Patent ID: 6063020
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
An infant care apparatus, said apparatus having a surface on which an infant is positioned, a vertical member having mounted thereon a housing including a heater movable along said vertical member between a lower position near said surface and an upper position, said housing having at least one door movable between an open position wherein said heater is exposed and a closed position wherein said heater is confined within said housing, door actuator means operable to move said at least one door between said open and said closed positions, motive means to raise and lower said housing between said upper and lower positions, the improvement comprising a first sensor to sense said closed position of said at least one door, a second sensor adapted to sense the location of said housing at a predetermined position intermediate said upper and said lower positions, and a control means adapted to receive signals from said first and second sensors to control said motive means to terminate the further movement of said housing toward said lower position when said at least one door is not in said closed position.