US1047938A - Couch-hammock. - Google Patents

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W. H. HARRISON. COUCH HAMMOGK.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.29, 1908.

- Patented 1m 24,1912.

INVENTOR ATTORNEY COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH cov, WA \SH1NGTON, n. c.

UNITED STATES P ATENT OFFICE. s

WILLIAM HARRISON, or P IL D LPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. I

.COUGH-HAMMOGKQ To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. HAR- RISON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lawndale, in the city and county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania,

have invented certain new and useful Im provements in Couch-Hammocks, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accom-- panylng drawings,"forming a part of this specification.

j The principal objects of my invention are to provide a couch hammock'having an inclosed, removable, and replaceable mattress; 15

a couch hammock which is reversible and has a collapsible frame; means for varying the transverse tension of the body portion of the hammock; a detachable means for securing and adjusting the ends of the mattress to the frame; to provide a reversible couch hammock, the cover of which may be in sections of different colors or'designs or material; all the features of my invention being combined in a couch hammock of very cheap and durable construction which may a readily be taken. apart andcombined in an easily transportable package.

Other objects of my invention will appear;

in the following description and in the ac-' companying drawings.

In general terms, my invention may be stated to consist in providing a reversible couch hammock, having a body portion which may be woven integrally or formed o'ftwo 'or more portions suitably fastened together and inclosing the side rails of the frame of the hammock, and a mattress, the

sides of which are preferably in contact i with the inner sides of the said side rails and detachable endpieces, which when 'removed permit the mattress to be withdrawn from, or replaced within, the body portion of the hammock.

In the accompanying drawlngs 1n whlch similar parts are indicated by similar reference numerals, Figure 1 is a top plan view of one end of ,a couch hammock, partly in section and illustrating a preferred embodi-.

" ment ofmy invention; F igj 2 is a top plan view of the other end of the 'icouchg ham mock shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 isa'perspec tive'view of one of the supports for theside' Specification of Letters ratent. Pateflt'ed'DeoQ24, 1912. Application filed September 29, 1908. Serial no. 455,310. I

rails and the tension adjusting'devices, with i a portion of aside rail shown in dotted lines;'Fig. 4 is asectional view taken on the line 4-4-01? Fig. 1-; Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a part of my tension adjusting de-,

vice; and Fig. 6 a perspective viewof one end of the tension adjustingrod.

In Figs. 1 and 2, the body portion 1 of the hammocks may be made of hammock cloth or other suitable material, and may embody different designs, colors or materials in the respective top and bottom sides thereof, so that by reversing or overturning the hammock, the portion thereof presented to. 1 the eye is changed, thus adding to the at traotiveness and ornamental features. Furthermore, the durability of the hammock is greatly increased in that both sides are equallywell-adapted for sitting or reclining, thereby substantially doubling its period .of-us'e. Another feature of, this part tially one-half of the body portion of the hammock maybe made of water-proof material, whereby thetaking down and" housproof material, is uppermost, protection of my invention lies in the fact. that substanringYof the hammockduring inclement or v from moisture is afforded to the mattress and the lowerside of the hammock. requenthandling of the hammock with the consequent wear and tearbeing thus greatly. reduced, the durability of the hammock is largely increased. The ends Qand 3 of the body portion- 1 of the hammock have fas' tened thereto suitable clue lines 5 which pass through suspension rings 6. The frame of the hammock consists of side rails 77 and end pieces 88, which are mounted'in sup-' ports 9-and10. The support 10, a perspective view of which is shown." in Fig. 3, is preferably made ofmetal and consistsof a horizontal plate 11,"from which project tongues 12I12, adapted to engagein suitable grooves, 13, in the side rails, while simi} 'lar grooves are also provlded, to rece ve the plate 11, the said support and side rails being firmly fastened together by screws or bolts 14, passing through the holes 15 in the plate 11. Upon one end of the said plate 11 is a cylindrical socket 16, preferably made integral with said plate, and divided by the web 17 into two substantially equal chambers 1818. The web 17 has an enlarged centrally disposed portion 19 in which is provided a screw threaded interior 20, adapted to engage a screw 21. The adjacent end 22 of the end piece 8 is provided with a recess 23, substantially in the form of the web 17 of the support 10, and is adapted to fit snugly within the interior of the socket 10, although movable there through, while a suitable washer 24 is placed between the head of the screw 21 and the end 22 of the rod 8, which extends through the socket 10.

