Patent ID: 6948197

Claim:
A changing table for a playard comprising a first rail, a second rail, and a pair of side rails respectively connected to the first and second rails to form a generally rectangular platform, wherein the changing table has: a first pivot joint provided at one end of one of said pair of side rails, the first pivot joint is a substantially hollow cylindrical body, and includes at least two spaced ribs formed along an inner periphery thereof to define a groove therebetween; a second pivot joint provided at one end of the first rail connected to said side rail, the second pivot joint is a substantially hollow cylindrical body, and includes at least two spaced ribs corresponding to the ribs of the first pivot joint formed along an inner periphery thereof to define a groove corresponding to the groove of the first pivot joint, whereby the first and second pivot joints are capable of coupling to each other to define a space therein to receive a disc; the disc includes at least a radially extending tooth adapted to insert into the groove defined by the ribs of the first and second pivot joints; actuation means structured to move the disc from a locking position defined by the grooves of the first and second pivot joints to an unlock position in which the at least one tooth of the disc is disengaged from the first pivot joint; and wherein the first pivot joint is movable between an operation position in which the at least one tooth of the disc is engaged with the respective grooves of the first and second pivot joints to lock the first pivot joint, and a storage position in which the at least one tooth of the disc is disengaged from the respective groove of the first pivot joint so that the first pivot joint is unlocked and rotatable.