Hammock Tent With Transparent Shell And Foldable Frame

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing tent assemblies lack a foldable frame that supports a hammock with a selectively positionable, substantially transparent shell portion to allow for a view through the top, which is not adequately addressed in prior art.

Innovation Solution

A tent assembly comprising a hingedly interconnected frame with a hammock and a shell that can be positioned over the frame, where the shell has a transparent portion for viewing, allowing users to see through while being sheltered.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If a traditional tent assembly is used, then it provides shelter, but it lacks a transparent portion for viewing the sky

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetransparent shell portionVSAvoidviewing capability

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The shell is constructed with different material properties in different locations: the majority of the shell uses traditional opaque materials for shelter, while a specific portion (the roof section) uses substantially transparent material to enable sky viewing. This local differentiation of material quality resolves the contradiction between providing shelter and enabling viewing capability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

2Ease of operation

If a foldable frame is used, then the tent can be easily stored, but it may compromise structural stability

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedeployable and stowable frameVSAvoidframe structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The frame is divided into multiple interconnected segments that can be folded and collapsed. This segmentation allows the frame to transition between a stable deployed configuration (providing structural support) and a compact stowed configuration (enabling easy storage and transport), resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and structural stability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Adaptability or versatility

If a hammock is integrated with the frame, then it provides suspended seating, but it complicates the assembly structure

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvehammock integrationVSAvoidframe and hammock assembly

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The hammock is integrated directly with the frame structure through attachment points on the frame segments, merging two separate components (frame and hammock) into a unified assembly. This combination provides suspended seating functionality while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and device complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS11459789B2Hammock and tent assembly

Publication Date: 2022.10.04 THOMAS KEENAN

AI summary

A hammock and tent assembly for viewing the sky includes a frame, a shell, and a hammock. The frame comprises a plurality of segments, which are hingedly interconnected so that the frame is selectively positionable in a deployed configuration and a stowed configuration. In the deployed configuration, the frame is substantially cuboid shaped and defines an interior space. In the stowed configuration, the segments are proximally positioned. The hammock is selectively engageable to the frame so that the hammock is suspended therefrom and positioned in the interior space. The shell is selectively positionable over and around the frame and can shelter a user positioned on the hammock. At least a portion of the shell positioned over the top is substantially transparent, thereby allowing the user a view therethrough.