US20210000245A1 - Improved hammock and shelter - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a hammock and to a shelter formed with one or more hammocks.
- the invention relates in particular to a hammock which can be used to form a shelter.
- the hammock includes an elongated piece of fabric with two straight longitudinal edges parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fabric, and two curvilinear transversal edges formed by two arches.
- the transversal edges are reinforced by a strap that extends such that the hammock can be attached to a support such as a tree.
- the shelter includes a mosquito net covering the hammock, a rain cover covering the mosquito net and hammock, and poles supporting the net and cover, which are engaged in holes in each reinforced corner of the hammock.
- a transversal reinforcement is held in place by pockets located in two locations of the cover.
- Zippers allow a door and window of the mosquito screen to be opened and closed. Another zipper extends down the cover from the pocket holding the transversal pole to form an opening allowing entrance under the cover.
- a disadvantage of the shelter disclosed in application US2005/0188460A1 is that it has many component parts, whereby its weight and cost are high, and its installation is long and complex.
- An objective of the invention is to offer a simple, light, and inexpensive shelter.
- Another objective of the invention is to provide a shelter that improves and/or at least partially remedies the shortcomings or disadvantages of known shelters.
- Another objective of the invention is to provide a simple, light, and inexpensive hammock that can be used to form the roof of a shelter.
- Another objective of the invention is to provide a hammock that improves and/or remedies at least in part the shortcomings or disadvantages of known hammocks.
- a hammock comprising a watertight canvas of elongated shape along a longitudinal axis, the canvas having two longitudinal edges extending (substantially) parallel to the longitudinal axis and two transversal edges connecting the ends of the longitudinal edges, the hammock comprising:
- An elongated pole may then be detachably attached to the hammock canvas by inserting its end portions into the pole-receiving members to support the canvas when the hammock is used to form the roof of a shelter.
- hammocks may be joined together along their respective longitudinal edges and may be attached together in pairs by their respective closure strips to form the roof of a larger shelter.
- the hammock preferably has several fasteners for rope-like links, such as closed loops, which are attached to the canvas and extend along each of the longitudinal edges.
- the hammock preferably has several pole fasteners, such as open loops made of auto-attaching material, which are integral with the canvas and extend between the closure strips near the ends of the longitudinal edges.
- Each of the transversal edges may be straight or curvilinear, in part or in whole.
- the transversal edges of the canvas may be reinforced, preferably by at least one sleeve for receiving a deformable link such as a strap for attaching the hammock to a support such as a tree.
- closure strips preferably have molded—in particular injection-molded—teeth made of plastic or metal.
- a shelter comprising a roof canvas including a hammock according to the invention or several hammocks according to the invention which are joined (longitudinal) edge to (longitudinal) edge two by two by their respective closing strips.
- a shelter comprising a waterproof roof canvas of elongated shape along a longitudinal axis, the canvas having two longitudinal edges extending (substantially) parallel to the longitudinal axis and two transversal edges connecting the ends of the longitudinal edges, the shelter comprising:
- a simple tunnel shelter may be created whose roof canvas is supported by the second, crossed poles and by the ridge pole.
- the shelter preferably furthermore comprises a support structure for maintaining a certain distance between two respective end portions of the two second poles which cross each other at their summits.
- This support structure preferably includes—and may essentially be comprised of—at least one strip pierced by at least one hole for receiving one of the end portions of the second poles.
- the shelter may include a tent—or tent chamber—with a roof that hangs from the second poles.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a hammock that may form at least part of a shelter roof.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of another hammock that may form at least part of a shelter roof.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of another hammock that may form at least part of a shelter roof.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of another hammock receiving a ridge pole to form at least part of a shelter roof.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a first hammock suspended from two supports and a shelter roof adapted to the first hammock, which is formed by one (or more) second hammock(s) substantially identical to the first hammock.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a tunnel shelter whose roof is made of a hammock supported by two crossed, arcuate poles and a ridge pole.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of another tunnel shelter whose roof is made of several identical hammocks joined together in pairs by their respective closure strips.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of crossed poles of a tunnel shelter and two strips to maintain the mutual spacing of the ends of the crossed poles.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic plan view of intersecting poles in a connection part.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic side view of a tunnel shelter with a tent chamber.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective view of another shelter.
