Storage hammock

Abstract

A storage hammock usable for a variety of purposes, including the safe and effective storage of toys in a child's room, consists of an isosceles right triangular body of netting bound along its edges so that when suspended by its corners a pouch is formed thereby in which objects may be stored. Rings for hanging the hammock from a room corner are placed at each of the apices of the triangular body member.

We claim: 
     
       1. A hammock comprising: a triangular body member comprised of flexible material, said body member having a center portion comprised of netting;   a flexible inelastic binding extending about the peripheral edge of said center portion and secured thereto; and   means attached to the apices of said triangular body member for hanging said body member with the corners thereof substantially in a horizontal plane, the length of each of the strands of said netting being greater than the distance between the points of securement of the ends of a strand to said binding as measured when said corners are in said plane and each of the bound edges is substantially straight whereby said body member will define a pouch for retaining articles placed therein.   
     
     
       2. The hammock of claim 1 wherein said netting comprises two inch mesh. 
     
     
       3. The hammock of claim 2 wherein said netting is comprised of water-resistant material. 
     
     
       4. The hammock of claim 1 wherein said means for hanging said body member comprises a ring attached to each of said apices of said triangular body member. 
     
     
       5. A hammock comprising: a body portion comprising a right triangular section of flexible netting and flexible inelastic binding secured to the edges of said netting along the full extent thereof;   said binding being of lesser length than the periphery of said netting;   said netting edges being gathered within said binding whereby, when said hammock is suspended from its corners with the bound edges extending substantially horizontally and straight, said netting forms a pouch for retaining objects.   
     
     
       6. The hammock of claim 5 further comprising attachment means at the apices of said body portion for hanging said hammock in position to receive said objects. 
     
     
       7. The hammock of claim 6 wherein said attachment means comprises a plurality of hanging members, one at each of said apices, for attachment to cooperative suspending elements in the wall of a room. 
     
     
       8. The hammock of claim 7 wherein said hanging members each comprise a ring. 
     
     
       9. A hammock comprising: a triangular body member comprised of flexible material, said body member having a center portion comprising a triangular section made of netting, the edges of said netting being selectively gathered whereby the distance along each gathered edge is less than the normal length of such edge;   a binding comprising a strip of flexible material longitudinally folded over and secured to the peripheral gathered edges of said netting; and   means at the corners of said body member for hanging the same from a support with the corners substantially in a horizontal plane whereby said netting will form a pouch for receiving articles.   
     
     
       10. A hammock comprising: a triangular body member comprised of flexible material, said body member having a center portion comprising an isosceles right triangular section of two inch mesh netting, said triangular section having lateral first and second sides, and a hypotenuse, said hypotenuse extending along a strand of said netting and said lateral sides extending along the bias of said netting adjacent the junction of interlaced net strands, said first and second sides having 19 mesh openings, with said hypotenuse having 37 mesh openings;   a flexible, inelastic binding along the peripheral edges of said netting, said binding comprising a strip of material longitudinally folded over and secured to the peripheral edges of said netting, the first 16 mesh junctions on said first and second sides from the junction of said sides being secured to said binding spaced apart 1.375 inches with the four mesh junctions of said first and second sides closest to said hypotenuse being spaced apart two inches, the first six mesh strands at each end of said hypotenuse being secured to said binding spaced apart 1.25 inches, with the middle 25 mesh strands being spaced apart one inch;   whereby when suspended from its corners with said sides stretched substantially horizontally and straight said center portion will form a pouch for receiving and holding objects;   and means attached to the apices of said triangular body member for hanging said storage apparatus in position to receive said articles to be stored, said means comprising a plurality of rings, one at each of said apices. .Iadd.   
     
