Hammock Bracket
The hammock bracket design addresses disassembly and height adjustment issues by using symmetrical brackets and adjustable connecting pieces, ensuring ease of use and structural stability.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- US18/435718
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-02-07
- Publication Date
- 2025-08-07
AI Technical Summary
Existing hammock brackets are inconvenient to disassemble, lack height adjustment capability, and often require insufficient structural support, posing safety hazards and limiting flexibility in use.
A hammock bracket design featuring symmetrical brackets connected by a horizontal pipe, with adjustable height through a connecting piece, and a connecting pipe group comprising arc pipes and vertical pipes that can be disassembled for easy transport and assembly, ensuring structural strength and stability.
The design allows for convenient assembly and disassembly, adjustable height, and enhanced structural strength, making it more flexible and safe for various use scenarios.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a hammock bracket.TECHNICAL BACKGROUND
[0002] Hammock is a portable and simple bedding, and usually includes a bed body and slings at the two ends of the bed body. The slings at the two ends of the bed body can be tied to brackets to support the bed body. When being used in the field, trees and the like can be selected as brackets for hammocks. When the hammock is used in certain places, such as yards, squares and parts, most of the time it is difficult to find suitable brackets to support the hammock. Even if there are trees, columns, etc. in right positions, it is difficult to judge whether the strength is sufficient, and there may be safety hazards. Therefore, when hammocks are used, hammock brackets are usually provided.
[0003] The current hammock bracket structures are various, such as the patent No. 202021518290.6, which is called a strongly stable hammock bracket. The structure of the entire hammock bracket is an integrated structure, which is inconvenient to disassemble and carry, and is difficult to be used in different places. The height position of the hammock on the bracket is inconvenient to adjust, and the height of the hammock cannot be quickly adjusted according to actual use needs, so that the current hammock bracket has a series of deficiencies.SUMMARY
[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a hammock bracket which is not only convenient to assemble through reasonable angle arrangement and convenient disassembly structure, but also effectively guarantees the structural strength, is more convenient to use, adjustable in hammock height and more flexible to use.
[0005] In order to solve the problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:
[0006] A hammock bracket, which comprises two brackets which are symmetrically arranged and connected with each other through a connecting horizontal pipe; a hammock is installed between the brackets; the brackets on the two sides serve as two side supports for the hammock; each bracket comprises a connecting pipe group; a bracket side pipe is sleeved to each of the two lateral sides of the connecting pipe group; the opposite surfaces of the two connecting pipe groups are used for connecting with the connecting horizontal pipe, and the top of each connecting pipe group is used for connecting with a bracket vertical pipe; a connecting piece with height adjustment capability is installed on the bracket vertical pipe; the two sides of the hammock are connected with the connecting piece.
[0007] Preferably, the connecting pipe group comprises a first arc pipe and a second arc pipe, wherein the two ends of the first arc pipe are downward; one end of the second arc pipe is horizontal, and the other end is obliquely upward; the first arc pipe is erected at the upper part of the second arc pipe; the first arc pipe and the second arc pipe are fixed to each other through welding; the connecting horizontal pipe is spliced to the horizontal end of the second arc pipe; the bracket vertical pipe is spliced to the obliquely upward end of the second arc pipe; bracket side pipes are spliced to the two ends of the first arc pipe; the ends, far from the first arc pipe, of the bracket side pipes are supported on the ground.
[0008] Preferably, the bottoms of the bracket side pipes on the two sides form an included angle greater than 120 degrees after the bracket side pipes are spliced to the first arc pipe.
[0009] Preferably, a thread adjusting hole is formed in the bottom of the second arc pipe, wherein a threaded adjusting support is arranged in the threaded adjusting hole; the bottom of the threaded adjusting support is used for supporting the bottom hollowed area of the bracket side pipe.
[0010] Preferably, a plurality of connecting holes is formed in each bracket vertical pipe along the bracket vertical pipe, wherein the connecting piece is installed in any of the connecting holes in the bracket vertical pipe in a demountable manner.