- the hammock 10 has a waterproof canvas 11 , rectangular in shape and extending along a longitudinal axis 12 .
- Canvas 11 has two straight longitudinal edges 13 , 14 extending parallel to the longitudinal axis 12 and two straight transversal edges 15 , 16 connecting the ends of the longitudinal edges.
- canvas 11 has two arcuate transversal edges 15 , 16 , curved towards the inside of the canvas, while in the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 3 , each of the transversal edges 15 , 16 is formed by two arches (labelled 16 a , 16 b ), curved towards the inside of the canvas and extending symmetrically to the axis 12 .
- Canvas 11 may be one to two meters wide, in particular about 1.5 meters, and two to four meters long, in particular about three meters.
- Each transversal edge 15 , 16 of the canvas may be provided with a sleeve or sheath 17 that can be formed by a hem in the canvas, which serves to reinforce the transversal edge and to receive a rope-like deformable link such as a rope or a strap (labels 18 , FIGS. 5 and 11 ) used to attach the hammock to a support.
- a rope-like deformable link such as a rope or a strap (labels 18 , FIGS. 5 and 11 ) used to attach the hammock to a support.
- sleeve 17 is open at both ends 17 a , where these ends may be beveled as shown in FIG. 4 .
- a reinforcing tape can be sewn with hem 17 along each transversal edge.
- the hammock has a zipper fastener with two closure strips 20 , 21 attached to the fabric and a zip or slider (not shown) sliding along one of the two strips 20 , 21 .
- the zipper is “open-ended” so that the two strips 20 , 21 are separable from each other.
- Each closure strip has a series of connecting elements or teeth, which are spaced at a constant pitch along the length of the strip.
- the slider is used to join (interlock) the teeth of one of the two strips with those of the other strip—or, on the contrary, to separate the teeth of one of the two strips from those of the other strip—in order to close—respectively open—the zipper.
- the slider is preferably reversible or has two pull tabs, so that the zipper fastener can be opened and closed from either side of the fastener.
- the two closing strips extend on one of the two faces of the fabric, parallel to axis 12 and at a short distance from the two longitudinal edges 13 , 14 , respectively.
- two hammocks having identical slider fasteners can be mutually secured to each other along their longitudinal edges by engagement of a closure strip of one of the hammocks, which is provided with a slider to form a “female” closure strip, with a closure strip of the other hammock, which is devoid of a slider and forms a “male” closure strip.
- the hammock has two members 22 , 23 for receiving a rectilinear pole designated by 30 in FIG. 4 , which are integral with the fabric, face each other and extend on said face of the fabric, between the closing strips, and are located in the respective middles of the two longitudinal edges.
- Each receiving member 22 , 23 may essentially consist of a sleeve or sheath extending along a transverse median axis 80 ( FIG. 4 ) of the fabric which is then merged with the longitudinal axis of the pole 30 .
- Each sleeve 22 , 23 is open at its “inner” end (the end closest to the longitudinal axis 12 ), so that the respective openings of the two sleeves face each other.
- Each sleeve may be closed at its “outer” end (the end furthest from the longitudinal axis 12 ), so that each sleeve forms a pocket to receive an end portion 30 a of the pole 30 .
- the hammock 10 has several fasteners 40 , 40 c for attaching rope-like deformable links such as straps or stays, which fasteners are integral with the canvas 11 and are evenly spaced along each of the longitudinal edges 13 , 14 .
- Each fastener 40 may essentially consist of one (closed) loop.
- the hammock 10 also has four pole fasteners 50 designated by 31 , 32 in FIG. 8 , which are attached to the canvas and extend between the closure strips near the ends of the longitudinal edges 13 , 14 .
- Each pole fastener 50 may essentially consist of an open loop that may be formed from a strip provided with self-adhering fasteners (such as hooks and loops), which is attached to the fabric by its middle (central) portion, and the ends of which may be joined together to encircle a pole.
- self-adhering fasteners such as hooks and loops
- the attachment to the fabric of the closure strips 20 , 21 , the pole-receiving members 22 , 23 , and/or the fasteners 40 , 50 may be achieved in particular by sewing, gluing, welding or a combination of these techniques.
