Portable hammock

Abstract

The specification discloses a portable hammock that includes a hammock body, a pair of suspension straps, and a stuff sack. The suspension straps are attached to opposite ends of the hammock body. The stuff sack includes two open ends and a partition therebetween. One of the straps extends through the partition. The stuff sack remains on the one strap when the portable hammock is suspended between two objects. The portable hammock may be self-stored within the stuff sack, in which case the one strap is on one side of the partition, and the other strap and the hammock body are on the other side of the partition. The stuff sack includes cinch cords at the open ends for selectively closing the ends. The stuff sack includes a carrying strap, which also serves as a compression strap.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 
     
         1 . A hammock comprising:
 a stuff sack defining two open ends and including two closures adapted to selectively close the ends, the stuff sack further including a partition between the two ends, the partition defining an opening;   a hammock body having two ends; and   two suspension assemblies, each of the suspension assemblies operatively attached to one of the hammock body ends, one of the suspension assemblies extending through the opening in the partition, whereby the hammock body and the other suspension assembly can be stored on one side of the partition and the one suspension assembly can be stored on the other side of the partition, and further whereby the stuff sack remains on the one suspension assembly when the hammock body and the suspension assemblies are withdrawn from the stuff sack.   
     
     
         2 . A hammock as defined in  claim 1  wherein the stuff sack further includes a carrying strap. 
     
     
         3 . A hammock as defined in  claim 2  wherein the carrying strap has a length enabling the carrying strap to be used as a compression strap for the stuff sack. 
     
     
         4 . A hammock as defined in  claim 1  wherein each of the suspension assemblies comprises a strap and two cinch buckles. 
     
     
         5 . A hammock as defined in  claim 1  wherein each of the closures comprises a cinch cord. 
     
     
         6 . A portable hammock comprising:
 a hammock body having first and second opposite ends;   a first suspension assembly attached to the first end of the hammock body;   a second suspension assembly attached to the second end of the hammock body; and   a stuff sack defining first and second open ends, the stuff sack including first and second closures adapted to selectively close the first and second open ends respectively, the stuff sack including a partition between the first and second open ends, whereby the hammock body and the first and second suspension assemblies may be stored within the stuff sack with (a) at least one of the hammock and the first and the second suspension assemblies being on one side of the partition and (b) at least one of the hammock and the first and second suspension assemblies being on the other side of the partition.   
     
     
         7 . A portable hammock as defined in  claim 6  wherein:
 the partition defines an opening; 
 the first suspension assembly extends through the opening; 
 the first suspension assembly is on the one side of the partition; and 
 the hammock body and the second suspension assembly are on the other side of the partition. 
 
     
     
         8 . A portable hammock as defined in  claim 6  wherein the stuff sack further includes a carrying strap. 
     
     
         9 . A portable hammock as defined in  claim 8  wherein the carrying strap has a length enabling the carrying strap to be used as a compression strap for the stuff sack. 
     
     
         10 . A hammock as defined in  claim 6  wherein each of the first and second suspension assemblies comprises a strap and two cinch buckles. 
     
     
         11 . A hammock as defined in  claim 6  wherein each of the first and second closures comprises a cinch cord. 
     
     
         12 . A hammock as defined in  claim 7  wherein:
 the hammock body is on the one side of the partition; and 
 the first and second suspension straps are on the other side of the partition. 
 
     
     
         13 . A hammock as defined in  claim 7  wherein:
 one of the first and second suspension straps is on the one side of the partition; and 
 the hammock body and the other of the first and second suspension straps are on the other side of the partition. 
 
     
     
         14 . A stuff sack comprising:
 a stuff sack body defining first and second open ends;   first and second closures adapted to selectively close the first and second open ends respectively; and   a partition within the stuff sack body between the first and second open ends, the partition dividing the interior of the stuff sack body into first and second storage areas accessible from the first and second ends respectively.   
     
     
         15 . A stuff sack as defined in  claim 14  wherein the partition defines an opening, whereby a stored component may extend through the opening.