[0011] Preferably, a supporting frame is arranged at the top of the bracket vertical pipe.
[0012] Preferably, the bracket vertical pipe and the connecting horizontal pipe adopt hollow pipes.
[0013] Preferably, the bracket vertical pipe comprises a first bracket vertical pipe and a second bracket vertical pipe, wherein the first bracket vertical pipe and the second bracket vertical pipe are connected with each other through a first connecting sleeve and then are fixed to each other in a screw fastening manner.
[0014] Preferably, the connecting horizontal pipe comprises a first connecting horizontal pipe and a second connecting horizontal pipe, wherein the first connecting horizontal pipe and the second connecting horizontal pipe are connected to each other through a second connecting sleeve and then are fixed to each other in a screw fastening manner.
[0015] The present invention has the following beneficial effects that:
[0016] The plurality of connecting holes is formed in the bracket vertical pipe of the device, so that the entire connecting pipe group can be installed in the connecting holes in different heights in a demountable manner, and the installation height of the entire hammock can be conveniently adjusted.
[0017] The bracket vertical pipe and the connecting horizontal pipe of the device can be disassembled, the overall volume of the device is small, and the device is convenient to carry after disassembly; rapid assembly and disassembly of the bracket vertical pipe, the connecting horizontal pipe and the bracket side pipes are realized through one connecting pipe group; the structural design is more reasonable; the overall strength is high after assembly; the device is more stable to use and space-saving.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0018] In order to explain embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art more clearly, the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some of the embodiments of the present invention. The person skilled in the art may obtain others drawings based on these drawings without creative labor.
[0019] FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the present invention;
[0020] FIG. 2 is a local schematic diagram of the present invention;
[0021] FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the connecting sleeve.DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING MARKS1, supporting frame; 2, connecting piece; 3, butterfly nut; 4, first bracket vertical pipe; 5, first connecting sleeve; 6, second bracket vertical pipe; 7, connecting hole; 8, first bracket side pipe; 9, connecting pipe group; 10, threaded adjusting support; 11, second bracket side pipe; 12, first connecting horizontal pipe; 13, second connecting sleeve; 14, second connecting horizontal pipe; 21, threaded connection section; 91, first arc pipe; 92, second arc pipe.DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0023] Except for mutually exclusive features and / or steps, all features disclosed in the specification, or steps in the disclosed methods or process can be combined in any mode.
[0024] Unless specifically recited, any feature disclosed in this specification (including any accessory claim, abstract and drawing) may be replaced by other equivalent features or alternative features serving a similar purpose. That is, unless specifically stated, each feature is only one example in a series of equivalent or similar features.
[0025] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that orientations or position relationships indicated by terms, such as “one end”, “the other end”, “outer side”, “above”, “inner side”, “horizontal”, “coaxial”, “center”, “end part”, “length” and “outer end”, are based on the orientations or position relationships shown in the drawings, are merely intended to describe the present invention and simplify the descriptions, but are not intended to indicate or imply that the indicated device or element shall have a specific orientation or be formed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation to the present invention.
[0026] Furthermore, in the description of the present invention, “a plurality of” means at least two, for example, two or three, unless otherwise specifically defined.
[0027] In the present invention, unless otherwise specifically specified and defined, terms, such as “arranged”, “sleeved”, “connected”, “penetrate” and “spliced”, shall be understood in a general sense. For example, these technical terms may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integrated connection; may be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; may a direct connection, or an indirect connection by using an intermediate medium, or may be an internal communication of two elements or an interactive relationship of two elements, unless otherwise specially defined. The person skilled in the art may understand specific meanings of the foregoing terms in the present invention according to a specific situation.