- the width of a first longitudinal flap 11 d of the canvas 11 extending between the closure strip 21 and the neighboring canvas edge 14 may be greater than the width of a second longitudinal flap 11 e of the canvas 11 extending between the closure strip 20 and the neighboring canvas edge 13 , so that when two such hammocks are joined together by two of their respective closure strips, a flap 11 d of greater width may cover the area where the hammocks are joined together and improve impermeability.
- FIG. 5 shows a canvas 11 b forming a hammock 10
- the upper part of FIG. 5 shows a shelter 60 formed by a gabled roof canvas 11 a overhanging the hammock 10
- the canvases 11 a , 11 b being identical or similar to those shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 .
- the hammock 10 is suspended from two supports (not shown), such as two trees, by deformable rope-like links 18 (partially shown) engaged in sleeves 17 provided along the transversal edges of the canvas 11 b , while the roof 11 a of shelter 60 is suspended from two supports (not shown), which may be those supporting the hammock 10 , by deformable rope-like links 19 (partially shown) attached to the canvas 11 a by fasteners—such as the closed loops 40 a , 40 b shown in FIG. 4 —provided along the transversal edges of the canvas 11 a.
- the longitudinal edge 13 of canvas 11 a substantially overhangs the longitudinal edge 14 of canvas 11 b
- the longitudinal edge 14 of canvas 11 a substantially overhangs the longitudinal edge 13 of canvas 11 b.
- closure strips 20 , 21 on each of the canvases 11 a , 11 b being complementary so as to form a slide fastener, when the canvases 11 a, 11 b —and the fasteners they include—are identical, the closure strip 20 on canvas 11 a may be engaged with the closure strip 21 on canvas 11 b so as to connect these canvases (after the canvases 11 a , 11 b have been brought together according to arrows 90 ) along two of their respective longitudinal edges.
- closure strip 21 of canvas 11 a may be engaged with the closure strip 20 of canvas 11 b so as to connect these canvases along their respective two other longitudinal edges.
- At least the roof canvas 11 a has the triangular flaps 11 c shown in FIG. 4 , which are provided in the central part of each transversal edge of the canvas, so that these flaps cover and/or surround part of the suspension links 18 of the hammock canvas 11 b , and protect them.
- the double-sloped shelter 60 overhanging and protecting the hammock 10 may be made of two canvases 11 a joined together along their respective longitudinal edges and attached together by the complementary closure strips fitted to these canvases.
- FIGS. 6 to 8 illustrate aspects in the use of a hammock to form the roof of a tunnel shelter.
- shelter 60 has a canvas 11 such as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 , which rests on three poles 30 to 32 that cross at the summits 31 s , 32 s of the arcuate poles 31 , 32 , which summits are adjacent to (approximately coincident with) the center of the straight ridge pole 30 .
- the ridge pole 30 is engaged in the holding pockets 22 , 23 shown in FIGS. 1 through 4 , and in a connector element 33 for poles 30 to 32 , as shown in FIG. 9 .
- transversal edges 15 , 16 of canvas 11 may be connected to stakes planted in the ground by means of tighteners (not shown) which are engaged in the fasteners 40 a , 40 b fitted to the transversal edges of the canvas.
- the longitudinal edges 13 , 14 of canvas 11 may be connected to stakes planted in the ground by guy ropes (not shown) which are engaged in the fasteners 40 of the longitudinal edges of the canvas.
- each of the poles 30 to 32 includes an elastic (highly extensible) line 300 , 310 , 320 on (and around) which tubular pole sections 301 , 311 , 321 are guided.
- the pole sections can in particular be folded together and thus be stored in a space-saving holder.
- Each of the diagonal poles 31 , 32 can also be shaped in an arc without excessive effort, the poles having a straight tubular shape at rest resulting from the alignment of the pole sections composing them.
- the connector 33 may be disc or crown shaped with six radial holes 330 —or notches or bores—(and/or three diametral bores) which are traversing and intersect at a point on the axis of symmetry of the connector.
- the three elastic lines 300 , 310 , 320 respectively of the three poles 30 to 32 extend with clearance in the holes 330 , so as to traverse the connector 33 and cross—and/or overlap—substantially at said point of intersection of the holes.
- the respective sections 301 , 311 , 321 (partially shown) of the poles 30 to 32 which abut against an external face of connector 33 , do not traverse connector 33 , whereby the connector may be thin and offer a substantially continuous contact of the canvas over the poles.
