US334990A

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Publication number: US334990A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1886-01-26
Anticipated expiration: 1903-01-26

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HAMMOUK. No. 334,990.

Patented Jan. 26, 1886.

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CORNELIUS SHEPARDSON, OF OAZENOVIA, NEWV YORK.

HAMMOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 334,990,6lated January 26,1886.

Application filed October 26, 1885. Serial No. 180,932.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CORNELIUS SHEPARD- sON, of Oazenovia,in the county of Madison, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hammocks, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention consists in a novel construction of a hammock, which, by a simple adjustment of the suspending'ropes, and by the different postures assumed by the occupant, is caused to conform to said postures and converted from a suspended lounge to a recliningchair, and at the same time automatically adjust the awning over it.

The invention is fully illustrated in the an nexed drawings, wherein Figure 1 is an isometric view of my improved hammock, the awning being removed to better illustrate its support; and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same, showing its adaptability to assume the different positions the occupant may desire.

A and A represent the supporting-posts of my improved hammock. From these supports I suspend a back-frame, B, similar to that of a back of a chair. Across the foot of said frame I secure a bar, B, and from the upper part of the supprot A to the ends of the bar B are eX- tended the suspending-ropes a a, which are firmly secured to said bar. A cross-bar, m, introduced between said ropes near their upper ends, serves to hold them a proper distance apart. Another set of suspendingropes, b b, is hung from the'upper part of the support A, and connected to the back-frame B above the foot thereof, and on the portions of said rope adjacent to the back-frame B are mounted a series of slats, s s, secured in position in any suitable and well-known manner, and constituting the seat of the chair. Across the upper part of the back-frame B is attached another bar, B, and from the ends of this to the cross-bar m, between the ropes a a, are extended ropes c c, which thus tie the upper part of the aforesaid back-frame to the ropes a a and support A.

From the seat 8 s are extended ropes g g, which are united in front thereof and suspended from the ropes b b by means of a block, a,

' fastened on the latter and provided with an (Model.)

eye or loop, 0, through which passes a rope, h, one end of which is attached to the united ropes g g, and the other end is attached to a sliding block, t, on the rope h. Across the ropes g g are secured a series of slats, which serve as a foot-rest, f.

p 1) denote the ropes which are extended from the upper part of the support A to that of the support A, and are held a proper distan'ce apart by the stretchers p p, to support the awning C over the hammock. This awning is automatically adjusted in its elevation over the back-frame B by means of braces Z Z, pivoted at one end on said frame, preferably on the cross-bar B thereof, as shown. The opposite ends of the said braces are connected to one of the stretchers p of the awning.

The operation of my invention is as follows: The back-frame B and seat 3 are adjusted to the proper elevation above the ground by lengthening or shortening the ropes a a and b b, and then the foot-rest f is adjusted in its elevation by sliding the block 6 up or down on the rope h, and the movement of the backframe B from an inclined to an upright position is limited by lengthening or shortening the ropes 0 0. After the aforesaid adjustment has been completed, the occupant of the hammock can convert the hammock from a suspended chair toasuspended lounge, or conversely, from a lounge to a chair, by simply changing the postures of the body. As the body assumes an upright position the increased weight on the seat-supporting ropes b b, and corresponding release of pressure on the upper parts of the ropes a a, causes the back-frame to be drawn toward an erect position, as illustrated by full lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and by reclining the body the increased pressure on the upper parts of the ropes a a and diminished pressure on the seat-supporting ropes b b causes the back-frame B to assume the inclined position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings. Simultaneously with this movement of the back-frame B the braces Z I carry the awning O with them, and cause the same to conform to the elevation of the backframe B.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with the supports A A,

- stantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination with the supports A A,

the back-frame B, suspended by ropes a a,

extended from the support A to the foot of the said frame, and by ropes b b suspended from the support A and connected to the back-frame B above the foot thereof, and the ties c 0, extending from the upper part of the back-frame B to the crossbar at between the ropes a a,substantially as described and shown.

3. In combination with the supports A A, the back-frame B, suspended by ropes a a, extended from the support A to the foot of the said frame, and by ropes b b suspended from the support A and connected to the back-frame B above the foot thereof, the seat 8 s, mounted on the ropes b b, and the ties c 0, extending from the upper part of the backframe B to the crossbar m between the ropes a a, substantially as described and shown.

4. In combination with the supports A A, the back-frame B, suspended by ropes a a, extended from the support A to the foot of said frame, and by ropes b b suspended from the support A and connected to thebackframe B above the foot thereof, ties c a, connecting the upper part of the back-frame B with the ropes a a, the seat 8 s, mounted on the ropes b b, and the foot-rest f, supported by ropes d d, substantially as described and shown.

5. In combination with the supports A A, the back-frame B, suspended by ropes a a, extended from the support A to the foot of said frame, and by ropes b b suspended from the support A and connected to the back-frame B above the foot thereof, the seat 8 s, mounted on the ropes b b, the loop 0, connected to the latter ropes, the ropes g 9, extending from the seat and united in front thereof, and therope h, connected at one end to the united ropes g g, and passing with the opposite end through the loop oand tied to the slidei, and the footrest f on the ropes d d, substantially as described and shown.

6. In combination with the supports A A and awning O, the back-frame B, suspended by ropes a a, extended from the support A to the foot of said frame, and by ropes .b b suspended from the support A and connected to the back-frame B above the foot thereof, the

seats 8 on the ropes b b, and the braces Z l, piv-.

oted on the back frame B and connected with the awning, to automatically adjust the same in its elevation over the back-frame B, substantially as described and shown.

In testimony whereof Ihave hereunto signed my name and affixed my seal, in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, this 5th day of October, 1885.

CORNELIUS SHEPARDSON. [n s] \Vitnesses:

G. H. DUELL, O. BENDIXON.