Collapsible hammock support

A collapsible hammock support comprising:

• (a) first and second ground-engaging support members for supporting a hammock at either end, said first and second ground-engaging support members each comprising an A-shaped structure comprising first and second legs which are pivotably connected together and a transverse bracing member which is pivotably connected to said first leg and which is detachably connected to said second leg, whereby said transverse bracing member can be detached from said second leg and said second leg can be pivoted into alignment with said first leg in order to collapse each of said first and second ground engaging support members from a first, or use, position to a second, or travel, position;
• (b) three pairs of longitudinal bracing members, each longitudinal bracing member in each pair being connected to the other longitudinal bracing member in that pair by first means normally permitting relative pivotal motion between the two bracing members but permitting the user to selectively rigidify the two bracing members into a single rigid element, one pair of longitudinal bracing members being detachably connected to said A-shaped structures at the top of the A and at the bottom of each leg, whereby said longitudinal bracing member can be detached from said first and second ground-engaging support members and each pair of longitudinal bracing members can be pivoted into parallel, or travel, position;
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• (c) second and third means for detachably connecting one end of a hammock to adjacent side of said first and second ground-engaging support member, respectively.