- two (or more) tunnel shelters similar to the one shown in FIG. 6 may be joined (two by two) by the closure strips fitted respectively to the roof canvases 11 , so as to form a deeper shelter 60 .
- a shelter such as the one shown in FIG. 6 may be fitted with a second roof canvas identical or similar to that of the shelter, which is attached to the roof canvas of the shelter by means of the closure strips to form an awning—or apse—extending the roof of the shelter.
- a support structure 70 may be used, designed to maintain a determined distance 73 between two respective end portions of the poles 31 , 32 that cross each other at their summits.
- the support structure shown in FIG. 8 includes two strips or straps, each strip 70 having two holes 71 for receiving one of the end portions of the poles 31 , 32 .
- each end portion of the poles 31 , 32 may be engaged in one of the holes 71 according to the arrows 99 .
- Each strip 70 may be fitted with a tightener (not shown) to adjust the length of the strip, whereby the strip 70 has an adjustable length allowing the width and height of the shelter to be easily adjusted by changing the curvature of the poles 31 , 32 .
- Each strip 70 may be secured to the ground by two stakes engaged in fasteners 72 —such as loops—provided at each end of the strip.
- Each strip 70 may also have a fastener 74 —such as a loop —provided near each end of the strip, between a hole 71 and a loop 72 .
- Each fastener loop 74 may thus be connected to one of the fasteners 40 c at each corner of the shelter's canvas (see FIG. 4 ), for example by means of a tightener, so that each corner of the canvas can be positioned correctly.
- the structure for maintaining the distance between the feet of the poles 31 , 32 can be made up of strips 70 attached to the ground sheet 1000 of the tent.
- two hammock canvases 11 joined together by their respective closure strips may form a substantially flat roof of a shelter which may be suspended from four supporting elements (not shown) by four deformable links 18 attached respectively to the four corners of the roof.
- the invention makes it possible, in particular, to simply and quickly construct shelters of modular design whose shape and dimensions can be adapted to various needs.
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- The present invention relates to a hammock and to a shelter formed with one or more hammocks.
- The invention relates in particular to a hammock which can be used to form a shelter.
- Application US2005/0188460A1 describes a hammock that can be used to form a shelter.
- The hammock includes an elongated piece of fabric with two straight longitudinal edges parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fabric, and two curvilinear transversal edges formed by two arches. The transversal edges are reinforced by a strap that extends such that the hammock can be attached to a support such as a tree.
- The shelter includes a mosquito net covering the hammock, a rain cover covering the mosquito net and hammock, and poles supporting the net and cover, which are engaged in holes in each reinforced corner of the hammock.
- A transversal reinforcement is held in place by pockets located in two locations of the cover.
- Zippers allow a door and window of the mosquito screen to be opened and closed. Another zipper extends down the cover from the pocket holding the transversal pole to form an opening allowing entrance under the cover.
- A disadvantage of the shelter disclosed in application US2005/0188460A1 is that it has many component parts, whereby its weight and cost are high, and its installation is long and complex.
- An objective of the invention is to offer a simple, light, and inexpensive shelter.
- Another objective of the invention is to provide a shelter that improves and/or at least partially remedies the shortcomings or disadvantages of known shelters.
- Another objective of the invention is to provide a simple, light, and inexpensive hammock that can be used to form the roof of a shelter.
- Another objective of the invention is to provide a hammock that improves and/or remedies at least in part the shortcomings or disadvantages of known hammocks.
- According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a hammock comprising a watertight canvas of elongated shape along a longitudinal axis, the canvas having two longitudinal edges extending (substantially) parallel to the longitudinal axis and two transversal edges connecting the ends of the longitudinal edges, the hammock comprising:
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- a slide fastener having two closure strips integral with the canvas, which extend on one face of the canvas along (and at a distance from) the two longitudinal edges, respectively, and
- two members for receiving a pole, which are integral with the canvas, face each other and extend on said face of the canvas, between the closure strips, and are respectively disposed (substantially) in the middles of the two longitudinal edges.
- An elongated pole may then be detachably attached to the hammock canvas by inserting its end portions into the pole-receiving members to support the canvas when the hammock is used to form the roof of a shelter.
- In addition, several hammocks may be joined together along their respective longitudinal edges and may be attached together in pairs by their respective closure strips to form the roof of a larger shelter.
