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Changing table for a playard

a technology for changing tables and playards, which is applied in the direction of beds, sofas, beds, etc., can solve the problems of adult being forced to bend into an uncomfortable position during use of changing tables

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-04-20
GRACO CHILDRENS PROD INC
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As a result, when an average height adult changes a diaper of a child on the changing table, the adult may be forced to bend into an uncomfortable position during use of the changing table.

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[0058] Reference will now be made in detail to presently preferred embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. An effort has been made to use the same reference numbers throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts.

[0059]FIGS. 1-3, 4A-4B, and 5A-5B illustrate an embodiment of a juvenile product that includes a playard 100 and a changing table 200. This juvenile product provides an advantage over conventional playard / changing table juvenile products. When the changing table 200 is engaged with the playard 100, the changing table 200 will withstand a force of 25 pounds or less applied upwardly or outwardly to a platform 210 of the changing table 200, without disengaging from the playard 100. Accordingly, if a child playing in the playard 100 raises up against the platform of the changing table 200 with a force of 25 pounds or less, the changing table 200 will remain secured to the playard 100. The embodiments of FIGS. 6-8...

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A changing table is provided for engagement to a playard that includes at least one top rail. The changing table includes a support structure and a platform coupled to the support structure, the platform being sized to support a child. The changing table is configured to engage the playard. The changing table is configured so that, when the changing table is engaged to the playard, and an opening is defined at least in part by a portion of the changing table and a nearest top rail, a portion of the opening in a direction normal to the nearest the top rail is at least 9 inches.

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[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 615,958, which was filed Oct. 6, 2004, and which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates to a changing table for a playard. More specifically, this invention relates to a changing table that can be engaged to a playard and that provides a surface upon which a caregiver can change a child's diaper. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Playards provide a child containment area in which a child can be placed by a caregiver. Playards often include accessories that can be releasably attached to the playard's top rails and / or corner mounts. Such accessories can include a bassinet, a canopy, a toy bar, and a changing table. [0004] Traditionally, changing tables have been configured to be attached to the playard so that the changing surface is approximately at the level of the top rails of the playard. In such playard / changing table arrangements, t...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47D3/00A47D7/00
CPCA47D5/00A47D7/007A47D7/04A47D13/063A47D9/016
Inventor CLAPPER, JOSHUA E.SWAN, JEFFREY DAVIDPENZA, NEIL C.SORZANO, TODD D.RANSIL, MATTHEW J.POLLACK, THOMAS J.PACELLA, JONATHAN M.PIKE, ROBERT T.DOTSEY, MICHAEL A.
Owner GRACO CHILDRENS PROD INC
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