| 摘要 |
The present invention provides a cot assembly that includes a frame, supporting corner pieces and bedding material. The frame is preferably of a one or two piece construction and is shaped into a perimeter defining an interior area. Corner pieces support the frame above an external support surface. The bedding material extends across the interior of the frame and into the corner pieces without any gaps between the material, the frame and corner pieces, thereby protecting against injury which could otherwise result from the presence of such gaps. The continuous frame maintains the cot's rigidity while the corner pieces lower the cot's profile for stacking. The cot includes at least a number of corner pieces corresponding to the corners of the polygonal shape. A pedestal extends downwardly from each corner piece to engage the floor or other supporting surface. In a preferred form, each of the corner pieces includes top and bottom portions defining a slot therebetween for receiving the bedding material. In a further aspect of the present invention, the cot assemblies can be stacked. Preferably a plurality of stackable cots can be vertically stacked such that each pocket in a cot assembly slidably receives a corresponding pedestal of the cot assembly placed atop it. Further, cot assembly frame has a height and the height of the stacked cots is only increased by approximately the height of the frame each time a cot is placed atop the stack.
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