- The hammock preferably has several fasteners for rope-like links, such as closed loops, which are attached to the canvas and extend along each of the longitudinal edges.
- The hammock preferably has several pole fasteners, such as open loops made of auto-attaching material, which are integral with the canvas and extend between the closure strips near the ends of the longitudinal edges.
- Each of the transversal edges may be straight or curvilinear, in part or in whole.
- The transversal edges of the canvas may be reinforced, preferably by at least one sleeve for receiving a deformable link such as a strap for attaching the hammock to a support such as a tree.
- The closure strips preferably have molded—in particular injection-molded—teeth made of plastic or metal.
- According to another aspect of the invention, a shelter is provided comprising a roof canvas including a hammock according to the invention or several hammocks according to the invention which are joined (longitudinal) edge to (longitudinal) edge two by two by their respective closing strips.
- According to another aspect of the invention, a shelter is provided comprising a waterproof roof canvas of elongated shape along a longitudinal axis, the canvas having two longitudinal edges extending (substantially) parallel to the longitudinal axis and two transversal edges connecting the ends of the longitudinal edges, the shelter comprising:
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- a slide fastener having two (toothed) closure strips integral with the canvas, which extend on one face of the canvas along (and at a distance from) the two longitudinal edges, respectively;
- a first compliant elongated (ridge) pole having a first length close to—and generally less than—the width (measured between the longitudinal edges) of the canvas;
- two second compliant elongated poles each having a second length close to—and generally greater than—the diagonal (measured between two respective opposite ends of the two longitudinal edges) of the canvas;
- a connector for connecting the first and second poles; and
- two members for receiving the first pole, which are integral with the canvas, extend on said face of the canvas, between the closure strips, and face each other and are respectively located (substantially) in the middles of the two longitudinal edges.
- With this configuration, a simple tunnel shelter may be created whose roof canvas is supported by the second, crossed poles and by the ridge pole.
- The shelter preferably furthermore comprises a support structure for maintaining a certain distance between two respective end portions of the two second poles which cross each other at their summits.
- This support structure preferably includes—and may essentially be comprised of—at least one strip pierced by at least one hole for receiving one of the end portions of the second poles.
- The shelter may include a tent—or tent chamber—with a roof that hangs from the second poles.
- Other aspects, features, and advantages of the invention appear in the following description, which refers to the appended figures and illustrates, without limitation, embodiments of the invention.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a hammock that may form at least part of a shelter roof. -
FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of another hammock that may form at least part of a shelter roof. -
FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of another hammock that may form at least part of a shelter roof. -
FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of another hammock receiving a ridge pole to form at least part of a shelter roof. -
FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a first hammock suspended from two supports and a shelter roof adapted to the first hammock, which is formed by one (or more) second hammock(s) substantially identical to the first hammock. -
FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a tunnel shelter whose roof is made of a hammock supported by two crossed, arcuate poles and a ridge pole. -
FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of another tunnel shelter whose roof is made of several identical hammocks joined together in pairs by their respective closure strips. -
FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of crossed poles of a tunnel shelter and two strips to maintain the mutual spacing of the ends of the crossed poles. -
FIG. 9 is a schematic plan view of intersecting poles in a connection part. -
FIG. 10 is a schematic side view of a tunnel shelter with a tent chamber. -
FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective view of another shelter. - Unless explicitly or implicitly indicated otherwise, elements or members that are identical or similar—structurally or functionally—are designated by identical labels on the various figures.
- Referring in particular to
FIGS. 1 and 4 , thehammock 10 has awaterproof canvas 11, rectangular in shape and extending along alongitudinal axis 12. -
Canvas 11 has two straightlongitudinal edges longitudinal axis 12 and two straighttransversal edges - In the embodiment illustrated in
FIG. 2 ,canvas 11 has two arcuatetransversal edges FIG. 3 , each of thetransversal edges axis 12. - Canvas 11 may be one to two meters wide, in particular about 1.5 meters, and two to four meters long, in particular about three meters.
