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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7926129 | Portable hammock and hammock frame In one embodiment, a frame has an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. The frame includes a support member that has a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion. The first end portion of the first elongate member is pi... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7627914 | Hammock stand An easy to assemble hammock stand is made up of three support members which are connected together. To facilitate connection, plates are located at each end of the support members which include a base and two upwardly extending end members having a plurality of key ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7441287 | Collapsible hammock stand A hammock stand has a plurality of legs, support rods, and a cross brace that couples at least one leg to at least one of the support rods such that the hammock stand collapses in a single movement. ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7406726 | Folding hammock stand or frame Four cross member struts, two on each long side of an open hammock frame, permit full collapse of the frame for closure and transportation when the cross member struts are composed of an unbroken tube pivotally connected with a second tube divided into two overlappi... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7395561 | Support device An apparatus or support having a hammock member, a hammock support member, and a frame that can be disposed in an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. The hammock member has a first end portion connected to a first end portion of the frame and a sec... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7380880 | Free standing seating suspension frame A free standing frame for suspending a seat therefrom and for relative back and forth swinging thereto, comprises a support base wherein a pair of rear legs are longer than a pair of front legs to provide stability, a pair of frame sections that are assembleable to ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7370728 | Apparatus for a reclining and rectractable sling seat for use with a portable hunting tree stand A lightweight portable tree stand incorporating a detachable reclining seat which is used in an elevated position removably affixed to a tree's trunk. With the recliner tree stand installed on a tree and the user sitting in a reclined position, and upon seeing the q... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7272865 | Support and method of using the same An apparatus or support having a frame that can be disposed in an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. The frame includes a first end portion, a second end portion, a first side portion, a second side portion, and several connectors. Each of the con... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7213277 | Rocking bed A rocking bed includes: a bed frame including two curved rods, each of which has first and second ends, a first section extending from the first end, and a second section extending from the first section to the second end, the first section having a curvature greate... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7168666 | Portable support structure The present invention is a device having at least two strut assemblies joined together to form a free standing support that is both portable and collapsible. Components may be joined to one another by a flexible cord, and a flexible load bearing web to limit the max... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7152258 | Forked hammock support structure A stand is described for supporting a hammock, the stand comprising several tubular members which can be assembled into an arc shaped stand having a support hook on one end and two horizontally spaced support hooks on the opposite end. ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7114205 | Collapsible bed frame A collapsible bed frame (18) for supporting a mattress, the collapsible frame (18) having a number of frame members (32). A number of pivots (34) connect pairs of the frame members (32) at the midpoints of the frame members (32 | 10/03/2006 |
| 7082629 | Knock-down hammock stand A hammock stand is described that can be assembled from a plurality of tubular members. The tubular members are of similar dimensions and to some extent interchangeable. This allows the stand, in disassembled form to be contained in a relatively small box for shippi... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077365 | Work stand A work stand includes a first support section, having a first end and a second end, and a second support section, having a first end and a second end. An elongated brace, having a first end and a second end, the first end of the elongated brace is disposed on the fi... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6976281 | Medicinal cushion, in particular anti-decubitus cushion A medical cushion (1), in particular an anti-decubitus cushion, is in particular multicellular and is distinguished in that the cushion is equipped, at least in the area where skin contact (6) occurs, with an active membrane (3) based on a skin-... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6973687 | Foldable stand for a hammock A foldable stand, which is for suspending a hammock above the ground, includes a base unit and a supporting unit. The base unit includes an elongate base, and a pair of lateral members, each of which is coupled pivotally to the elongate base. The supporting unit inc... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6966084 | Support and method of using the same An apparatus or support having a frame that can be disposed in an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. The frame includes a first end portion, a second end portion, a first side portion, a second side portion, and several connectors. Each of the con... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6954950 | Foldable hanging bed A foldable hanging bed includes a hanging bed fabric, main support tubes, pillar support tubes, pillars tubes, side support tubes, transverse connecting tubes, iron check elements, hanging chain fitting elements, and shoes. The upper portion of each of the main supp... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6931679 | Foldable stand for a hammock A foldable hammock stand includes an elongate base that has opposite left and right end portions, a pair of first lateral members coupled pivotally to the left end portion of the elongate base, a pair of second lateral members coupled pivotally to the right end port... | 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 |
| 6748616 | Hammock with a support assembly A support assembly for a hammock includes a base unit having a base body and a tubular member extending upwardly from the base body to define a shaft-receiving bore therein, and a canvas-mounting unit including a shaft that is mounted rotatably in the shaft-receivin... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6711764 | Faux bamboo hammock stand A hammock stand includes faux bamboo nodes formed periodically along the tubular component, which a color highlighted for simulating a bamboo appearance. ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6665896 | Hammock assembly with foldable left and right frames A hammock assembly includes a left frame and a right frame opposite to and pivoted to the left frame such that the left and right frames are rotatable relative to each other between an unfolded position, in which, mounting ends of the left and right frame... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6467110 | Dock post supported hammock A hammock and support system is disclosed which uses a simple boat dock post and dock structure to support the entire weight of a hammock and person lying in the hammock.... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6360383 | Hammock A hammock frame has different parts that can be disassembled and that have small sizes to facilitate packaging and transport. The hammock frame includes front and rear legs. A bridging unit rests on and is connected detachably to the front and rear legs. ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 5983422 | Collapsible hammock A collapsible, self-supporting, fully portable hammock assembly in which the supporting framework is fabricated of lightweight metal components. The apparatus can be quickly and easily extended from a compact, collapsible configuration into a self-support... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5740570 | Collapsible hammock A collapsible hammock comprises an elongate stand of dovetail section and an open bottom having a first portion slidably receivable into a second portion and detained by a retaining device, a pair of support releasably secured to the bottom of the stand, ... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5553337 | Electric cradle An electric cradle including a crib, a main support disposed under the crib to support the crib and two swinging frames pivotally connecting the main support with two ends of the crib. A swinging mechanism is used to swing the swinging frames so as to swi... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5392476 | Collapsible hammock stand A collapsible hammock stand is provided for suspending a hammock above the ground. The collapsible hammock stand includes a collapsible longitudinal base member having lateral ground engaging support members at each end. The hammock stand also includes up... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5003652 | Collapsible hammock A collapsible, self-supporting, fully portable hammock assembly in which the supporting framework is fabricated of light weight metal components. The apparatus can be quickly and easily extended from a compact, collapsible configuration into a self-suppor... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4925138 | Collapsible hammock stand A collapsible hammock stand comprises a main body frame having a pair of opposed frame sections, each such section having a longitudinally extending upper rail interconnected with a pair of parallel spaced lower rails, the sections being pivotally interco... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4797961 | Portable hammock support A portable hammock support includes a first pair of ground engaging members pivotally connected to each other and aligned with each other and a second pair of ground engaging members pivotally connected to each other and aligned with each other. The first... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4784383 | Portable swing assembly A portable swing assembly having a pair of vertically disposed rectangular supports 13, 14 supporting a cross-bar 92 that suspends a porch-type swing 11 therefrom. A horizontal deck 15 is releasably suspended between rectangular supports 13, 14 via screw ... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4691394 | Collapsible hammock The present disclosure relates to a collapsible hammock which comprises light weight support members and a tensile strength wire member for preventing the light weight support members from inwardly bending whereby the hammock is convenient and easy to use... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4673211 | Lightweight compact chair with back support, for outdoors use A lightweight compact chair with back support is described, comprising a triangular sling, a frame supporting the sling, and a backrest. The frame is comprised of three support members, preferably of tubular aluminum, and a hinged device to which each of ... | 06/16/1987 |
