Hammock cover
OwnerMary V. Wadeinventor
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Abstract
A hammock cover including a flexible elongated major portion having a first transverse edge and a second transverse edge and configured to releasably attach to a conventional hammock for covering a body portion of the hammock, a first flexible minor portion configured to releasably attach to a first line portion of the hammock and to substantially overlap the first transverse edge of the major portion for covering the first line portion of the hammock, and a second flexible minor portion configured to releasably attach to a second line portion of the hammock and to substantially overlap the second transverse edge of the major portion for covering the second line portion of the hammock.
Claims30
A cover for a hammock, said cover comprising:
- a flexible elongated major portion having a first transverse edge and a second transverse edge and configured to releasably attach to a hammock for covering a body portion of said hammock;
- a first flexible minor portion configured to releasably attach to a first line portion of said hammock and to substantially overlap said first transverse edge of said major portion for covering said first line portion of said hammock;
- and,
- a second flexible minor portion configured to releasably attach to a second line portion of said hammock and to substantially overlap said second transverse edge of said major portion for covering said second line portion of said hammock.
A cover for a hammock, said cover comprising:
- a flexible elongated rectangular major portion having a first transverse edge provided with a border including an at least one first fastener, a second transverse edge provided with a border including an at least one second fastener, a first longitudinal edge, and a second longitudinal edge;
- a first flexible triangular sleeve portion having a transverse base opening accomodating a first spreader bar of said hammock, a peak opening accommodating a first leader of said hammock, and a border including an at least one first fastener receiver along said transverse base opening;
- and,
- a second flexible triangular sleeve portion having a transverse base opening accommodating a second spreader bar of said hammock, a peak opening accommodating a second leader of said hammock, and a border including an at least one second fastener receiver along said transverse base opening.
A method of covering a hammock, comprising the steps of
- placing a first flexible triangular sleeve portion having a transverse base opening capable of accommodating a first spreader bar of said hammock and a peak opening capable of accommodating a first leader of said hammock over said first leader, a first line portion, and said first spreader bar of said hammock;
- placing a second flexible triangular sleeve portion having a transverse base opening capable of accommodating a second spreader bar of said hammock and a peak opening capable of accommodating a second leader of said hammock over said second leader, a second line portion, and said second spreader bar of said hammock;
- placing a flexible elongated rectangular hammock cover major portion on a body portion of a hammock such that a first transverse edge provided with a plurality of hammock connectors covers a first spreader bar of said hammock, and a second transverse edge provided with a plurality of hammock connectors covers a second spreader bar of said hammock;
- connecting said hammock connectors to said first and second spreader bars of said hammock;
- engaging an outwardly facing border of hook type fastening material on said first transverse edge of said major portion with an inwardly facing border of loop type fastening material along said base opening of said first flexible triangular sleeve portion;
- and,
- engaging an outwardly facing border of hook type fastening material on said second transverse edge of said major portion with an inwardly facing border of loop type fastening material along said base opening of said second flexible triangular sleeve portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.