- Each
transversal edge sheath 17 that can be formed by a hem in the canvas, which serves to reinforce the transversal edge and to receive a rope-like deformable link such as a rope or a strap (labels 18,FIGS. 5 and 11 ) used to attach the hammock to a support. - For this purpose,
sleeve 17 is open at bothends 17 a, where these ends may be beveled as shown inFIG. 4 . - In addition, a reinforcing tape can be sewn with
hem 17 along each transversal edge. - The hammock has a zipper fastener with two
closure strips strips - The zipper is “open-ended” so that the two
strips - Each closure strip has a series of connecting elements or teeth, which are spaced at a constant pitch along the length of the strip.
- The slider is used to join (interlock) the teeth of one of the two strips with those of the other strip—or, on the contrary, to separate the teeth of one of the two strips from those of the other strip—in order to close—respectively open—the zipper.
- The slider is preferably reversible or has two pull tabs, so that the zipper fastener can be opened and closed from either side of the fastener.
- The two closing strips extend on one of the two faces of the fabric, parallel to
axis 12 and at a short distance from the twolongitudinal edges - Thus, two hammocks having identical slider fasteners can be mutually secured to each other along their longitudinal edges by engagement of a closure strip of one of the hammocks, which is provided with a slider to form a “female” closure strip, with a closure strip of the other hammock, which is devoid of a slider and forms a “male” closure strip.
- This achieves a larger hammock and a larger shelter when the hammock is used in the roofing of the shelter.
- The hammock has two
members FIG. 4 , which are integral with the fabric, face each other and extend on said face of the fabric, between the closing strips, and are located in the respective middles of the two longitudinal edges. - Each receiving
member FIG. 4 ) of the fabric which is then merged with the longitudinal axis of thepole 30. - Each
sleeve - Each sleeve may be closed at its “outer” end (the end furthest from the longitudinal axis 12), so that each sleeve forms a pocket to receive an
end portion 30 a of thepole 30. - The
hammock 10 hasseveral fasteners canvas 11 and are evenly spaced along each of thelongitudinal edges - Each
fastener 40 may essentially consist of one (closed) loop. - The
hammock 10 also has fourpole fasteners 50 designated by 31, 32 inFIG. 8 , which are attached to the canvas and extend between the closure strips near the ends of thelongitudinal edges - Each
pole fastener 50 may essentially consist of an open loop that may be formed from a strip provided with self-adhering fasteners (such as hooks and loops), which is attached to the fabric by its middle (central) portion, and the ends of which may be joined together to encircle a pole. - The attachment to the fabric of the closure strips 20, 21, the pole-receiving
members fasteners - As shown in
FIG. 4 , the width of a firstlongitudinal flap 11 d of thecanvas 11 extending between theclosure strip 21 and the neighboringcanvas edge 14 may be greater than the width of a secondlongitudinal flap 11 e of thecanvas 11 extending between theclosure strip 20 and the neighboringcanvas edge 13, so that when two such hammocks are joined together by two of their respective closure strips, aflap 11 d of greater width may cover the area where the hammocks are joined together and improve impermeability. - The lower part of
FIG. 5 shows acanvas 11 b forming ahammock 10, and the upper part ofFIG. 5 shows ashelter 60 formed by agabled roof canvas 11 a overhanging thehammock 10, thecanvases FIGS. 1 to 4 . - In this
FIG. 5 , thehammock 10 is suspended from two supports (not shown), such as two trees, by deformable rope-like links 18 (partially shown) engaged insleeves 17 provided along the transversal edges of thecanvas 11 b, while theroof 11 a ofshelter 60 is suspended from two supports (not shown), which may be those supporting thehammock 10, by deformable rope-like links 19 (partially shown) attached to thecanvas 11 a by fasteners—such as theclosed loops FIG. 4 —provided along the transversal edges of thecanvas 11 a. - In the configuration shown in
FIG. 5 , thelongitudinal edge 13 ofcanvas 11 a substantially overhangs thelongitudinal edge 14 ofcanvas 11 b, while thelongitudinal edge 14 ofcanvas 11 a substantially overhangs thelongitudinal edge 13 ofcanvas 11 b. - The closure strips 20, 21 on each of the
canvases canvases closure strip 20 oncanvas 11 a may be engaged with theclosure strip 21 oncanvas 11 b so as to connect these canvases (after thecanvases - In the same way, the
closure strip 21 ofcanvas 11 a may be engaged with theclosure strip 20 ofcanvas 11 b so as to connect these canvases along their respective two other longitudinal edges. - Particularly in this configuration, it is advantageous that at least the
