| 摘要 |
A free-standing, portable hammock (10) comprises a fabric body support (11), strut members (12) for holding the body support above the ground in use, and guy ropes (13) for attachment to the strut members, the strut members being stabilized in use by tensioning forces exerted between the guy ropes and the body support. The strut member comprises axially interconnectable leg portions (16, 17) and filamentary elements (19) connected between the respective leg portions, one leg portion carrying a slidable collar (21) with laterally-disposed arms (23) pivotably mounted thereon, the outer end of each arm being engaged with each filamentary element, whereby with the leg portions axially interconnected the collar is slidable along the leg to a position where the arms are splayed radially outwardly to tension the filamentary elements and create substantial ridigity in the leg. |
