Cot side
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Cot sides are raised sides fitted to a bed to stop the occupant from falling out of bed. They occur:
- In toddler bedToddler bedA toddler bed is a small bed designed for toddlers and is used as a transitional bed between an infant bed and an ordinary bed. Commonly these beds will have low side rails on each side to prevent accidental rolling out of the bed while asleep, rather than being fully enclosed like an Infant bed...
s; however in infant bedInfant bedAn infant bed is a small bed specifically for infants and very young children, generally up to 3 years old....
s the sides are to prevent intentional, rather than accidental, exit. - In hospitals where a patient cannot be trusted to stay in bed. Here they are detachable.
- On board small craft (e.g. trawlers) to stop the occupant from rolling out of bed when the boat rolls in heavy weather. Here they are fixed, and lower than the hospital variety.
- In bunk bedBunk bedA bunk bed is a type of bed in which one bed frame is stacked on top of another. The nature of bunk beds allows two people to sleep in the same room while maximizing available floor space...
s, normally not on the lower bed.