[0028] As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, a hammock bracket of the present invention comprises two symmetrical brackets, which are connected with each other through a connecting horizontal pipe; a hammock is installed between the two symmetrical brackets; the brackets on the two sides serve as two side supports for the hammock; each bracket comprises a connecting pipe group 9; a bracket side pipe is sleeved to each of the two lateral sides of the connecting pipe group 9; the opposite surfaces of the two connecting pipe groups 9 are used for connecting with the connecting horizontal pipe, and the top of each connecting pipe group 9 is used for connecting with a bracket vertical pipe, so that all pipe bodies can be disassembled relative to the connecting pipe group 9, and the angle formed by pipe bodies installed to the connecting pipe group 9 is realized at one step. The entire hammock bracket is small in volume after being disassembled, and is very convenient to assemble, and can be carried to multiple places to be erected and used according to the requirements; the bracket vertical pipe, the connecting horizontal pipe and the bracket side pipes can adopt hollow stainless steel pipes. The hollow structure reduces the weight; stainless steel is more suitable for outdoor use and not easy to ruse while guaranteeing the supporting strength; the hollow pipes can be conveniently disassembled from the connecting pipe group 9.
[0029] As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the connecting piece 2 with height adjustment capability is installed on the bracket vertical pipe, and the two sides of the hammock are connected with the connecting piece 2. In this embodiment, the connecting piece 2 is in a hook shape; one end of the connecting piece 2 forms a threaded connection section 21 screwed by a butterfly nut 3; the butterfly nut 3 is convenient for manual operation, so that the connecting piece 2 can be disassembled without external tools; the other end of the hook-shaped connecting piece 2 presents a hook part. When in use, a connecting end of the hammock is tied to the hook, and after the connecting end of the hammock is tied, the hook structure effectively prevents looseness, so that the connection is firmer and more stable. Certainly, the connecting piece 2 can also adopt other shapes, such as a T shape, the structure can also accomplish tying connection and can also prevent looseness in a better manner.
[0030] The connecting pipe group 9 comprises a first arc pipe 91 and a second arc pipe 92, wherein the two ends of the first arc pipe 91 are downward; one end of the second arc pipe 92 is horizontal, and the other end is obliquely upward; the first arc pipe 91 is erected at the upper part of the second arc pipe 92; the first arc pipe 91 and the second arc pipe 92 are fixed to each other through welding; the connecting horizontal pipe is spliced to the horizontal end of the second arc pipe 92; the bracket vertical pipe is spliced to the obliquely upward end of the second arc pipe 92; bracket side pipes are spliced to the two ends of the first arc pipe 91; the ends, far from the first arc pipe 91, of the bracket side pipes are supported on the ground; as shown in FIG. 1, the connecting horizontal pipe is sleeved to the two second arc pipes 92 and fixed through screws; the bracket side pipes are respectively sleeved to the first arc pipe 91 through screws; the bottoms of the bracket vertical pipes are sleeved to the second arc pipes 92 and fixed through screws, so that threaded holes are required to be formed in butt positions of the bracket vertical pipes, the connecting horizontal pipe, the bracket side pipes, the first arc pipe 91 and the second arc pipes 92, and disassembly connection can be accomplished in a screw fastening manner after splicing and assembly.
[0031] In order to ensure that the bracket vertical pipe has better lifting capacity, prevent deformation and enhance the lifting strength, in this embodiment, when the bracket vertical pipe is assembled on the second arc pipe, the bracket vertical pipe forms an included angle greater than 90 degrees relative to one side of the connecting horizontal pipe. As shown in FIG. 1, the included angle is 120 degrees optimally, and certainly included angles greater than 90 degrees can also be formed. The purpose of setting of the structure expanding outward is to enhance the resistance to tension and overall strength.
[0032] After the bracket side pipes are sleeved to the first arc pipe 91, an included angle greater than 120 degrees is formed at the bottoms of the two bracket side pipes, and the bottoms of one side, far from the connecting pipe group 9, of the bracket side pipes are supported on the ground, so that the bottom between the bracket side pipe and the connecting pipe group 9 is hollow, a triangular supporting structure is formed, and the bottom is more stably supported.
