Patent ID: 6032310
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: A47D,Y10S

Abstract:
A wall-mounted station for changing the diapers of a baby comprising:a base configured for being vertically mounted and inset into a wall and defining a base plane;a baby platform hingedly mounted to the base and defining a platform plane, the baby platform operable for being movable between an opened position wherein the platform plane is disposed generally perpendicular to the base plane for the platform to receive a baby and a closed position wherein the platform plane is generally parallel to the base plane;a stop mechanism for securing the baby platform generally perpendicular to the base when the platform is in an opened position, the stop mechanism comprising:a stop structure extending from a rear edge of the baby platform proximate the base, the stop structure extending generally perpendicular to the platform plane; anda mounting pad positioned on the base and disposed generally parallel to the base plane and;the stop structure operable for abutting in a co-extensive fashion against the mounting pad and disposed generally parallel to the base plane when the baby platform is moved to an open position to support the platform and maintain the baby platform generally perpendicular to the base when the weight of a baby is placed thereon;a flange positioned around a periphery of the base, the flange configured for engaging a wall when the base is inset therein for covering an exposed edge of the wall and stabilizing the base in the wall.