Improved hammock and shelter

Abstract

A hammock including: a watertight canvas of elongated shape along a longitudinal axis, the canvas having two longitudinal edges extending parallel to the longitudinal axis and two transversal edges connecting the ends of the longitudinal edges, a slide fastener having two closure strips attached to the canvas, which extend on one face of the canvas respectively along the two longitudinal edges, and two members for receiving a pole which are integral with the canvas, face each other and extend on said face of the canvas, between the closure strips, and are located respectively in the middles of the two longitudinal edges.

1 . A hammock comprising a canvas of elongated shape along a longitudinal axis, the canvas having two longitudinal edges extending parallel to the longitudinal axis and two transversal edges connecting the ends of the longitudinal edges, comprising:
 a slide fastener having two closure strips attached to the canvas, which extend on one face of the canvas along the two longitudinal edges, respectively, and   two members for receiving a pole, which are attached to the canvas, face each other and extend on said face of the canvas, between the closure strips, and are located in the respective middles of the two longitudinal edges,   and that the canvas is waterproof.   
     
     
         2 . The hammock according to  claim 1 , which comprises several fasteners, such as closed loops, for securing deformable links, which are attached to the canvas, extend along each of the longitudinal edges, and include a fastener at each corner of the canvas. 
     
     
         3 . The hammock according to  claim 1 , which comprises several fasteners, such as open loops, for securing poles, which are attached to the canvas and extend between the closure strips, close to the ends of the longitudinal edges. 
     
     
         4 . The hammock according to  claim 1 , wherein at least part of at least one of the transversal edges is rectilinear or curvilinear, and in which the transversal edges are reinforced for receiving a deformable link for securing the hammock to a support. 
     
     
         5 . The hammock according to  claim 1 , wherein the closure strips have molded teeth made of plastic or metal. 
     
     
         6 . A shelter comprising a roof canvas including a hammock or several hammocks according to  claim 1  which are joined together in pairs by their respective closure strips. 
     
     
         7 . The shelter according to  claim 6 , comprising a watertight roof canvas of elongated shape along a longitudinal axis, the canvas having two longitudinal edges extending parallel to the longitudinal axis and two transversal edges connecting the ends of the longitudinal edges, comprising:
 a slide fastener having two closure strips which are attached to the canvas and which extend on one face of the canvas along—and at a distance from—the two longitudinal edges respectively;   a first compliant elongated pole having a first length close to—and generally less than—the width of the canvas;   two second elongated compliant poles each having a second length close to—and generally greater than—the diagonal of the canvas;   a connector for connecting the first and second poles; and   two members for receiving the first pole, which are integral with the canvas, extend on said face of the canvas, between the closure strips, and face each other and are located respectively in the middles of the two longitudinal edges.   
     
     
         8 . The shelter according to  claim 7  which further comprises a support structure configured to maintain a determined spacing between two respective end portions of the two second poles which cross each other at their summits. 
     
     
         9 . The shelter according to  claim 8 , wherein the support structure includes at least one band or strap pierced with at least one opening for receiving one of the end portions of the second poles. 
     
     
         10 . The shelter according to  claim 8 , wherein the support structure has an adjustable tightener, whereby the support structure has an adjustable length for adjusting the width and height of the shelter. 
     
     
         11 . The shelter according to  claim 8 , in which at least one of the poles includes an elastic line onto which tubular pole sections are threaded, and the connector is traversed by three respective elastic lines of the three poles, without the pole sections traversing the connector. 
     
     
         12 . The shelter according to  claim 8  which includes a tent with a roof suspended from the second poles.