Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7260856 | Stackable cot assembly In certain preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a cot assembly that includes side pieces, supporting end pieces and bedding material. Preferably the cot assembly holds the end pieces a spaced apart distance, and in one feature allows a side piece to... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7178182 | Suspended sleeping bag The invention relates to a suspended sleeping bag comprising upper and lower parts and fixing elements which are arranged on the foot and head ends thereof, thereby making it is possible to fix at two points which are distant with respect to each other and embodied ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7051385 | Portable hanging cot A portable, suspendable cot used in rock climbing and the like includes a collapsible frame supporting a webbing therebetween. The frame includes linkages that pivot from a parallel orientation in a closed position to an orthogonal angle (for rectangular frames) or ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7020915 | Hammock A hammock has a bed formed from a blank of flexible fabric. The blank is defined by opposed ends and opposed sides, the ends and sides of the blank coinciding with opposed ends and opposed side edges of the hammock respectively. Each side of the blank tapers inwardl... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6957453 | Washable hammock A washable hammock is described, having a spreader bar which can be readily removed, allowing the hammock to be laundered. The spreader bar can be reinserted after the hammock is laundered. ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6934982 | Reading hammock A hammock is described that has a concave across the mid portion of its hammock bed, a rigid curved bar extending between opposite sides of the hammock bed, beneath its concave, and a flexible strap extending taut between opposite ends of the rigid curved bar beneat... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6931678 | Water-swung hammock A water-swung hammock includes a floatable body for supporting a main body frame including at least one leg support for securing the main body frame to the floatable body. A staging platform may be coupled to the main body frame and capable of supporting a user. A s... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6912744 | Suspended furniture assembly A suspended furniture assembly includes a suspended chair assembly and a suspended hammock assembly. The suspended chair assembly comprises a chair including a back support, a bottom support and arm support members, suspended from a chair suspension frame assembly b... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6895612 | Hammock for sailboat This is a hammock for a sailboat. This invention allows the user of this specially designed hammock to maximize the space above the cabin top. It is attached at three points of attachment as described in the application and may be attached using a variety of means. | 05/24/2005 |
| 6701549 | Level hammock This disclosure describes a HAMMOCK design which compensates for sag. The lower part of the HAMMOCK becomes level when occupied and allows the user to lie flat on the back or the side as in a bed. The HAMMOCK is equally suited for recreation and camping a... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6418576 | Rope hammock A rope hammock, having a woven rope bed, a harness at each end of the bed and a stretcher at each end is described. The harness ropes are passed through respective holes in the stretcher and around loops at the ends of the bed. The harness ropes are then ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6418577 | Portable hammock A portable hammock designed to be used between any two rigid structures includes leg standards removably attached to opposite ends of a flexible hammock material with said leg standards removably attached to the two rigid structures. Loops of material con... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6364412 | Hanging chair Disclosed is a hanging chair that is capable of accommodating more than one individual. Also provided is a hanging chair that includes a suspension structure that distributes the increased load that is associated with having more than one person in the ch... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6343838 | Reclinable swing chair A reclinable swing chair is provided that may be moved between a reclined and an upright position. The reclinable swing chair has a body, a pair of rope supports and a pair of adjustable arms. The reclinable swing chair is suspended from a frame. The fram... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6314594 | Spreader bar for a hammock An improved spreader bar for spreading apart the cords which connect the body supporting member of a hammock to a support structure and suspend it therefrom is disclosed. The spreader bar is positioned adjacent each of the longitudinal end portions of the... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6230340 | Truck bed cot system A camper cot assembly, for use on a pick-up truck having a bed having bed sides extending upward from the bed, comprising a frame and a sturdy fabric covering extending between the frame. The frame comprises a pair of main members which extend between the... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6044794 | Contoured and suspended pet bed A contoured and suspended pet bed includes a frame and a cover. The frame has a cover ring which has an oval shape and a frame which can have cantilever, or S-shaped suspension. The cover is slipped over the top of the frame and has two flaps which are re... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6003173 | Hammock An improved hammock includes a body supporting member for a user to lie on, suspension cords, retainer rings and ropes for attachment to an external support structure. The cords interconnect the rings and body supporting member at longitudinal end portion... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5860175 | Self unfolding portable hanging cot A portable cot that consists of a tubular framework that supports a cloth bed on the perimeter. The framework and bed is suspended from above by hanging webbing. The tubular members of the framework are connected together by hinges that allow the framewor... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5851053 | Hanging chair The present device is directed to a hanging chair that includes a chair and a suspension structure for connecting the chair to an overhead support. The suspension structure includes a longitudinally extending support member that is operatively attached to... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5799348 | Hammock A hammock is composed of a net, two side ropes fastened to two longitudinal sides of the net, two support rods fastened near the longitudinal ends of the net, and two suspension hooks. The support rods are made up of an upper rod piece and a lower rod pie... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5729844 | Portable baby sleeping swing A portable baby sleeping swing including a door attachment portion adapted for securement to a door jamb. A pair of springs each having upper ends secured to a hook. The hook is secured to the door attachment portion. The lower ends of the springs have a ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5715552 | Hammock with collapsible spreader bars and sheltering enclosure A hammock comprises a hammock body, suspension belts or the like for suspending the hammock between two load bearing members, and a header and suspension cord assembly at each end of the hammock which spreads the weight of a load laterally across the widt... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5655235 | Hammock with collapsible spreader bars and sheltering enclosure A hammock comprises a hammock body, suspension belts or the like for suspending the hammock between two load bearing members, and a header and suspension cord assembly at each end of the hammock which spreads the weight of a load laterally across the widt... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5242354 | Exercise glider An exercise glider has its motion resisted by a spring mechanism cooperatively associated with a friction damping mechanism. In one embodiment, the damping mechanism may be varied.... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5113537 | Portable sleeping unit for children A portable sleeping unit for children includes a collapsible frame and a hammock supported thereby. The hammock comprises plural fabric panels sewn together along their edges, with a stay embedded in each seam, and a slide fastener for interconnecting the... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5097545 | Spring supported, hammock type infant cradle An infant cradle comprising a support stand and a hammock that is suspended from the support stand. The support stand has a ground engaging base member, an upright member extending upwardly at an inclined angle in relation to the base member and a support... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5095563 | Hammock like portable infant suspender and support assembly A portable infant hammock/bassinette and suspension assembly is disclosed comprising a supporting/suspending stand and a bed structure suspended therefrom. Optimally, the framing elements for the stand and the bed are constructed of lightweight PVC furnit... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5072465 | Suspendable sleeping bag For cold weather camping a sleeping bag is integrated with a hammock. The bottom side of the hammock is insulated. Padding is placed between the hammock and the occupant of the bag. Waterproof and bug covers are supported on a line above the bag. Inflatab... | 12/17/1991 |
| 4807314 | Tensioned bed A tensioned bed which comprises first and second parallel support rods which can be mounted to a fixed support structure. A flexible rectangular sheet of limited stretchability has a spreader rod attached to one end of the sheet, with the end wrapped abou... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4800601 | Device for spreading and hanging the head of a hammock The head of a hammock is maintained in a spread condition and attached to its support ropes by an extruded elongate member having open and closed longitudinal slots within which the ends of the hammock support ropes and the corresponding head of the hammo... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4686720 | Covered hammock A covered hammock includes an upper fabric cover, comprised of an upper nonwoven fabric connected to a lower woven fabric border-supported by means of a, collapsible pole that is secured to the outside of said cover and is shaped in the form of a rounded ... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4162550 | Hammock A hammock embodying an elongated body supporting member formed of netted cords with end portions of the cords projecting beyond each end of the body supporting member. A transverse bar adjacent each end of the body supporting member has longitudinally spa... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4021868 | Contour hammock A contour hammock having a fabric hammock sheet stretched transversely between two longitudinal lines. The two longitudinal lines are spaced apart in the central area by a plurality of transverse spreader members. The spreader members are suspended beneat... | 05/10/1977 |
