Tilt-top mortuary cot

A cot for assisting the transfer of a body from the cot to another surface, comprising:

• a height adjustable trolley;
• a rollable support bed releasably secured to said trolley;
• and
• a tilting mechanism to tilt said support bed sideways relative to said trolley.

A method of forming a one-piece support bed for a cot, comprising:

• distributing a thermoplastic material inside a mold which defines a one-piece support bed having a pair of elongated sloping side portions integrally formed between a raised headrest portion and a raised footrest portion, said portions together define a contoured shape;
• continuously rotating said mold about its vertical and horizontal axes by a mechanical arm inside of an oven to uniformly distribute said thermoplastic material over the inside surface of said mold until said thermoplastic material becomes fused or cured and forms an outer skin with a fairly uniform thickness;
• cooling said rotating mold until said thermoplastic material solidifies;
• and
• opening said mold to remove the one-piece support bed.

A cot for assisting the transfer of a body from the cot to another surface, comprising:

• a trolley;
• a removable support bed carried by said trolley, said support bed contoured in shape to pool fluids that may escape from the body, said support bed includes a restraining system having a plurality of pins;
• and
• a tilting mechanism adapted to tilt said support bed relative to said trolley.