     
       11.  A hammock comprising: a body member having an outer peripheral edge and a center portion of a flexible netting with a plurality of strands;   said center portion being secured and gathered at least partially along said outer peripheral edge of said body member by a flexible inelastic binding to define a pouch for retaining articles placed therein; and   means attached to said body member at more than two points along said outer peripheral edge for hanging said body member with said points thereof substantially in a horizontal plane, the lengths of some of the strands being greater than the distance between said points for hanging said body member as measured along said outer peripheral edge when said binding is substantially straight, whereby when said body member is hung, said body member will be suspended with said pouch defined for retaining said articles placed therein. .Iaddend. .Iadd.12. The hammock of claim 11 wherein said flexible netting includes a water-resistant material. .Iaddend. .Iadd.13. The hammock of claim 11 wherein said flexible netting includes approximately two inch mesh. .Iaddend. .Iadd.14. The hammock of claim 11 wherein said body member is of a generally triangular shape.   
     
     
        .Iaddend. .Iadd.15.  A hammock comprising: a multi-sided body member including at least three sides, a flexible inelastic binding running along an outer peripheral edge of said body member and a center portion of flexible netting;   said binding being of a lesser length than the outer peripheral edge of said center portion; and   said flexible netting having an edge being at least partially gathered within said binding so that when said hammock is suspended from more than two points along said sides of said multi-sides body member, with said sides extending substantially horizontally and straight, said flexible netting forms a pouch for retaining objects therein. .Iaddend. .Iadd.16. The hammock of claim 15 further comprising means attached to said body member at said points of said multi-sided body member for suspending said hammock to receive articles placed within said pouch to be retained therein. .Iaddend. .Iadd.17. The hammock of claim 15 wherein said multi-sided body member is of a generally triangular shape. .Iaddend.   
     
     
        .Iadd.18.  In combination a decorative storage device and a number of toys, including stuffed animals, supported therein, which comprises: a plurality of toys;   a hammock including a body member having at least three sides in a polygonal configuration, a binding and a center portion;   said center portion comprising deformable netting and including an outer peripheral edge;   said binding including a strip of flexible inelastic material, with at least a portion of said peripheral edge of the center portion gathered along said binding; and   means for hanging said hammock in a position to receive said toys, whereby when said hammock is hung with said toys displayed therein, a pouch is formed in said hammock in which said toys are supported and retained. .Iaddend. .Iadd.19. The decorative storage device of claim 18 wherein said means is adapted for attachment to cooperative suspending elements in at least one wall of a room. .Iaddend. .Iadd.20. The decorative storage device of claim 18 wherein the sides of said body member form a generally   
     
     
        triangular shape. .Iaddend. .Iadd.21.  A toy storage hammock comprising: a body member of a generally isosceles shape having at least three sides, an outer peripheral edge, a center portion of a flexible netting and a flexible inelastic binding;   said center portion being secured along said outer peripheral edge of said body member by said flexible inelastic binding for strengthening, reinforcing and high-lighting said outer peripheral edge;   attaching means connected to each apex of said body member along said flexible inelastic binding for attaching said apices of said body member substantially in a horizontal plane; and   said body member configured with said isosceles shape to be attached on opposed walls in a corner of a room such that when said body member is hung in said corner, said body member will form a pouch for retaining and   
     
     
        displaying toy articles placed therein. .Iaddend. .Iadd.22.  The hammock of claim 21 wherein said flexible inelastic binding includes a strip of flexible material longitudinally folded over and secured to said outer peripheral edge of said flexible netting. .Iaddend. .Iadd.23. The hammock of claim 21 further comprising means attached to said body member at said apices for suspending said hammock to receive said articles placed within said pouch to be retained therein. .Iaddend. .Iadd.24. In combination, a decorative storage device and a number of toys, including stuffed animals, supported therein, which comprises: a plurality of toys;   a hammock including a generally isosceles-shaped body member having at least three sides, a binding and center portion;   said center portion comprising flexible netting and including an outer peripheral edge;   said binding including a strip of flexible inelastic material longitudinally folded over and secured to said outer peripheral edge of said flexible netting for strengthening and reinforcing said outer peripheral edge;   attaching means connected to each apex of said body member for hanging said hammock in a position to receive said toys; and   said hammock and said attaching means configured to form a pouch by said body member in which said toys are supported and retained. .Iaddend. .Iadd.25. The decorative storage device of claim 24 wherein said means is adapted for attachment to cooperative suspending elements on opposed walls in a corner of a room. .Iaddend.