Litter and stacking cot

Claim 1

A LITTER AS HEREIN DISCLOSED COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF SIDE BARS, BODY SUPPORTING MATERIAL ATTACHED THERETO, SPREADERS FOR HOLDING SAID SIDE BARS IN SPACED PARALLEL RELATION, U-SHAPED BRACKETS DEPENDENT FROM SAID SIDE BARS, SAID BRACKETS HAVING SPACED PARALLEL SIDE PORTIONS SECURED TO SAID SIDE BARS AND CONNECTED AT THE BOTTOM BY PORTIONS FORMING FEET FOR SUPPORTING THE LITTER ON THE GROUND, LEGS PIVOTED BETWEEN SAID SIDE PORTIONS AND FOLDABLE UP AGAINST THE UNDERSIDES OF THE SIDE BARS, AND MEANS FOR SECURING SAID LEGS IN THE UP FOLDED POSITION OR IN THE DOWNWARDLY EXTENDED RELATION, INCLUDING SPRING LATCHES FOR RELEASABLY SECURING THE LEGS BENEATH THE SIDE BARS AND STOP SHOULDERS ON SAID CONNECTING PORTIONS AT THE LOWER ENDS OF THE BRACKETS ENGAGEABLE BY THE PIVOTED LEGS IN THE LOWERED POSITION OF THE SAME, LIMITING MOVEMENT OF THE LEGS IN THE LOWERING DIRECTION AND STOP PINS ENGAGEABLE WITH THE LEGS IN LOWERED POSITION, SAID SIDE PORTIONS OF THE BRACKETS HAVING SLOTS FOR GUIDING AND HOLDING SAID STOP PINS IN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE LEGS AFTER THE LEGS HAVE BEEN LOWERED INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID STOP SHOULDERS.