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UNITED STATES 'Y PATENT OFFICE.

VINCENT I. TRAVERS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HAMMOC'K.

SPECIFICATION forming part of 4Letters Patent No. 244,690, dated July 19, 1881.

Application inea June 22,1881. (No model.)`

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VINCENT P. TRAVERS, of New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented an Improved Hammock, of which the following is a specication.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved hammock. Fig. 2 is a top view of portion thereof; and Fig. 3, a cross-section of the same on the line c c, Fig. 2.

This invention relates to a new construction of a hammock, and has for its object to avoid the costly interweavin g of the cords that make up the body of the hammock, and to substitute therefor a system of longitudinal cords and cross-bands, so arranged that the cross-bands have tubular openings to allow the longitudinal cords to be passed through them, in this manner obtaining the proper spacing of the longitudinal cords and great durability of the entire fabric. The longitudinal cords of the hammock are at the ends madeto converge, and are there continued into the fasteningrope, if desired, or secured to a suitable ring, and by their converging they are brought into oblique positions, whereby they will'prevent 'the cross-bandsfrom slipping out of the position assigned to them respectively.

In the accompanying drawings, the letters A A represent the longitudinal cords of the hammock, and the letters B B the cross-bands of the same. of usual construction. The cross-bands are made with tubular openings through them, so that the cords A can be passed through them, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3. The tubular passages through the cross-bands are preferably at equal distances apart, as shown, and the cords are passed through them with the aid of a suitable needle, or otherwise. There is nothing new iuoweaving the cross-bands `B with the tubular passages, as such fabrics are ot' common construction. verge at the ends of-the hammock and are united at the knots a. Beyond these knots the cords maybe braided or twisted into ropes C, by means of which thephammock can be Each longitudinal cord is a cord The cordsl A con! u' suspended from suitable supports; but instead of making the ropes O from the continuations of the cordsA-the cords may, where they join, be united to a ring, to which suitable fastening-ropes may be secured. The cords A converging prevent the cross-bands slipping on them, and the cross-bands always hold the cords at the desired distances apart.

In the body of the hammock it is not essen tial that the cords A should be parallel to each other, as in Fig. 2, as the central bands, B, may be made longer than the bands that are nearer to the ends of the hammock; but good results will also 'be produced by making the bands B all of equal length.

l A hammock constructed on this system will be much more durable than the ordinary Mexican hammocks that are so much used, and far less liable to get out ot' order. If one of the cords A breaks the hammock can readily'be repaired, whereas with the Mexican or inter.- woven hammock, it' one of the cords breaks the entire structure goes to pieces and cannot well be repaired; and even if one of the bands B in the improved hammock should be broken,

torn, or worn through, it will be easily'replaced by another by simply untying the cords at the knot and slipping a new hand into position.

I claim- 1. A hammock constructed of longitudinal cords A, that converge at the ends, and ofcrossbands B, having tubular passages through which the cords A are drawn, all arranged substantially as hereinshown and described.

2. A hammock composed of longitudinal cords A and cross-bandsB, the longitudinal cords converging at the knots a, and of theropes O O, which are formed by twist-ing the ends of the cords A beyond the said knots, `substantially as specified.

This speci'cation of my invention signed by me this 21st day of June, 1881.

Y VIN GENT P. TRAVERS. Witnesses WILLY G. E. SoHULrrz, WILLIAM H. C. SMITH.

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