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US 6,390,309 B1Granted
Sporting equipment hammock
OwnerTimothy R. Tuckerinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is an apparatus for holding sporting equipment. The rack includes a pair of U-shaped arms spaced apart from one another and in a generally equivalent horizontal position. At least one flexible longitudinal support is suspended between the arms and at least one flexible lateral support is suspended between opposing ends of each arm so that lateral and longitudinal supports, in combination, support the sporting equipment thereon without contacting the arms.
Claims15
A rack for holding sporting equipment, comprising:
- a pair of parallel vertical members, laterally-spaced in relation to each other;
- a U-shaped first arm coupled to a first one of said vertical members and a U-shaped second arm coupled to a second one of said vertical members, the first and second arms being substantially parallel and extending outward and perpendicularly to a plane defined by said vertical members;
- at least one flexible longitudinal support suspended between said first arm and said second arm;
- and
- at least one flexible lateral support suspended between opposing ends of each of said arms, wherein the lateral and longitudinal supports, in combination, support the sporting equipment thereon without contacting the arms or vertical members.
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A rack for holding sporting equipment, comprising:
- at least two vertical members, laterally-spaced and parallel with each other;
- a floor-support associated with the bottom of each of at least two of said vertical members, said floor support being fixedly associated with a respective vertical member and holding said vertical member in its vertical position;
- a bridge member, spanning the lateral spacing between at least two of said vertical members so as to retain the lateral spacing therebetween;
- a U-shaped first arm adjustably coupled to a first one of said vertical members and a U-shaped second arm adjustably coupled to a second one of said vertical members, the first and second arms being substantially parallel and extending outward and perpendicularly to a plane defined by said vertical members;
- at least one flexible longitudinal support suspended between said first arm and said second arm;
- and
- at least one flexible lateral support suspended between opposing ends of each of said arms, wherein the lateral and longitudinal supports, in combination, support the sporting equipment thereon without contacting the arms or vertical members.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.