the three anchoring straps 26 are each secured to each of three anchors 32. During or after the securing of anchoring straps 26 to anchors 32, straps 26 are tensioned through the use of ratchet 28 to apply tension to hammocks 10, 30 sufficient to suspend hammocks 10, 30 from the ground, floor, etc. until a desired tension is achieved. Such tension may be enough to make hammocks 10, 30 substantially flat. When anchoring straps 26 are attached to each of the two aligned anchoring loops 18, the respective loops 18 (and hammocks 10, 30) are coupled together so that hammocks 10, 30 are coupled together at respective corners 34a, 34b, 34c. Preferably, hammocks 10, 30 are structurally identical (same size, materials, construction, etc.).
The disclosure is not restricted to the described embodiments and figures, but may be varied freely within the scope of the claims. The present disclosure may be embodied in other specific forms, and accordingly, reference should be made to the appended claims, rather than to the forgoing specification, as indicating the scope of the disclosure. Modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in light of the above teachings. It is, therefore, to be understood that within the scope of the appended claims, the disclosure may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described in the embodiments.
Claims
1. A hammock including
- fabric configured to support a person, the fabric having a plurality of elongated edges,
- webbing extending along the plurality of elongated edges,
- a plurality of tension straps having ends, the elongated edges of the fabric being sandwiched between the ends of the tension straps, and
- a plurality of anchoring loops, the plurality of tension straps extending through the anchoring loops.
2. The hammock of claim 1, wherein the anchoring loops are circular.
3. The hammock of claim 1, wherein the webbing of the elongated edges is sandwiched between the fabric.
4. The hammock of claim 1, wherein the tension straps form a loop.
5. The hammock of claim 1, wherein the ends of the tension straps are stitched together.
6. The hammock of claim 1, wherein the anchoring loops and corners of the fabric cooperate to define holes.
7. A hammock assembly including
- a first hammock,
- a second hammock positioned over the first hammock, and
- a plurality of anchoring straps coupled to the anchoring loops of the first and second hammocks.
8. The hammock assembly of claim 7, wherein the first hammock is structurally identical to the second hammock.
9. The hammock assembly of claim 7, wherein the second hammock overlaps the first hammock.
10. The hammock assembly of claim 7, wherein the anchoring loops of the first and second hammocks overlap.
11. The hammock assembly of claim 7, wherein the hammocks are adjacent to one another.
12. The hammock assembly of claim 7, wherein the concavity of the first hammock differs substantially from the concavity of the second hammock.
13. The hammock assembly of claim 12, wherein the concavity of the first hammock is less than the concavity of the second hammock and the first hammock is positioned below the second hammock.
14. A method for using a hammock assembly, the method including the steps of
- providing first and second hammocks and a plurality of anchoring straps,
- coupling one of the plurality of anchoring straps to the first and second hammocks,
- coupling another of the plurality of anchoring straps to the first and second hammocks, and
- anchoring the plurality of anchoring straps to a plurality of anchors.
15. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of coupling another of to plurality of anchoring straps to the first and second hammocks.
16. The method of claim 14, wherein anchors are trees.
17. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of positioning the first hammock below the second hammock.
18. The method of claim 17, further comprising the step of laying on the first hammock so that the concavity of the first hammock is substantially less than the concavity of the second hammock.
Type: Application
Filed: Feb 14, 2018
Publication Date: Aug 16, 2018
Inventor: Justin A. Locher (Evansville, IN)
Application Number: 15/896,740