Hammock Adapter Panel for Canopy Flexibility and Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional end-gathered hammocks with canopies or netting are restricted to a specific shape to maintain comfort and roominess, limiting the design flexibility of the canopy and reducing storage space.
Innovation Solution
The introduction of an adapter panel that connects the hammock body and canopy, allowing the hammock body to assume a natural diagonal shape while enabling the canopy to have any desired shape, and providing additional storage space by creating a shelf area.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the canopy is made to conform to the natural shape of the diagonal position, then the hammock body can maintain proper shape and comfort, but the canopy design flexibility is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
An adapter panel is introduced as an intermediary component between the hammock body and the canopy. This adapter panel has a first edge that attaches to the hammock body and a second edge that attaches to the canopy, allowing the canopy to have any desired shape while the adapter panel translates this to the appropriate shape for the hammock body, thus maintaining both design flexibility and proper hammock positioning.
2Weight of moving object
If the canopy is made tight-fitting to the hammock body edges, then aesthetic appearance and weight are improved, but storage space is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter panel creates a three-dimensional shelf structure by extending perpendicular to the hammock body surface. This vertical dimension transformation converts the two-dimensional canopy attachment into a three-dimensional storage solution, providing usable storage space without adding weight to the canopy itself or compromising aesthetic appearance.
3Ease of operation
If the adapter panel adds girth in strategic spots, then the hammock body is protected from restriction, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter panel is designed with non-uniform distribution of material and structural features, adding girth and structural support only in specific strategic locations where the canopy shape would otherwise restrict the hammock body. This localized approach maintains proper hammock positioning while minimizing overall structural complexity compared to a uniformly complex design.
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure includes a hammock made of a flexible piece of material whose ends can be gathered into endpoints where the suspension system is attached so that the hammock can be suspended between two points (trees/posts/etc). The hammock is covered with a flexible material (such as mosquito netting/fabric/etc) so that the hammock is enclosed. On one or both sides of the hammock an adapter panel is attached between the canopy and the hammock body.