[0033] As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, a threaded adjusting support 10 can be arranged in the hollowed area. As the threaded adjusting support 10 is connected with the second arc pipe 92 through threads, the effect of the threaded adjusting support 10 can adjust the extension length, the whole hollowed area is convenient to fill, the hollowed area can realize strong supporting while guaranteeing the stability. A rubber supporting pad can be arranged at the bottom of the threaded adjusting support 10 to enhance the contact skid resistance.
[0034] In order to ensure that the connecting piece 2 can be selected in different installation heights according to the requirements, in this embodiment, a plurality of connecting holes 7 is formed in each bracket vertical pipe along the bracket vertical pipe, and the connecting piece 2 is installed in any of the connecting holes 7 in the bracket vertical pipe in a demountable manner. When the connecting piece 2 is required to be disassembled, the only thing to do is to screw off the butterfly nut 3 and remove the hook-shaped connecting piece 2 to replace different connecting holes 7 to accomplish installation. Height adjustment is very convenient. A plurality of gaskets can also be sleeved between the connecting piece 2 and the bracket vertical pipe, and the surface, in contact with the bracket vertical pipe, of each gasket can be an arc surface, so that the fitting degree is high after the gaskets are screwed down, and looseness is not easy.
[0035] In this embodiment, a supporting frame 1 is arranged at the top of each bracket vertical pipe. After the connecting end of the hammock is tied to the connecting piece 2, the bottom of the connecting end of the hammock can be in contact with and supported to the supporting frame 1, to serve as a middle supporting piece. After the connecting end of the hammock is tied to the connecting piece 2, installation of the hammock is realized through the supporting frame 1, so that when force is applied to the hammock, force can be applied to the supporting frame 1. In order to prevent the connecting end of the hammock to roll out to the two sides, the supporting frame 1 in this embodiment is in a U shape, and can properly limit the connecting end of the hammock within the supporting frame 1.
[0036] The bracket vertical pipe and the connecting horizontal pipe are spliced hollow pipes or integrated hollow pipes. In this embodiment, both the bracket vertical pipe and the connecting horizontal pipe are spliced pipes, specifically, the bracket vertical pipe comprises a first bracket vertical pipe 4, a second bracket vertical pipe 6 and a first connecting sleeve 5. During assembly, the first bracket vertical pipe 4 and the second bracket vertical pipe 6 are respectively sleeved to the two sides of the first connecting sleeve 5. Screw holes are required to be formed in connecting positions of the first bracket vertical pipe 4, the second bracket vertical pipe 6 and the first connecting sleeve 5. After connection, screws are required to be fastened to accomplish fixing. The bottom of the second bracket vertical pipe 6 is connected with the connecting pipe group 9, and screws are also required to be fastened for fixing after connection; the connecting horizontal pipe comprises a first connecting horizontal pipe 12, a second connecting horizontal pipe 14 and a second connecting sleeve 13, wherein the first connecting horizontal pipe 12 and the second connecting horizontal pipe 14 are connected with the two sides of the second connecting sleeve 13; screw holes are formed in connected positions of the first connecting horizontal pipe 12, the second connecting horizontal pipe 14 and the second connecting sleeve 13; after connection, screws are required to be fastened to accomplish fixing; the other side with the first connecting horizontal pipe 12 and the second connecting horizontal pipe 14 is connected with the connecting pipe group 9, and screws are also required to be fastened for fixing after connection; similarly, the bracket side pipe comprises a first bracket side pipe 8 and a second bracket side pipe 11, and connected positions of the first bracket side pipe 8, the second bracket side pipe 11 and the connecting pipe group 9 are also fixed in a screw fastening manner.
[0037] The structures of the first connecting sleeve 5 and the second connecting sleeve 13 are as shown in FIG. 3. Each connecting sleeve comprises a connecting part, and a screw hole is formed in the connecting part, so that the only thing to do is to fasten screws after the connecting sleeve is respectively spliced to hollowed pipes.
