Changing table

a technology of changing table and changing cloth, which is applied in the field of folding structures, can solve the problems of difficult to meet the needs of children, difficult to provide for or fulfill them, and unsanitary facilities, etc., and achieve the effect of quick and easy changing of diapers and/or other clothing

US20120192355A1Inactive Publication Date: 2012-08-02H & W CREATIONS
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US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
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Publication Date
2012-08-02
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Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

The invention provides a changing table for supporting an infant or child. The changing table may include a frame having a plurality of pivotally coupled tubes, the frame being expandable between an expanded state for supporting the infant or child and a collapsed state for storage or transportation. The changing table may also include a mat detachably coupled with the frame to provide a supportive surface for the infant or child upon which the infant or child may be placed.
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[0001] This application claims priority to Provisional U.S. Patent Application No. 61 / 438,746 filed Feb. 2, 2011, entitled “Changing Table,” the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference, for all purposes, as if fully set forth herein.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The invention relates generally to foldable structures, and more specifically to foldable structures having a mat or surface upon which an infant or child may be placed for various purposes.

[0003] Young children have various needs that parents or guardians must fulfill. For example, young children often need their clothing changed one or more times per day due to the child not being potty trained or due to the child spilling food and / or drink on their clothes, or otherwise soiling their clothes during play time. Children, especially young children like infants and toddlers, often take one or more naps per day and need a comfortable place to lay down.

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[0026]The ensuing description provides exemplary embodiments only, and is not intended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of the disclosure. Rather, the ensuing description of the exemplary embodiments will provide those skilled in the art with an enabling description for implementing one or more exemplary embodiments. It being understood that various changes may be made in the function and arrangement of elements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

[0027]Embodiments of the invention provide a table configured to support an infant or child, preferably at an elevated position above the ground, placed atop a mat of the table. The table may allow a parent or guardian of the infant or child to quickly and easily change a diaper and / or other clothing of the infant or child, or may provide a comfortable surface atop which the infant or child can rest or nap. The table may be expandable from a collapsed state or c...