Cot

Abstract

A cot includes a cloth having horizontal poles inserted into both ends thereof; a plurality of lateral support bars for supporting a load in contact with the ground, at least one of the plurality of lateral support bars comprising a support bar first portion pivotally connected to a support bar second portion such that the support bar has a first, locked position and a second, unlocked position; and a plurality of connection bars connected to both ends of each support bar and respectively having clips at terminals thereof to receive the horizontal poles.

1 . A cot comprising:
 a cloth having horizontal poles insertable into a first side of the cloth and a second side of the cloth;   at least two sets of leg supports, each of the at least two sets of leg supports comprising:   a first hub and a second hub, the first hub comprising a first void for receiving a first leg tube and a second void for receiving a second leg tube, a third void for receiving a first connection bar, and a fourth void for receiving a first portion of a lateral bar;   the second hub comprising a first void for receiving a third leg tube and a second void for receiving a fourth leg tube, a third void for receiving a second connection bar, and a fourth void for receiving a second portion of the lateral bar;   wherein the first portion of the lateral bar and the second portion of the lateral bar are selectively movable between an extended, locked position and a stowed, unlocked position; and   wherein the first and second connection bars have clips at terminals thereof to receive the horizontal poles.   
     
     
         2 . The cot of  claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the lateral bar and the second portion of the lateral bar are pivotally connected. 
     
     
         3 . A cot comprising:
 a cloth having a first horizontal pole inserted into a first side thereof and a second horizontal pole inserted into a second side thereof;   a plurality of lateral support bars for supporting a load in contact with the ground, one of the plurality of lateral support bars comprising a support bar first portion pivotally connected to a support bar second portion such that the one of the plurality of support bars has a first, locked position and a second, unlocked position; and   a plurality of connection bars connected to a first end and a second end of the plurality of lateral support bars and respectively having clips at terminals thereof to receive at least a portion of the first horizontal pole or the second horizontal pole.   
     
     
         4 . The cot of  claim 3 , wherein in the first, locked position, the support bar first portion and the support bar second portion are substantially planar and in the second, unlocked position, the support bar first portion and the support bar second portion are substantially parallel. 
     
     
         5 . The cot of  claim 3 , wherein the clips are open toward the outside. 
     
     
         6 . The cot of  claim 3 , further comprising a first hub in connection with a first end of the support bar and a second hub in connection with a second end of the support bar, the plurality of connection bars connected to both ends of each support bar through at least one of the first hub and the second hub. 
     
     
         7 . The cot of  claim 6 , further comprising a plurality of legs in connection with both ends of each support bar. 
     
     
         8 . The cot of  claim 7 , wherein the first hub comprises a first interior void for receiving the first end of the support bar, a second interior void for receiving a first leg when the first leg is in a stowed position, a third interior void for receiving a second leg when the second leg is in a stowed position, and a fourth interior void for receiving the connection bar when the connection bar is in a stowed position. 
     
     
         9 . The cot of  claim 8 , wherein the first hub comprises a superior void for receiving the connection bar in an extended position and wherein the first hub further comprises a slot extending from the superior void to the fourth interior void, the slot for facilitating movement of the connection from the extended position to the stowed position. 
     
     
         10 . The cot of  claim 9 , wherein the first hub comprises a first inferior void for receiving a first leg in an extended position and a second inferior void for receiving a second leg in an extended position and wherein the first hub further comprises a slot extending from the first inferior void to the second interior void and a slot extending from the second inferior void to the third interior void, the slots for facilitating movement of the first leg and second leg from the extended position to the stowed position. 
     
     
         11 . The cot of  claim 10 , wherein the first leg is attached to the first hub via an elastic material, and wherein the elastic material resides at least partially within the slot extending from the first inferior void to the second interior void when the first leg is in the stowed position. 
     
     
         12 . The cot of  claim 11 , wherein the second leg is attached to the first hub via an elastic material, and wherein the elastic material resides at least partially within the slot extending from the second inferior void to the third interior void when the second leg is in the stowed position. 
     
     
         13 . The cot of  claim 12 , wherein the connection bar is attached to the first hub via an elastic material, and wherein the elastic material resides at least partially within the slot extending from the superior void to the fourth interior void. 
     
     
         14 . A cot comprising:
 a load-bearing material in connection with a first horizontal pole on a first side and a second horizontal pole on a second side;   a lateral support bar, the lateral support bar having a first end and a second end, and the lateral support bar comprising a support bar first portion pivotally connected to a support bar second portion such that the lateral support bar has a first, locked position and a second, unlocked position; and   the first end of the lateral support bar in connection with a portion of the first horizontal pole and the second end of the lateral support bar in connection with a portion of the second horizontal pole, such that the first, locked position of the lateral support bar tensions the load-bearing material between the first horizontal pole and the second horizontal pole.   
     
     
         15 . The cot of  claim 14 , further comprising a plurality of connection bars connected to a first end and a second end of a support bar and respectively having clips at terminals thereof to receive a portion of the first horizontal pole or the second horizontal pole. 
     
     
         16 . The cot of  claim 15 , wherein the clips are open toward the outside. 
     
     
         17 . The cot of  claim 15 , further comprising a first hub in connection with a first end of the support bar and a second hub in connection with a second end of the support bar, the plurality of connection bars connected to both ends of each support bar through at least one of the first hub and the second hub. 
     
     
         18 . The cot of  claim 17 , further comprising a plurality of legs in connection with both ends of each support bar. 
     
     
         19 . The cot of  claim 18 , wherein the first hub comprises a first interior void for receiving the first end of the support bar, a second interior void for receiving a first leg when the first leg is in a stowed position, a third interior void for receiving a second leg when the second leg is in a stowed position, and a fourth interior void for receiving the connection bar when the connection bar is in a stowed position. 
     
     
         20 . The cot of  claim 19 , wherein the first hub comprises a superior void for receiving the connection bar in an extended position and wherein the first hub further comprises a slot extending from the superior void to the fourth interior void, the slot for facilitating movement of the connection from the extended position to the stowed position.