Suspension device for hanging seats and hammocks

Abstract

A suspension device for hanging seats and hammocks including apertures arranged in a basic body for receiving and guiding a suspension rope. The basic body is realized in at least two parts and is composed of an upper part which receives the suspension rope to be length-adjustable and a lower part which is movably mounted on the upper part and comprises at least one holding body for the fastening of the hanging seat or the hammock. A first aperture enters into the upper part of the basic body approximately at the top for receiving and guiding the suspension rope and exits out of the upper part again from a side outlet opening. A second aperture extends in the upper part of the basic body and exits from the upper body on both sides and comprises an inlet opening below the side outlet opening of the first aperture.

Claims

1. Suspension device for hanging seats and hammocks comprising: a basic body having apertures defined therein for receiving and guiding a suspension rope, wherein the basic body comprises at least two parts and is composed of an upper part which receives the suspension rope so as to be length-adjustable and a lower part which is mounted on the upper part so as to be movable and comprises at least one holding body for fastening of the hanging seat or the hammock, the upper part of the basic body defines a first aperture having an inlet opening and an outlet opening, the first aperture enters into the upper part of the basic body at the inlet opening for receiving and guiding the suspension rope and exits out of said upper part from the outlet opening, and the upper part of the basic body defines at least one second aperture having a second inlet opening and a second outlet opening, the second aperture extending in the upper part of the basic body and exiting from said upper part on two sides by way of the second inlet opening and the second outlet opening below the outlet opening of the first aperture.

2. Suspension device for hanging seats and hammocks according to claim 1 wherein the outlet opening of the first aperture is at a distance from the second inlet opening of the second aperture, wherein the distance equals a diameter of the apertures.

3. Suspension device for hanging seats and hammocks according to claim 1, wherein a guide channel for the suspension rope, which channel extends in a recessed manner in the upper part of the basic body, is arranged in a guiding manner from the second outlet opening of the second aperture between the outlet opening of the first aperture and the second inlet opening of the second aperture.

4. Suspension device for hanging seats and hammocks according to claim 1, wherein the inlet opening of the first aperture is realized as an elongated recess which extends to a side wall of the upper part of the basic body.

5. Suspension device for hanging seats and hammocks according to claim 1, wherein the lower part of the basic body is rotatably mounted on the upper part.

6. Suspension device for hanging seats and hammocks according to claim 1, wherein a ball bearing is arranged between the upper part and the lower part of the basic body.

7. Suspension device for hanging seats and hammocks according to claim 6, wherein the ball bearing rests on an underside step of the upper part, wherein the lower part engages in said step by way of a circumferential upper edge and rests rotatably on the ball bearing.

8. Suspension device for hanging seats and hammocks according to claim 7, wherein a support body for the ball bearing, forming the underside step, is inserted fixedly with its underside into a receiver of the upper part of the basic body and is fastened.

9. Suspension device for hanging seats and hammocks according to claim 1, wherein the holding body is releasably fastened in the lower part of the basic body.

10. Suspension device for hanging seats and hammocks according to claim 1, wherein the holding body, which is realized as an axle with at least two parts which are connected together by a plug connection, is releasably fastened in the lower part of the basic body.

11. Suspension device for hanging seats and hammocks according to claim 1, wherein the lower part comprises at least two side openings for receiving the holding body.

12. Suspension device for hanging seats and hammocks according to claim 1, wherein the lower part comprises at least two side holding bodies with receiver for the insertion of loop ends of the holding rope of the hanging seat or of further suspension ropes.

13. Suspension device for hanging seats and hammocks according to claim 12, wherein the holding bodies on the lower part of the basic body comprise side holding collars with receiver for receiving and supporting said loop ends of the holding rope of the hanging seats or of further suspension ropes.

14. Suspension device for hanging seats and hammocks according to claim 12, wherein side projections for fixing hooked fastening loops of the hammocks or hanging seats or of further suspension ropes are arranged on the lower part of the basic body.

Description

(1) The invention is explained in more detail below by way of drawings, in which:

(2) FIG. 1 shows a side view of a first design of the suspension device with an axle-like holding body 7;

(3) FIG. 2 shows a section A-A through FIG. 1;

(4) FIG. 3 shows a side view of the suspension device 1 turned by 90 degrees with an axle-like holding body 7;

(5) FIG. 4 shows a section B-B through the suspension device according to FIG. 3;

(6) FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of the first design of the suspension device 1 with an axle-like holding body 7;

(7) FIG. 6 shows a view from below of the holding body 7 of the axle design of the suspension device 1;

(8) FIG. 7 shows a side view of a second design of the suspension device with holding collars 21 and holding body 7;

(9) FIG. 8 shows a section A-A through FIG. 7;

(10) FIG. 9 shows a side view of the second design of the suspension device 1 turned by 90 degrees with side holding collars 21;

(11) FIG. 10 shows section B-B through the second design of the suspension device according to FIG. 9;

(12) FIG. 11 shows a perspective bottom view of the second design of the suspension device 1 with side holding collars 21 and

(13) FIG. 12 shows a perspective side view of the second design of the suspension device 1.

