Changing Mat Pass-Through Restraint for Secure Surface Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional changing mats do not securely fasten users to changing surfaces, potentially causing them to roll or fall, and they often interfere with or render useless the built-in restraint systems of these surfaces, leading to unsanitary conditions due to lack of protection against contaminants.
Innovation Solution
A changing mat with a built-in restraint system that includes straps and buckles to secure users, combined with a pass-through structure that allows the built-in restraint system of the changing surface to be used in conjunction, ensuring user safety and hygiene by preventing soiling of the surface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a conventional changing mat is placed on a changing surface, then the user is protected from contaminants on the surface, but the mat blocks or renders useless the restraint system built into the changing surface
Solution Approach 1:
The changing mat includes pass-through structures that act as intermediaries, allowing the restraint system straps to penetrate through the mat and engage with both the mat and the changing surface, thus maintaining compatibility while providing protection
Solution Approach 2:
The changing mat is segmented with openings or pass-through structures at specific locations that correspond to the restraint system attachment points, allowing the mat to be divided into functional zones that accommodate both protection and restraint functions
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a conventional changing mat is used, then the changing surface is protected from soiling, but the mat does not secure the user to the surface and allows rolling
Solution Approach 1:
The changing mat integrates both protective and restraining functions by combining the barrier function (protecting from contaminants) with integrated restraint structures (straps, buckles, and pass-throughs) that secure the user to the surface simultaneously
3Reliability
If the restraint system on the changing surface is used directly without a mat, then the user is secured to the surface, but the surface is exposed to contaminants and soiling
Solution Approach 1:
The changing mat serves as an intermediary layer between the user and the changing surface, with pass-through structures that allow the restraint system to penetrate through the mat, thus maintaining the mechanical connection for security while the mat itself provides the protective barrier against contaminants
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of an apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus includes a changing mat, a mat-native restraint system, and a pass-through structure. The mat-native restraint system is coupled to the changing mat at a location on the changing mat to receive and secure a user on the changing mat. The pass-through structure is disposed in the changing mat to accommodate pass-through, at the changing mat, of at least a portion of a mat-foreign restraint system to secure the changing mat to a changing surface and to further secure the user on the changing mat.