Hospital bed

Claim 1

A HOSPITAL BED COMPRISING A FRAME; A BEDSPRING HORIZONTALLY SPANNING SAID FRAME, SAID BEDSPRING BEING PROVIDED WITH AN OPENING SHAPED TO GIVE PASSAGE TO A BEDPAN; AN ENDLESS RIGID WEB SUBSTANTIALLY CONFORMING TO THE OUTLINE OF SAID BEDPAN LODGED IN SAID OPENING AND ATTACHED TO SAID BEDSPRING, SAID WEB HAVING A HORIZONTAL UNDERSIDE ENGAGEABLE BY A BEDPAN SUPPORT; A MATTRESS ON SAID INSERT PROVIDED WITH A THROUGHGOING OVOID HOLE REGISTERING WITH SAID OPENING; A PLUG OF CUSHIONING MATERIAL REMOVABLY RECEIVED IN SAID HOLE, SAID PLUG AND SAID MATTRESS NORMALLY FORMING A CONTINUOUS SUPPORT FOR THE BODY OF A PATIENT; LIFTING MEANS UNDERNEATH SAID BEDSPRING IN LINE WITH SAID OPENING FOR RAISING A BEDPAN ON A SUPPORT THEREFOR THROUGH SAID OPENING SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE LEVEL OF SAID MATTRESS UPON REMOVAL OF SAID PLUG; AND A RING HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED UNDERNEATH SAID INSERT FOR LATERAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN A POSITION ALIGNED WITH SAID LIFTING MEANS AND A POSITION ALONGSIDE SAID FRAME, SAID LIFTING MEANS INCLUDING A HEAD MOVABLE THROUGH SAID RING IN THE ALIGNED POSITION THEREOF INTO ALTERNATE ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID PLUG AND WITH THE BEDPAN SUPPORT FOR ELEVATING SAME FROM SAID RING INTO SAID OPENING AND FOR SUBSEQUENTLY REDEPOSITING SAME ON SAID RING PREPARATORILY TO REMOVAL THEREOF FROM THE BED.