Patent ID: 6151737
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: A47C,A47D,Y10S

Abstract:
A baby changing station comprising:a wall structure adapted to be mounted to a wall, said wall structure having a top, a bottom and two opposite sides; anda platform having a top, a bottom and two opposite sides, said platform being connected by hinge means to said wall structure and being movable between an open position and a closed position, said platform having a trough for receiving a baby when in said open position; characterized in that said hinge means include:concave feet projecting from the bottom of said wall structure on both sides thereof respectively;a generally cylindrical portion on said platform, said cylindrical portion having a predetermined length and being located between said opposite sides of said platform and at the bottom thereof,slots in the platform in registration with each of said feet proximate said cylindrical portion for receiving said feet;convex feet projecting from a bottom of a wall portion on both sides thereof respectively;means for securing said wall structure and said wall portion together, for defining an opening between each of said concave and convex feet into which said cylindrical portion is housed and for permitting said cylindrical portion to rotate therein, while preventing said platform from escaping said opening; andat least one stop for preventing said platform to rotate beyond said open position.