Tag: Manufacturing
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Removable Leaf Covers
Leaf Tree Mk1 V1.0 was assembled with the priority of testing the proof of concept. This meant that we had to forgo certain features that we knew would be key aspects of the consumer-ready product: such as removable covers. When the inventor made the new toothed gravity cleats, he took advantage of the new bare…
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Updating the Attachment Mechanism
Leaf Tree’s tool-free and modular assembly is made possible by the use of gravity-secured cleats (shortened to gravity cleats). Each Leaf has a heel and toe section that work together to clamp onto the Trunk by sliding it onto the tree at an upward angle and flattening it when the desired position is reached. The…
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Boo Plays in the Hammock
Boo has always been a fan of playing in, through, and around hammocks. He really liked being able to grip the burlap lining of the Mk1 Hammock and the security of its direct attachment to the frame. (Photo taken April 13, 2023)
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Cosmo’s Reintroduction
These pictures of Cosmo were taken April 12th, 2023 when he was visiting Boo’s house on a trip. Leaf Tree Mk1 V1.0 was fairly wobbly with the wooden plugs at either end and hollow PVC as the center of the Trunk, Cosmo seemed to enjoy the way it would sway when lounging, but favored the…
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The Rubber Tape Experiment
One feature of the Mk1 V1.0 Leafs was that when they were lept on to, or off of, they had tendency to shift around the Trunk. We decided to apply rubber tape to the inner heel and toe of a pre-existing Leaf to test out a quick method of adding additional friction. Additional friction was…
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Overly-Confident
The following pictures were taken on April 2nd, 2023. Boo was very comfortable with Mk1 V1.0 and was a little too confident whilst receiving scratches. He really enjoyed the V1 of the hammock Leaf–which was a 12 inch leaf with a 10 inch hole cut out of the center, and burlap stretched across it–and is…
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Our First Product Tester
This is our first long-term product Tester, Boo (born ~Aug, 2018). This picture was taken the first day the Mk1 V1.0 was assembled in his home, March 26th, 2023. This prototype was already updated at this point, the 1/2 inch base was doubled in thickness using 4 strips of 1/2 inch birch plywood attached to the…
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Our First Prototype
The first Leaf Tree Prototype, Mk1 V1.0, was completed on March 24th, 2023. The base is 1/2-inch thick, 24×24-inch birch plywood, with a 5/16-inch t-nut securing the vertical pole to the center. The pole is a 48-inch length of 3-inch PVC with two 6-inch pieces of rounded 2×4 pine boards secured inside the PCV (using…
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Patent Pending status granted!
We’ve decided to share a selection of our rough technical drawings for our provisional patent application to give you the clearest picture of what Leaf Tree is! As we continue to refine the design we will be submitting updated drawings–eventually (and as soon as possible) securing the official patent for the invention–and we will be…
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