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A cot having a frame that is configured so that one end, such as the head end of the cot, is recessed within the other end, i.e., the foot end of the cot, when the cot is folded. As an example, the legs of one end may recess into the legs of the other end. To this end, the bifold cot may include a h

A cot having a frame that is configured so that one end, such as the head end of the cot, is recessed within the other end, i.e., the foot end of the cot, when the cot is folded. As an example, the legs of one end may recess into the legs of the other end. To this end, the bifold cot may include a head portion having a tapered section forming a narrowed head end. This narrowed head end, or a leg or legs associated therewith, is received within the frame (or associated legs) for the foot portion of the bifold cot when the bifold cot is folded. A trifold cot is also provided that also has an extension that may be folded against the head portion, and the extension and the head portion may be folded and recessed at least partly within the frame at the foot portion.

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What is claimed is: 1. A cot, comprising: a first end, at least a portion of which has a first width, the first end comprising at least one first leg hinged thereto; and a second end, at least a portion of which has a second width, the second width being less than the first width, the second end co

What is claimed is: 1. A cot, comprising: a first end, at least a portion of which has a first width, the first end comprising at least one first leg hinged thereto; and a second end, at least a portion of which has a second width, the second width being less than the first width, the second end comprising at least one second leg hinged thereto; the first end being hinged to the second end so that the first and second ends are foldable against one another, said at least one first leg and said at least one second leg being configured and arranged so that at least a portion of one of said at least one first leg and said at least one second leg extends adjacent to and is received within the other of said at least one first leg and said at least one second leg when the first end and second end are folded against one another. 2. The cot of claim 1, wherein said at least one second leg is at least partly received within said first end when the first end and second end are folded against one another. 3. The cot of claim 2, wherein said at least one second leg comprises a U-shaped leg. 4. The cot of claim 1, wherein the second end comprises a tapered section wherein the width of the second end decreases from a wider width to the second width. 5. The cot of claim 4, wherein a portion of the second end having the wider width is adjacent to a hinge location for the first and second ends of the cot. 6. The cot of claim 4, wherein the wider width is substantially equal to the first width. 7. The cot of claim 5, wherein the cot is a trifold cot. 8. The cot of claim 7, wherein the trifold cot comprises an extension hinged to the second end. 9. The cot of claim 8, wherein the extension comprises a third width that is less than the first width, wherein the extension is foldable against the portion of the second end having the wider width and is received thereby. 10. The cot of claim 1, wherein the second end is a head end of the cot. 11. A cot, comprising: a first end, at least a portion of which has a first width; and a second end, at least a portion of which has a second width, the second width being less than the first width, the second end comprising at least one leg hinged thereto, and wherein said at least one leg is at least partly received within said first end when the first end and second end are folded against one another; and the first end being hinged to the second end so that the first and second ends are foldable against one another, the first width and the second width being configured and arranged so that at least a portion of the second end is received within at least a portion of the first end when the first end and second end are folded against one another; wherein the first end comprises a U-shaped leg hinged thereto, and wherein said at least one leg is at least partly received within said U-shaped leg when the first end and second end are folded against one another. 12. The cot of claim 11, wherein said at least one leg comprises a U-shaped leg. 13. A cot, comprising: a first end, at least a portion of which has a first width, the first end having at least one first leg hinged thereto; and a second end, comprising: a first section, hinged to the first end at a hinged attachment, at least a portion of the first section having a second width; a second section, at least a portion of which has a third width, the third width being less than the first width; at least one second leg hinged thereto; the first and second ends being foldable against one another via the hinged attachment while said at least one first leg and said at least one second leg are folded against the first end and second section, respectively, said at least one first leg and said at least one second leg being configured and arranged so that at least a portion of one of said at least one first leg and said at least one second leg extends adjacent to and is received within at least a portion of the other of said at least one first leg and said at least one second leg when the first end and second end are folded against one another. 14. The cot of claim 13, wherein said at least one second leg is at least partly received within said first end when the first end and second end are folded against one another. 15. The cot of claim 13, wherein said at least one second leg comprises a U-shaped leg. 16. The cot of claim 13, wherein the second end comprises a tapered section between the first section and the second section. 17. The cot of claim 13, wherein the second width is substantially equal to the first width. 18. The cot of claim 13, wherein the cot is a trifold cot. 19. The cot of claim 18, wherein the trifold cot comprises an extension hinged to the second section. 20. The cot of claim 19, wherein the extension is foldable against the first section and is received thereby. 21. The cot of claim 13, wherein the second end is a head end of the cot. 22. A cot, comprising: a first end, at least a portion of which has a first width, the first end having at least one first leg hinged thereto; and a second end, comprising: a first section, hinged to the first end at a hinged attachment, at least a portion of the first section having a second width; a second section, at least a portion of which has a third width, the third width being less than the first width; at least one second leg hinged thereto, said at least one second leg being at least partly received within said first end when the first end and second end are folded against one another; the first and second ends being foldable against one another via the hinged attachment while said at least one first leg and said at least one second legs are folded against the first end and second section, respectively, the first width and the third width being configured and arranged so that at least a portion of the second section is received within at least a portion of the first end when the first end and second end are folded against one another; wherein said at least one first leg comprises a U-shaped leg, and wherein said at least one second leg is at least partly received within said U-shaped leg when the first end and second end are folded against one another. 23. The cot of claim 22, wherein said at least one second leg comprises a U-shaped leg.