Patent ID: 8499380

Claim:
A portable and collapsible cot comprising: a frame including a pair of rail members; a fabric web provided on the frame and extending between the rail members thereof; a plurality of foldable leg assemblies, each leg assembly being pivotally connected to the frame, wherein each leg assembly further comprises a first leg and a second leg pivotally connected together, said leg assembly being movable between an open condition and a closed condition wherein when in said open condition, the first and second legs are disposed in a generally X-shaped relationship, and wherein when in said closed condition, the first and second legs are disposed in a generally parallel relationship; and a locking assembly pivotally mounted to at least one leg assembly for locking the cot in an open condition, wherein said locking assembly comprises: a first portion pivotally connected to the first leg of the leg assembly to which said locking assembly is mounted, said first portion including an extension formed on an end of the first portion outwardly extending from the pivotal connection point between the first portion and the first leg, a first pedal mounted on the extension, and a second portion pivotally connected to the second leg of said leg assembly, wherein the first and second portion are further pivotally connected to one another and moveable between a locked condition and an unlocked condition, and wherein a force applied to the first pedal moves the locking assembly to and from its locked condition; wherein said open condition of the leg assemblies is associated with the open condition of the cot such that the rail members of the frame are spaced apart from one another and the fabric web is generally taut therebetween when the leg assemblies are in the open condition, and wherein further the rail members of the frame are generally abutting one another and the fabric web is generally relaxed when the leg assemblies are in the closed condition.