Patent ID: 7237281

Claim:
A cot assembly, comprising: a. a bedding material having at least two ends; b. at least two end pieces connected to said at least two ends; c. each end piece having at least one support for supporting said bedding material above a support surface; d. at least two side pieces, wherein each side piece is engaged between two said end pieces to hold the two end pieces at least a desired spaced apart distance, and wherein said bedding material prevents said end pieces from being spaced apart a distance substantially exceeding said desired distance; e. wherein at least one of said end pieces has a substantially straight channel defined through said end piece wherein said channel has a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of said side piece and wherein said channel has two opposing ends, with an interior open end defined in the interior of the cot assembly inside the periphery of said end pieces and side pieces, and an exterior open end defined on the exterior of the cot assembly, wherein said channel slidably receives said side piece and wherein said channel defines an interior direction towards the center of the assembled cot assembly along said side piece and defines an exterior direction opposite to said interior direction and away from the center of the assembled cot assembly; and, f. wherein at least one of said end pieces is configured to selectively release at least one of said side pieces by allowing one end piece to move towards the other end piece while sliding said side piece through said exterior open end of said channel.