Support assembly for hammock

Abstract

A support assembly for a hammock includes a horizontal base rod having two opposite vertical lateral sides, an oblique support rod having two opposite vertical faces oblique to the respective vertical lateral sides, two horizontal legs projecting transversely and respectively from the vertical lateral sides, and two connecting units each including a tubular sleeve, and a vertical end plate having a horizontal plate portion that closes one open end of the tubular sleeve and that is fixed to and that abuts against the corresponding vertical lateral side, and an oblique plate portion that extends obliquely from an intermediate portion of the horizontal plate portion and that is fixed to and that abuts against the corresponding vertical face of the oblique support rod. The tubular sleeve is sleeved onto one of the horizontal legs opposite to the vertical end plate.

1 . A support assembly for a hammock, comprising:
 a horizontal base rod having two opposite vertical lateral sides;   an oblique support rod extending upwardly and obliquely from said base rod, said oblique support rod having two opposite vertical faces oblique to said vertical lateral sides of said base rod, respectively;   two horizontal legs projecting transversely and respectively from said two opposite vertical lateral sides of said base rod; and   two connecting units each connecting one of said horizontal legs to said base rod, each of said connecting units including a tubular sleeve, and a vertical end plate fixed integrally to and closing one open end of said tubular sleeve, said tubular sleeve being sleeved onto one of said horizontal legs opposite to said vertical end plate, said vertical end plate having a horizontal plate portion that closes said open end of said tubular sleeve and that is fixed to and that abuts against one of said vertical lateral sides of said base rod, and an oblique plate portion that extends obliquely from an intermediate portion of said horizontal plate portion and that is fixed to and that abuts against one of said vertical faces of said oblique support rod.   
   
   
       2 . The support assembly for a hammock of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of fasteners each extending through said vertical end plates of said connecting units and said oblique support rod. 
   
   
       3 . The support assembly for a hammock of  claim 1 , wherein said vertical end plate further has a first reinforcing rib projecting horizontally from a bottom end of said horizontal plate portion and extending over a bottom side of said base rod, two second reinforcing ribs projecting horizontally from a top end of said horizontal plate portion and extending over a top side of said base rod, and two third reinforcing ribs projecting respectively from two opposite ends of said oblique plate portion and extending over two opposite sides of said oblique support rod that are transverse to said vertical faces of said oblique support rod. 
   
   
       4 . The support assembly for a hammock of  claim 1 , wherein each of said tubular sleeves has a rectangular cross section.