The support 9 is preferably a blind casting similar in form and size for ornamental purposes to the device formed by the assembling of the support 10, the washer 24 and the screw 21 and has a recess 25 therein adapted to receive the end 26 of the rod 8.

The operation of this preferred form of tension adjusting device may be briefly clescribed as follows: By inserting the end 26 of the rod 8 into the recess 25 in the support 9, passing the end 22 into and through the cylindrical socket 10, placing the washer 24 upon the projecting end 22, and passing through it and the threaded interior 20 of the web 17 the threaded portion of the screw 21, it will be obvious that by rotating the screw 21 that the washer 2 1 will be forced against the said end 22 of the rod 8, thereby causing the end 26 of the rod 8 to be pressed against the bottom of the recess 25 of the support 9, thus forcing the supports 9 and 10 farther apart and causing a corresponding separation of the side rails 77, thereby increasing the transverse tension of the body portion 1 of the hammock. By reversing the movement of the screw 21, the tension on the said body mav be correspondingly lessened, in view of which it is evident that the transverse tension of the body portion of the hammock may be adjusted as desired. A similar tension adjusting device to that just described is preferably placed on each end of the hammock. By partially removing the screws 21 the end pieces 8 may be removed from their supports 9 and 10.

As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4: a mattress 27 formed of any suitable material, lies within the frame of the hammock and is inclosed by the body portion 1. It has been found desirable, although not always necessary to attach loops 28 to the ends of the mattress, said loops passing over the end pieces 88, and thereby preventing the mattress fro-m slipping or rolling up. The said loops comprising any desired number may be made of any suitable material and may be in the form of straps provided with buckles. The loops may be slipped off of the end pieces 88, when said end pieces are being detached from their supports, or they may be unbuckled from said end pieces when buckle straps are employed, and furthermore, by adjusting the buckle straps, the positions of the mattress within the frame may be varied.

Angle pieces 29 are shown as being made preferably of leather and serving to strengthen the angle formed by the ends 2 and 3 with the main body portion 1 of the hammock.

Eyelets 30-30 are correspondingly arranged in the top and bottom portions of one end of the hammock adjacent to the end piece 8 and a cord 31 passes through the eyelets and is knotted at 32, the said cord being easily removable from the said eyelets and adapted to hold the top and bottom portions of the end 2 closely together. Upon the opposite end of the hammock 3 the top and bottom portions are preferably joined together by sewing the same as shown at 33. Of course it will be evident that this feature of my invention may be constructed by having eyelets and a cord, such as illustrated at 30 and 31, at both ends of the hammock, but such a construction is not necessary. Furthermore, I do not wish to limit myself to the manner of joining the top and bottom portions of the end of the hammock to the form illustrated by me, as it will be evident that many changes might be made and other constructions might be equally well employed for the purpose.

The operation of my device is as follows: When the parts are assembled, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and it is desired to remove the mattress, an end piece 8 of the hammock is first released, as above described, by partially removing the screw 21. The end piece 8 is then withdrawn from its supports and at the same time from the loops 28, the cord 31 removed from the eyelets 30, and the mattress 27, may then be grasped and withdrawn through the openings afforded between the top and bottom portions of the end portion 2. When it is desired to replace the mattress the same may be easily done by reversing the operation just described.

In providing a couch hammock in which a mattress is inclosed, I have materially lessened the cost of production of couch hammocks of which mattresses form a part, for the mattress covering may be of any suitable material which will firmly hold the packing of the mattress, while hitherto the covering of the mattress being exposed, has

necessarily been formed of'materials requir ing great durability and of attractive color and design. I

It will furthermore be readily understood that the parts of my improved couchhamniock may be readily separated and rolled together into a package occupying compara-- scope thereof, such for instance asthe elimifnation of the transverse tension adjusting device, and simply providing ai'GITlOVablQ rod in its place; in the form of support for the side rails and the end pieces; in the means shown for fastening together the'top,

. and bottom endportions of. the hammock;

and in various other features of the device.

