Patent ID: 6213935
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
An infant care apparatus, said apparatus comprising a base, an infant platform affixed to said base and having surface on which an infant is positioned, a canopy mounted to said base, said canopy being movable between a lower position wherein said canopy fits over said infant platform to form an infant compartment enclosing an infant and an upper position where said canopy is elevated with respect to said infant platform and said infant compartment is open, a mechanism for raising and lowering said canopy with respect to said infant platform to open and close said infant compartment, a convective heating system to provide heated air into said infant compartment when said canopy is in said lower position, and a radiant heater affixed to said canopy to provide radiant heat energy to said infant positioned on said surface, and a control system, said control system adapted to energize said radiant heater and disable said convective heating system when said canopy is in said upper position and to energize said convective heating system and to disable said radiant heater when said canopy is in said lower position.