(14) FIG. 1 shows a side representation of the suspension device which is formed by a basic body 1 which is composed of an upper part 5 and a lower part 6, said two elements being connected together in a movable manner. The upper part and the lower part fulfill different tasks in this connection insofar as the upper part 5 serves for receiving the holding rope, which is not shown in the drawing and is fastened, for example, in a space on a wall or ceiling or also outdoors on a tree.

(15) The lower part 6 serves for receiving the fastening elements which are arranged on a hanging seat or also a hammock, for example the loop-like ends themselves or ropes which proceed from the loop-like ends of the hanging seats or hammocks.

(16) In this connection, FIGS. 1 to 6 show a first design of the invention where an axle-like holding body 7 is arranged in the lower part 6, said axle-like holding body itself serving for receiving a loop of a hanging seat or of a hammock. Said first design, in this connection, is primarily provided for suspensions where just one loop centrally serves for the suspension, for example as is the case with a hanging seat with the loop fastening on the top side in contrast to suspensions on spreaders. The suitability of the second design will be explained subsequently.

(17) The axle-like holding body 7, which is guided through side openings 15 in the lower part, comprises, as shown in FIG. 2, two nestable individual bodies joined by means of a plug connection 20. This means that as a result of releasing the plug connections 20, the two components of the holding body 7, which are separate from one another, can be pulled out of the lower part 6 through the openings 15 to each side.

(18) It is possible then to introduce a closed holding loop, which is arranged, for example, directly on the hanging seat, into the receiving means of the lower part 6 and to connect the holding body 7 by plugging together the components forming the axle and consequently to achieve the fixed connection between the lower part 6 and an inserted loop.

(19) It can also be seen in the sectional representation in FIGS. 2 and 4 how the connection is achieved between the upper part 5 and the lower part 6 such that the lower part is mounted on the upper part so as to be rotatable. It is provided for this purpose that a bearing arrangement is arranged between the lower part 6 and the upper part 5, in said exemplary case a ball bearing 4, as a result of which the lower part 6 is able to rotate freely in relation to the upper part 5. For this purpose, it is structurally provided that a support body 18 is fastened on the upper part 5, which support body comprises a step 17 on the underside, on which step the ball bearing 4 is able to rest. The lower part with an upper edge 14 which engages over the ball bearing is then guided on the top side of said ball bearing, as a result of which the rotatable bearing arrangement between the upper part 5 and the lower part 6 is created.

(20) In the design shown, the support body 18 is insertable into a corresponding receiving means 19 in the upper part 5 for this purpose. In this way, an assembly is possible where the support body 18 is inserted first of all into said lower part 6 with the ball bearing fitted through a corresponding receiving means in the lower part 6. The connecting region between the support body 18 and the upper part 5 which then projects out of the top of the lower part 6, as can easily be seen in FIG. 2, can then be slid to the side into the corresponding receiving means 19 in the upper part, finally being fixed in the upper part 5 as a result of inserting a locking plate 23 into the receiving means 19 in the upper part 5. In this respect, the support body 18 is then fixedly connected to the upper part 5 and the rotatable bearing arrangement of the lower part 6 and of the upper part 5 is brought about.

(21) The basic body form of the basic body 1 consisting of upper part 5 and lower part 6 is realized in an approximately truncated cone-like manner, said basic form widening from the narrower head of the upper part 5 toward the receiving means on the lower end of the lower part 6.

(22) The upper part 5, in this connection, comprises a special rope guide for the receiving of an easily adjustable holding rope in order to adapt the suspension in this way to the corresponding person who would like to use the hanging chair or the hammock. In this connection, FIG. 1 shows a side view of a guide channel 11 which serves for the purpose of guiding the holding rope, which is guided in the upper part 5 and is not depicted, around the lateral surface of the upper part 5 in a fixed manner and of moving it into a certain holding position, which will be explained further below.

(23) In this connection, the rope guide provides that the holding rope is introduced into said suspension device in inlet opening 12 along the longitudinal axis of the suspension device as said holding rope can be handled in a protective manner in this way. A deflection of the holding rope in a recess 13, which extends to the side wall, is then effected in the upper head of the upper part 5 toward a first side outlet opening 8, an inlet opening 9 of a second aperture 3 being arranged under said outlet opening 8 at a distance which corresponds to at least the diameter of the apertures 2 and 3. An external loop portion of the holding rope is thus formed between the outlet opening 8 and the inlet opening 9.