Furthermore, it will "beunderstood that my improved couch hammock may be constructedwith a mattressfixedlyfastened to the body portion, or to the frame, or to both,

i and that it may also be constructed and utilized-without any mattress, if'so preferred.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to protect byLet ters Patent of the United States is,

1. A couch hammock comprising a frame, a body portion, a mattress inclosedby said body portion, and an adjustable rod for varying the transverse tension of the body portion. v

2. A couch hammock comprising a collapsible frame, a body portion, a removable mat-tress substantially inclosed bysaid body portion, a rod, and supports for said rod, co-

, acting with said rod to adjust the transverse tensionof the body portion.

3. In a couch hammock, a frame, a, hollow body port-ion, a mattress substantially inclosed by said body portion, and means for detachably fastening the ends of the mattress to the end pieces of the frame.

4:- A reversible couch hammock having an inclosed removable mattress, a frame -in closing said mattress, and an adjustable piece on said frame for Varying the transverse tension of the hammock.

5. A reversible couch hammock, acollapsr ble frame comprising side rails, end pieces and a hollow body portion inclosing a re movable mattress, and means connected to said body portion independent of said frame for supportingsaid hammock.

6. A reversible couch hammock consisting of a removable mattress, a frame comprising supports, side rails and end pieces carried by said supports, said end piecesbeing detachably mounted in said supports and said frame arranged to surround said mattress.

7. Ina reversiblecouch hammock having an inclosed removable mattress, tension'adjust-ing means comprising a rod having a slotted }end, supports for said rod, one of said supports having a webbed interior adapted to engage said slotted end and provided with a screw threaded opening having A a screw adapt-ed to engage said screw threaded'opening, a washer carriedby said screw and adapted to be) pressed against said slottedend by said screw.

8. A couchhammock comprising a frame, a, hollow body portion inclosing said frame, a removable mattress surrounded by, said frame and in the plane thereof and sub-1 stantially inclosed by said body portion, a

rod, and supports for said rod coacting therewithto adjust the transverse tension of the body portion.

9. In a couch hammock, the combination with a-frame, of a hollow body portion, a

mattress' substantially inclosed by said body portion, and means detachably connecting said mattress to said frame, said means comprising a loop connected to said mattress and embracing a portion of said frame.

10. In a couch hammock, the combination with a frame comprising side rails and end pieces, of a mattress between said side pieces and substantially in the plane thereof, a hollow body portion substantially in closing said side rails, said end pieces,'and

said mattress and terminating beyond said end pieces, and means connected thereto for supporting said hammock;

11. In a'c'ouch hammock, the combination i with a frame comprising side rails and end pieces, of a hollow body portion substantially inclosing said rails and end pieces and terminating in ends beyond said endpieces, and means for detachably securing together said ends ad acent to said end pieces.

12. In a couch hammock, the combination with a frame comprising side rails and end pieces, of a mattress, a hollow'body portion substantially inclosing said frame and said mattress, and means detachably connecting the opposite sides of said body portion adjacent to one of said end pieces, said mattress being removable longitudinally through the said body portion, when said sides are disconnected adjacent to said end piece.

13. A. couch hammock comprising a 7' frame, a hollow body portion surrounding and contactingwith said frame, and a removable mattress lying in substantially the same plane as said frame and surrounded thereby, said mattress being between and in contact with the opposite sides of said body portion. c c

14. A couch hammock comprising a frame, a hollow body portion surrounding and contacting With said frame, and a re movable mattress lying in substantially the same plane as said frame and surrounded thereby, said mattress being between and in contact with the opposite sides of said body portion, and means connected to said body portion for supporting said hammock.

15. A couch hammock comprising a frame, a complete, covered mattress mounted within the frame, a cover for said frame and mattress, and means connected to said cover for suspending the said frame and mattress.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 18th day of September A. D.

WILLIAM H. HARRISON. \Vitnesses:

FREDERICK A. BLOUNT, ALEXANDER PARK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. G.

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