Patent ID: 7260859

Claim:
A diaper changing station for mounting on a wall surface above a floor surface comprising: a support platform configured for supporting a child and having a closed position generally parallel against the wall surface and an open position generally parallel with the floor surface, the support platform having a top, child-supporting surface, a bottom surface normally exposed on the wall when the support platform is in the closed position and side surfaces that span between the top and bottom surfaces; a panel structure for covering the support platform bottom surface and being configured to engage and directly overlie the bottom surface and side surfaces of the support platform to be exposed over the bottom surface when the support platform is in the closed position; a lip formed around at least one side surface of the support platform between the top and bottom surfaces, the lip being continuous with one of the top or bottom surfaces and forming a substantially horizontal surface when the support platform is in the open position; an edge of the panel structure abutting the lip when the panel structure engages the support platform.