roof canvas 11 a has the triangular flaps 11 c shown inFIG. 4 , which are provided in the central part of each transversal edge of the canvas, so that these flaps cover and/or surround part of the suspension links 18 of thehammock canvas 11 b, and protect them. - According to an alternative, not shown, the double-sloped
shelter 60 overhanging and protecting thehammock 10 may be made of twocanvases 11 a joined together along their respective longitudinal edges and attached together by the complementary closure strips fitted to these canvases. -
FIGS. 6 to 8 illustrate aspects in the use of a hammock to form the roof of a tunnel shelter. - As shown in
FIGS. 6 and 8 ,shelter 60 has acanvas 11 such as those shown inFIGS. 1 to 4 , which rests on threepoles 30 to 32 that cross at the summits 31 s, 32 s of thearcuate poles straight ridge pole 30. - The
ridge pole 30 is engaged in the holding pockets 22, 23 shown inFIGS. 1 through 4 , and in aconnector element 33 forpoles 30 to 32, as shown inFIG. 9 . - The transversal edges 15, 16 of
canvas 11 may be connected to stakes planted in the ground by means of tighteners (not shown) which are engaged in thefasteners - The longitudinal edges 13, 14 of
canvas 11 may be connected to stakes planted in the ground by guy ropes (not shown) which are engaged in thefasteners 40 of the longitudinal edges of the canvas. - Preferably, each of the
poles 30 to 32 includes an elastic (highly extensible)line tubular pole sections - With this configuration, the pole sections can in particular be folded together and thus be stored in a space-saving holder.
- Each of the
diagonal poles - As shown in
FIG. 9 , theconnector 33 may be disc or crown shaped with sixradial holes 330—or notches or bores—(and/or three diametral bores) which are traversing and intersect at a point on the axis of symmetry of the connector. - The three
elastic lines poles 30 to 32 extend with clearance in theholes 330, so as to traverse theconnector 33 and cross—and/or overlap—substantially at said point of intersection of the holes. - The
respective sections poles 30 to 32, which abut against an external face ofconnector 33, do not traverseconnector 33, whereby the connector may be thin and offer a substantially continuous contact of the canvas over the poles. - As shown schematically in
FIG. 7 , two (or more) tunnel shelters similar to the one shown inFIG. 6 may be joined (two by two) by the closure strips fitted respectively to theroof canvases 11, so as to form adeeper shelter 60. - Alternatively, a shelter such as the one shown in
FIG. 6 may be fitted with a second roof canvas identical or similar to that of the shelter, which is attached to the roof canvas of the shelter by means of the closure strips to form an awning—or apse—extending the roof of the shelter. - For the construction of these shelters, a
support structure 70 may be used, designed to maintain adetermined distance 73 between two respective end portions of thepoles - The support structure shown in
FIG. 8 includes two strips or straps, eachstrip 70 having twoholes 71 for receiving one of the end portions of thepoles - For this purpose, each end portion of the
poles holes 71 according to thearrows 99. - Each
strip 70 may be fitted with a tightener (not shown) to adjust the length of the strip, whereby thestrip 70 has an adjustable length allowing the width and height of the shelter to be easily adjusted by changing the curvature of thepoles - Each
strip 70 may be secured to the ground by two stakes engaged infasteners 72—such as loops—provided at each end of the strip. - Each
strip 70 may also have afastener 74—such as a loop —provided near each end of the strip, between ahole 71 and aloop 72. - Each
fastener loop 74 may thus be connected to one of thefasteners 40 c at each corner of the shelter's canvas (seeFIG. 4 ), for example by means of a tightener, so that each corner of the canvas can be positioned correctly. - In particular when the shelter includes a tent 100 (or tent chamber) with a
roof 101 suspended at least from thepoles FIG. 10 , the structure for maintaining the distance between the feet of thepoles strips 70 attached to theground sheet 1000 of the tent. - As shown in
FIG. 11 , twohammock canvases 11 joined together by their respective closure strips may form a substantially flat roof of a shelter which may be suspended from four supporting elements (not shown) by fourdeformable links 18 attached respectively to the four corners of the roof. - The invention makes it possible, in particular, to simply and quickly construct shelters of modular design whose shape and dimensions can be adapted to various needs.
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