Cot accessory

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1998-12-29

2001-01-16

Melius, Terry Lee (Department: 3628)

Beds

Attachment or accessory

C005S110000, C005S503100, C005S505100

Reexamination Certificate

active

06173463

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an accessory for use with a bed, in particular a camping cot, for storing a user's personal items.
Camping has become a very common recreational activity. One of the problems faced by campers is the absence of places to store their personal items. Virtually all cots upon which campers sleep simply consist of a frame supported by a number of legs and a sleeping surface attached to the frame. U.S. Pat. No. 800,530 to Young illustrates this kind of cot structure. Young differs from most cots however in that it includes four corner posts and a pair of parallel side bars for supporting a canopy structure such as mosquito netting. U.S. Pat. No. 665,299 to Wood illustrates a collapsible bed having a similar post and frame system for supporting a canopy.
In hospital situations, it is common to have poles attached to beds to support I.V. bags and other medical equipment. U.S. Pat. No. 1,865,757 to Honsowetz; U.S. Pat. No. 2,889,561 to Martin; U.S. Pat. No. 3,334,360 to Hoxeng et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 3,835,486 to Benoit et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 4,686,727 to Wilkinson; U.S. Pat. No. 5,094,418 to McBarnes, Jr. et al.; and U.S. Pat. No. 5,375,276 to Nelson et al. illustrate some of these pole devices and the manner in which they are attached to a bed.
It has also been suggested in the prior art to provide a bed with a clothes rack attachment. U.S. Pat. No. 2,593,567 to Keck illustrate such an attachment.
Despite the existence of these devices, no one has developed an accessory for storing personal items, such as clothing, firearms, and binoculars, during camping which can be used with a wide variety of cots used by campers.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an accessory usable with a cot to store a user's personal items.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide an accessory as above which can be used with a wide variety of cots having varying widths.
It is yet a further object of the present invention to provide an accessory as above which is easy to assemble and disassemble.
The foregoing objects are attained by the accessory of the present invention.
In accordance with the present invention, an accessory for use with a bed or cot having a frame comprises a first upright member joined to a first corner of the frame, a second upright member joined to a second corner of the frame, and a variable length cross member connected to the first and second upright members to form a stable, substantially U-shaped structure therewith. Each of the upright members is connected to a respective leg member of the bed or cot as well as the frame to provide improved stability. Further, each upright member has a plurality of hooks for allowing a user to hang clothes, equipment, and other personal items. In a preferred constructions, several of the hooks on one upright member is aligned with several of the hooks on the second upright member so as to form a rack for storing long objects such as hunting rifles and fishing poles. The variable length cross member is provided with apertures at its ends for receiving the tip portions of the upright members and for allowing the tip portions to extend above the cross member. By allowing the tip portions of the upright members to extend above the cross member, a user is able to place clothes hangers and the like on the cross member and not have them slide off the ends of the cross member.
Other details of the accessory of the present invention, as well as other advantages and objects thereto, are set forth in the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals depict like elements.


REFERENCES:
patent: 665299 (1901-01-01), Wood
patent: 800530 (1905-09-01), Young
patent: 1865757 (1932-07-01), Honsowetz
patent: 2593567 (1952-04-01), Keck
patent: 2668963 (1954-01-01), Drake
patent: 2889561 (1959-06-01), Martin
patent: 2960701 (1960-11-01), Nawara
patent: 3334360 (1967-08-01), Hoxeng et al.
patent: 3835486 (1974-09-01), Benoit et al.
patent: 4042232 (1977-08-01), Lile et al.
patent: 4686727 (1987-08-01), Wilkinson
patent: 5094418 (1992-03-01), McBarnes, Jr. et al.
patent: 5375276 (1994-12-01), Nelson et al.

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