[0038] A plurality of connecting holes is formed in the bracket vertical pipe of the present invention, so that the entire connecting pipe group can be installed in connecting hole positions in different heights in a demountable manner, and the installation height of the entire hammock can be conveniently adjusted;
[0039] The bracket vertical pipe and the connecting horizontal pipe of the present invention can be disassembled, the overall volume of the device is small, and the device is convenient to carry after disassembly; rapid assembly and disassembly of the bracket vertical pipe, the connecting horizontal pipe and the bracket side pipes are realized through one four-way connecting pipe group; the structural design is more reasonable; the overall strength is high after assembly; the device is more stable to use and space-saving.
[0040] The aforementioned contents display and describe the basic principle, main features and advantages of the present invention. The person skilled in the art should understand that the present invention is not limited by the aforementioned embodiments. The aforementioned embodiments and descriptions only describe the principles of the present invention. There will be various alterations and improvements in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. These alterations and improvements fall within the scope of claimed protection of the present invention. The scope of claimed protection of the present invention is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A hammock bracket is characterized by comprising two brackets which are symmetrically arranged and connected with each other through a connecting horizontal pipe; a hammock is installed between the brackets; the brackets on the two sides serve as two side supports for the hammock; each bracket comprises a connecting pipe group (9); a bracket side pipe is sleeved to each of the two lateral sides of the connecting pipe group (9); the opposite surfaces of the two connecting pipe groups (9) are used for connecting with the connecting horizontal pipe, and the top of each connecting pipe group (9) is used for connecting with a bracket vertical pipe; a connecting piece (2) with height adjustment capability is installed on the bracket vertical pipe; the two sides of the hammock are connected with the connecting piece (2).
2. A hammock bracket according to claim 1 is characterized in that the connecting pipe group (9) comprises a first arc pipe (91) and a second arc pipe (92), wherein the two ends of the first arc pipe (91) are downward; one end of the second arc pipe (92) is horizontal, and the other end is obliquely upward; the first arc pipe (91) is erected at the upper part of the second arc pipe (92); the first arc pipe (91) and the second arc pipe (92) are fixed to each other through welding; the connecting horizontal pipe is spliced to the horizontal end of the second arc pipe (92); the bracket vertical pipe is spliced to the obliquely upward end of the second arc pipe (92); bracket side pipes are spliced to the two ends of the first arc pipe (91); the ends, far from the first arc pipe (91), of the bracket side pipes are supported on the ground.
3. A hammock bracket according to claim 2 is characterized in that the bottoms of the bracket side pipes on the two sides form an included angle greater than 120 degrees after the bracket side pipes are spliced to the first arc pipe (91).
4. A hammock bracket according to claim 3 is characterized in that a thread adjusting hole is formed in the bottom of the second arc pipe (92), wherein a threaded adjusting support is arranged in the threaded adjusting hole; the bottom of the threaded adjusting support (10) is used for supporting the bottom hollowed area of the bracket side pipe.
5. A hammock bracket according to claim 1 is characterized in that a plurality of connecting holes (7) is formed in the bracket vertical pipe along the bracket vertical pipe, wherein the connecting piece (2) is installed in any of the connecting holes (7) in the bracket vertical pipe in a demountable manner.
6. A hammock bracket according to claim 1 is characterized in that a supporting frame (1) is arranged at the top of the bracket vertical pipe.
7. A hammock bracket according to claim 1 is characterized in that the bracket vertical pipe and the connecting horizontal pipe adopt hollow pipes.
8. A hammock bracket according to claim 7 is characterized in that the bracket vertical pipe comprises a first bracket vertical pipe and a second bracket vertical pipe, wherein the first bracket vertical pipe and the second bracket vertical pipe are connected with each other through a first connecting sleeve and then are fixed to each other in a screw fastening manner.
9. A hammock bracket according to claim 1 is characterized in that the connecting horizontal pipe comprises a first connecting horizontal pipe and a second connecting horizontal pipe, wherein the first connecting horizontal pipe and the second connecting horizontal pipe are connected to each other through a second connecting sleeve and then are fixed to each other in a screw fastening manner.
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