Bed with a commode

A bed for invalids or other persons comprising:

• a bed frame;
• a main mattress covering said bed frame, said main mattress provided with a through-hole at a location corresponding with the thighs of a person lying on the bed, said through-hole communicating with the interior of said housing portion;
• a housing portion disposed entirely below said main mattress;
• an auxiliary mattress sized to fit into said through-hole;
• first driving means contained in said housing portion and connected to said auxiliary mattress for movably supporting said auxiliary mattress at a working position registered with said through-hole and for transporting said auxiliary mattress from said working position to a resting position completely within said housing and from said resting position to said working position;
• a commode normally disposed within said housing position and sized to fit into said through-hole;
• second driving means contained in said housing position for transporting said commode from a resting position completely within said housing to a working position in said through-hole and from said working position to said resting position;
• and
• control means operatively connected to said first and second driving means for alternately transporting said auxiliary mattress and said commode into a position registered with said through-hole, said control means allowing only one of said first and second driving means to be actuated at one time.