(24) The view of said apertures 2 and 3 is easily seen in FIG. 3. It is consequently such that the suspension rope is introduced at the top through an insertion opening 12 into a recess region 13 and emerges out of said recess region through the outlet opening 8. The rope is then re-introduced directly below into the upper part into the second aperture 3 and its inlet opening 9 and emerges again through the channel guide, which can be seen well in FIG. 4, out of the outlet opening 10 of the second aperture 3.

(25) Looking at FIG. 1, it becomes clear that after leaving the outlet opening 10, the holding rope is returned in the slightly upwardly inclined guide of the guide channel 11 into a space between the outlet opening 8 and the inlet opening 9. As a result of the partially recessed arrangement of the holding rope in the guide channel 11, the free holding rope end is now guided through under the loop-like, external holding rope portion which spans the transition produced by the outlet opening 8 and the inlet opening 9. The free end of the holding rope is held accordingly here and with tensile loading is pressed fixedly and is fixed against the outer lateral surface of the upper part 5 of the suspension device. The achievement in this way is that it is impossible for the holding rope to slide out of said upper part 5 of the suspension device unintentionally.

(26) At the same time, it is also achieved that as a result of the special design of the inlet opening with the sideways extending recess 13, it is possible to deflect the holding rope from the longitudinal direction of the suspension device into a transverse direction when it enters into the upper part of the suspension device, it thus being easily possible to track the holding rope and consequently to shorten the holding rope when adjusting the suspension length. The rope can then be guided out without being deflected precisely at the outlet opening 8 of the first aperture 2 and can be tightened correspondingly by the further holding rope guide. The achievement is thus that simple adjustability of the length of the holding rope is readily achievable.

(27) The advantage of the rotatable bearing arrangement of the lower part and of the upper part is additionally that in particular when used in conjunction with hanging seats, free rotatability of the hanging seat on the suspension is possible and consequently the person sitting in the hanging seat is thus able to orientate himself as desired. In this way stresses, which would otherwise arise in the holding ropes when the suspension device is rotated in certain directions, can also be avoided.

(28) FIGS. 7 to 12 show a second design; the difference thereof being based on the fact that the holding body 7 on the lower part 6 is realized in another manner. In the present case there are two side holding bodies 7 which enable an arrangement of two holding ropes on said suspension device. This is because when used in conjunction with hanging seats which support spreaders, other requirements are asked of the suspension device.

(29) In the case of suspension on a spreader, it is fundamentally such that two holding ropes with loop-like ends proceeding from the respective ends of the spreader have to be joined together and held at a central point above the hanging seat. This can be achieved in simple applications as a result of simple spring hooks. In the advantageous suspension device according to said invention, however, it is provided that the suspension loops are introduced into the respective side holding bodies 7 through apertures 16. The holding bodies 7, in this connection, are realized as holding collars 21 and, which can be easily seen in FIGS. 9, 11 and 12, comprise receiving means 16, by means of which it is possible to guide the loop-like ends of the holding ropes which, proceeding from both ends of the spreader, are to be connected.

(30) The loops are consequently guided through said receiving means 16 and can then be placed over the upper part 5 of the suspension device from both sides. This is easily understandable in conjunction with FIG. 12 as here the holding body 7 with the internal receiving means 16 can be seen, which holding body then receives the loop-like holding rope end which can then be placed over the upper part 5 of the suspension device and consequently hooked on the opposite holding collar 21. The loop size is to be chosen correspondingly such that it is easily able to be placed over the upper part 5 and thus surrounds the basic body 1.

(31) From the opposite receiving means 16 in the holding body 7, the second loop end of the spreader is inserted in an analogous manner hereto and is placed, in turn, over the upper part 5 of the suspension device from the opposite side and consequently hooked on the holding collar 21 of the holding body 7 on the opposite side. The two loops of the two ends of the holding ropes consequently lie one on top of the other on the lower part 6 of the second design of the suspension device and are held down in their position by the holding collars 21 of the holding bodies 7 and by at least two projections 22 which extend to the side on the upper edge of the lower part 6.

(32) The loop ends are also pulled down onto the lower part by tensile loading during use so that there is no need to worry about them slipping out into the region of the upper part 5 unintentionally. The holding loops placed over the upper part 5 slipping off can also be safely excluded as a result of the holding rope being guided into the upper part 5 for suspension once the loops of the spreader have been attached to the lower part 6 and consequently this also prevents the holding loops resting on the lower part 6 being able to slip off the suspension device again.

(33) The further structural features with reference to the upper part 5 in the case of the second design of the suspension device coincide with those of the first design. This means that here too there is an approximately truncated cone-like basic body which widens from the upper portion of the upper part toward the lower edge of the lower part. In the second design, in this connection, another approximately collar-shaped lateral continuation of the holding bodies 7 or holding collars 21 is provided which does not exist in this way in the first design, since in the case of the first design, the axle-like holding body 7 assumes the function here in its stead.