Patent ID: 8650680

Claim:
A modular multiple bed unit, comprising: a first bed having a first pair of bed ends and a pair of bed rails connected between and supported by said bed ends, said rails each having a top surface, a bottom surface, an inboard side and an outboard side and further having a connector on each end configured for readily removable attachment to one of said bed ends; first and second brackets affixed by respective fasteners to an external surface of said outboard side of a first of said rails, each bracket having a female quick-release coupler that is immovable with respect thereto, at a level below said top rail surface and above said bottom rail surface, one of said brackets located adjacent to one of said end connectors and the other located approximately midway along the rail length; and a second bed having a third bed end and a second pair of bed rails connected on one end thereto, the opposite end of each rail of said second bed connected perpendicularly to said outboard side of said first rail at substantially the same elevation by means of a male quick-release coupler coupled to a respective one of said female quick-release couplers.