Hammock with integrated lights

An illuminating hammock, comprising:

• a flexible hammock bed having opposing first and second ends, and opposing longitudinal sides extending between said ends;
• an electric light assembly comprising first and second flexible inelastic LED light strands extending along opposing sides of said hammock bed, and having respective proximal and distal ends, and a wire junction at the proximal ends of said light strands, the wire junction residing proximate the first end of said hammock bed with the distal ends of said light strands extending towards the second end of said hammock bed;
• a power source electrically connected to said light assembly for supplying power to said first and second light strands;
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• an elastic light suspension system comprising first and second elastic cords attached to distal ends of respective first and second light strands, and connecting the first and second light strands to the second end of said hammock bed, whereby said suspension system is adapted for elastically tensioning said first and second light strands when a user is positioned on said hammock bed.

A method for illuminating a hammock, comprising:

• installing first and second flexible inelastic light strands of an electric light assembly along opposing sides of a hammock bed, the light strands having respective proximal and distal ends, and a wire junction at the proximal ends of the light strands, the wire junction residing proximate a first end of the hammock bed with the distal ends of the light strands extending towards a second end of the hammock bed;
• electrically connecting the light assembly to a power source for supplying power to the first and second light strands;
• connecting the distal ends of the light strands to first and second elastic cords of an elastic light suspension system, whereby the suspension system is adapted for elastically tensioning the first and second light strands when a user is positioned on the hammock bed;
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• controlling the power source to selectively illuminate the first and second light strands.