US1099906A - Hammock-support. - Google Patents

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H.B.ARNO LD. HAMMOGK SUPPORT. APPLICATION FILED 3111.14, 1914.

1,099,906, Patented June 16,1914.

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HARRY B. ARNOLD, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR- TO THE NATIONAL SPRING BED COMPANY, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

HAMMOCK-SUFPORT Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 16, 1914.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARRY B. ARNOLD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New Britain, in the county of Hart-- ford and State of Connecticut. have invented a new and Improved Hammock-Support, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the class of devices that are especially constructed for the purpose of supporting a hammock, and an object of my invention, among others, is to provide a device of this class that shall be extremely simple in construction, one that can be neatly folded into compact space and one that shall be extremely rigid.

One form of structure embodying my invention, and in the construction and use of which the objects herein set out, as well as others, may be attained, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a hammock support embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a View in end elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail view, on enlarged scale, in

lengthwise section through the hammock supporting bar. Fig. 4 is a detail view in cross section through said bar, both of these latter figures showing the manner of attaching the hammock supporting hooks.

My invention is embodied in a hammock supporting frame composed of two uprights located one at each end, and a hammock supporting bar secured to and connecting the ends of these uprights. Each upright consists of a pair of legs 6 spread apart at their bottom ends and connected by a cross bar 7, preferably bolted to the legs to prevent their relative displacement. Each pair of legs converge toward their upper ends at which point they are connected by a bracket 8 having loops 9 closely embracing the legs and secured thereto as by bolts passing through the loops and legs, the latter being preferably of tubular form. Each bracket also includes side plates 10-11 arranged on opposite sides of a pair of legs and a projecting cap 12 overlying and covering the upper ends of the legs. The side plate 10 of each bracket is also extended to form a cover 13 for the end of the hammock supporting bar 14. A rest 15 also projects from each bracket and is formed to receive an end of the hammock supporting bar 141 that is secured in place at each end as by means of a bolt and nut, the former passing through the bar and through the rest. This hammock supporting bar is preferably formed from a tube and the brackets constructed as described afiord a very rigid and stable connection for the end supports and hammock supporting bar. Braces 16 connect each end of the hammock supporting bar 14 with an upright, a pair of these braces being employed at each end of the structure, each member of the pair being located on the opposite side of the bar from the other member. Each brace is pivotally connected to one-of the legs 6, as by means of a bolt passing through the parts, and a single pivot or hammock hook supporting. bolt 17 passes through both braces of a pair and through the hammock. supporting bar 1 1, as

clearly shown in Figs. 3 and a of the draw-- ings. Hammock supporting hooks 18 are suspended from the bolts 17, these hooks passing through hook openings 19 formed through the under side of the tube composing the hammock supporting bar. These openings 19 are located with their centers at one side of a plane passing vertically through the axis of the bolts 17, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, so that the downward strain, exerted by the hammock, will be directly upon the bolt and there will therefore be no binding action on the walls of the openings. It will be noted that in order to insert the hook it must be turned with its plane transverse to the axis of the bar 14:, in which position the small end of the hook may be readily inserted through the opening in the bar, after which, the book being turned to its normal position as shown in Fig. 3, the bolt 17, may be passed through the hook to secure it in place.

While I have shown and described herein a construction of parts that satisfactorily accomplishes my purpose, this may be departed from to a greater or lesser degree and yet be within the spirit and intent of the invention.

I claim 1. A hammock support including end up rights, a hammock supporting bar secured to the uprights and having openings extending laterally thereinto, hook supports proj ecting through the bar, and hammock hooks pivotally mounted on said hook supports and projecting through said openings.

' 2. A hammock support including end uprights, a tubular hammock supporting bar secured to the uprights and having openings extending laterally through the walls into the opening in the tube, hook supports projecting laterally through the tube opposite said openings, and hammock hooks pivotally attached to the hook supports and projecting through said openings.

3. A hammock support including end uprights, a tubular hammock supporting bar secured to the uprights and having openings through the Walls thereof to the interior of the tube, braces pivot-ally connected at one end to the uprights and atthe opposite ends to hook supports passing through the supporting bar, and hammock hooks suspended from said hook supports Within the tube and projecting through said openings.

4. A hammock support including end uprights, a bracketsecured to each upright, said bracketsconsisting of loops embracing the legs of the uprights, plates projecting from the loops on opposite sides of the uprights, a rest secured to said plates, and a hammock supporting bar secured to said rest.

5. A hammock support including end up rights, brackets secured to the uprights, each bracket consisting of plates located on opposite sides of the legs composing the uprights, caps projecting from said plates and overlying the ends of the legs of the uprights, rests projecting from said plates, and a hammock supporting bar secured to said rests.

6. A hammock support including end uprights comprising legs, brackets secured to said legs, each bracket having plates located on opposite sides of the legs, a cover projecting upwardly from said plates, rests projecting from said plates on each of the brackets, and a hammock supporting bar secured to said rests, the ends of the bar being located between said covers and protected thereby.

7. A hammock support including end uprights comprising legs, a bracket to which said legs are pivotally secured, said bracket including loops within which the legs project, plates located on opposite sides of the legs, caps secured to said plates and covering the ends of the legs, a rest secured to the plates, a hammock supporting bar remov ably secured to said rest, a cover projecting from the bracket to cover the end of said bu r, and braces pivotally connecting the legs of the end uprights and said supporting bar.

HARRY B. ARNOLD. Witnesses M. R. CODAIRE, Gr. GOEB.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner or Patents.

Washington, D. G.

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