Combination multiple purpose campers folding cot and portable pack frame

Claim 1

A combination folding cot and camper''s pack frame comprising: A. a three panel folding frame fabricated from metal tubing with 1. a generally U shaped head panel frame member with the joined end portion of said head frame tapered inward from each side by an amount approximately equal to the diameter of the tubing used for the frame, 2. a center panel having two spaced apart parallel frame members, 3. a generally U shaped foot panel frame member with the joined end portion of said foot panel frame tapered inward from each side by an amount approximately equal to the diameter of the tubing used for the frame, and 4. stress hinged connections connecting the head and foot panel frame members to the center panel frame members to form a generally rectangular cot frame with the foot panel frame folding directly over the center panel and the head panel frame folding directly over the foot panel frame; B. a generally U shaped leg hingedly attached to each end of the center panel said legs being 1. hinged to fold under toward the middle of said center panel when the cot is folded, 2. the hinges for said center section legs being provided with stop surfaces adapted to limit the outward rotation of said center legs, and 3. each of said center section legs being provided with braces C. a U shaped folding leg pivotally attached to the inside surface of the tapered portion of the head panel frame member adapted to lie inside the parallel side portions of the head panel frame member when folded and having 1. a slight curve in the cross member of said U shaped leg such that said cross portion curves toward the center of the cot and around the back of the camper as a pack, and 2. a folding brace connecting between an intermediate point on said folding leg and an intermediate point on the side members of the head panel frame member; D. a U shaped folding leg pivotally attached to the inside surface of the tapered portion of the foot panel frame member adapted to lie inside the parallel side portions of the foot panel frame member when folded and having 1. a slight curve in the cross member of said U shaped leg such that said cross portion curves toward the center of the cot and around the back of the camper when the device is carried as a pack, and 2. a folding brace connected between an intermediate point on said folding leg and an intermediate point on the side members of the foot panel frame member; E. a cover of flexible material spanning said folding cot frame F. shoulder harness straps attached to the under side of that part of the cot cover covering the head panel and adapted to support said pack on the shoulders and back of a hiker or camper.