ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,098, issued on April 29.
"Collapsible support frame for a hammock" was invented by Max Kitzberger (Neufelden, Austria).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A collapsible support frame for a hammock (5) comprises a frame body (1) formed from a longitudinal member (2) and three struts at each of the two ends of the longitudinal member (2). Two of the struts serve as foot struts (3) and the third strut serves as a supporting arm (4) with an attachment point (15) for the hammock (5). The three struts at the two ends of the longitudinal member (2) and also the foot struts (3) at the opposite ends of the longitudinal member (2) are connected to on...