Patent ID: 7908686

Claim:
A changing table and playard in combination comprising: a playard frame having a plurality of top rails and at least two brackets each having a socket; a changing table including: a changing table support structure including first and second pivot joints; first and second mounts each with a downward extending leg; the first and second mounts being the connections between the playard and the changing table support structure; a platform cantilevered above the playard that is sized to support a child and that is coupled to the support structure by the first and second pivot joints; and a releasable locking mechanism having a release actuator located at a lower end of each of the legs, the release actuator being resiliently biased outwardly to automatically locks each leg in a respective one of the sockets when each leg is pushed down into the respective socket when the changing table engages the playard, wherein the pivot joints enable the platform to move between and be selectively and releasably locked in an in-use position and in a storage position; wherein the changing table support structure extends above and laterally away from a top rail of the playard between the first and second mounts when in an in-use position; and wherein when the changing table is mounted to the playard, the changing table remains engaged with the playard when an upward or lateral outward force of less than or equal to 25 pounds is applied to part of the changing table other than the release actuator.