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US 2008/0256703 A1Published application
Support device
AssigneeKelsyus, LLC
InventorsBrian E. Le Gette, William G. Phelps, David L. Reeb, Walter Paul Robinette, Alan Tipp, Justin Saul Werner
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Abstract
An apparatus or support having a hammock member, a hammock support member, and a frame that can be disposed in an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. The hammock member has a first end portion connected to a first end portion of the frame and a second end portion connected to a second end portion of the frame. The hammock support member extends from a first side portion of the hammock member to a second side portion of the hammock member.
Claims26
An apparatus, comprising:
- a frame having an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration, the frame including:
- a first end portion;
- a second end portion being angled with respect to the first end portion when the frame is in its expanded configuration, the second end portion being substantially parallel to the first end portion when frame is in its collapsed configuration;
- and
- a middle portion being disposed between the first end portion and the second end portion when the frame is in its expanded configuration, the middle portion being disposed between the first end portion and the second end portion when the frame is in its collapsed configuration;
- a hammock member having a first end portion connected to the first end portion of the frame and a second end portion connected to the second end portion of the frame, and
- a hammock support member extending from a first side portion of the hammock member to a second side portion of the hammock member, the hammock support member having a fixed non-linear configuration.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a frame having an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration, the frame including:
- a first end portion;
- and
- a second end portion being angled with respect to the first end portion when the frame is in its expanded configuration;
- a hammock member having a first end portion connected to the first end portion of the frame and a second end portion connected to the second end portion of the frame, and
- a hammock support member coupled to an underside of the hammock member, the hammock support member extending from a first side portion of the hammock member to a second side portion of the hammock member, the hammock support member being substantially rigid and having a curved configuration.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a frame having an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration, the frame including:
- a first end portion;
- and
- a second end portion being angled with respect to the first end portion when the frame is in its expanded configuration;
- a hammock member having a first end portion connected to the first end portion of the frame and a second end portion connected to the second end portion of the frame, the hammock member including:
- a membrane portion having a first pocket portion and a second pocket portion separate from the first pocket portion;
- and
- a hammock support member having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, the hammock member having a middle portion disposed between the first end portion of the hammock support member and the second end portion of the hammock support member,
- the first end portion of the hammock support member being disposed within the first pocket portion, the second end portion of the hammock support member being disposed within the second pocket portion, the middle portion being disposed outside of the first pocket portion and the second pocket portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.