Single Mount Hammock Frame With Rotatable Dock Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing hammock designs are not secure and prone to tipping over when attached to structures like automobiles, homes, or docks, leading to instability when supporting a person.
Innovation Solution
A single mount hammock frame with rotatable attachment mechanisms to pre-existing dock posts or vertical posts, featuring horizontally oriented tubular sections for secure connection and tension adjustment, ensuring stable attachment and rotation for easy access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If hammocks are attached to structures like automobiles, homes, or docks using conventional single-point attachment, then the attachment is simple, but the hammock becomes unstable and prone to tipping over when supporting a person
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment system is segmented into multiple attachment points (first and second attachment mechanisms) distributed along the frame, with each point independently securing the hammock. This segmentation transforms a single unstable attachment into multiple stable attachment points, preventing tipping while maintaining operational simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment mechanisms are positioned at different locations along the frame (first attachment mechanism at one location, second attachment mechanism at another location), adding spatial distribution in the longitudinal dimension. This dimensional distribution prevents rotational instability and tipping that occurs with single-point attachment.
2Reliability
If a single mount hammock frame with multiple attachment mechanisms is used, then the hammock stability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The frame serves multiple functions: it provides structural support, positions multiple attachment mechanisms along its length, and enables rotatable connection to the dock post. By making the frame multi-functional, the design avoids adding separate components for each function, thereby reducing overall device complexity while maintaining stability.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple attachment mechanisms are merged onto a single frame structure rather than being separate independent systems. The frame integrates the support function and the attachment positioning function, simplifying the overall device architecture while achieving the stability benefits of multiple attachment points.
3Ease of operation
If the frame is rotatably connected to the dock post, then the ease of access is improved, but the attachment security may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The connection between the frame and dock post is made dynamic through rotatable connection, allowing the frame to rotate for ease of access and positioning. The dynamic capability is balanced with security through the distribution of attachment mechanisms along the frame, which maintain secure attachment during rotation and positioning operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment mechanisms are pre-positioned along the frame at optimal locations before the frame is rotated into position. This preliminary positioning ensures that when the frame is rotated for access, the attachment points are already correctly positioned to maintain security, eliminating the need for repositioning during operation.
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AI summary
A single mount, dock supported hammock frame that is removably securable to a pre-existing dock post. A first end of the hammock frame is configured to pivot about the connection with the dock post. A hammock can then be secured to opposing ends of the frame and positioned over a body of water near the dock when in use. The frame rises vertically from the dock and horizontally away from the mounting post to secure a hammock from above the hammock, allowing the hammock to freely swing over the water surface.