# US 2018/0020843 A1 · Wearable Portable Baby Changing Table > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0020843 A1 - Document ID: US20180020843A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/217,817 - Filed: 2016-07-22 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-22 - Inventors: Jason Hornor - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180020843A1 ## CPC - A47D 5/006: {foldable} - F16M 11/38: by folding {, e.g. pivoting or scissors tong mechanisms} - F16M 13/04: for supporting on, or holding steady relative to, a person, e.g. by chains {, e.g. rifle butt or pistol grip supports, supports attached to the chest or head (apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them G03B)} - A47D: FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN (school benches or desks A47B39/00, A47B41/00) - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS ## Abstract A portable, stable and rigid baby changing station which can be easily collapsed for storage or expanded for use and which can be safely and securely worn by a user, to form a firm bed for changing a baby when no other clean or useable surfaces are available. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A portable diaper changing apparatus, comprising: a rectangular platform assembly having a first end opposite a second end and two sides; a hinge located in each of four corners of said platform assembly, each said hinge having a first hinge component rotationally engaged with a second hinge component; a primary member engaged between a respective said first hinge component of each of two opposing said hinges located at said corners at said first end, and at said second end of said platform assembly; secondary hinges positioned in opposing positions substantially centered on both of said two sides of said platform assembly, each secondary hinge having a first hinge component and a second hinge component rotationally engaged; secondary members connected between the first and second hinge components of each of said secondary hinges and said second hinge components and a secondary hinge component of said two opposing hinges located at said corners of said first end and said second end of said platform assembly; a flexible fabric bed engaged on a first side of said platform assembly; said platform assembly having a deployed position with all of said primary members and said secondary members positioned in the same plane and holding said fabric bed taught wherein said platform is adapted for hanging support on a user; and said first hinges and said secondary hinges rotatable to position said platform assembly to a collapsed position with all of said primary members and secondary members adjacent and running substantially parallel. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The portable diaper changing apparatus of claim 1 wherein said secondary hinges are engaged to said platform assembly to rotate from an open position with said platform in said deployed position, only in a single direction away from said flexible fabric bed to a closed position during movement of said platform assembly to said closed position. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The portable diaper changing apparatus of claim 1 further comprising: each of said secondary hinges having a rotation angle limiter preventing relative rotation between said first hinge component of said secondary hinges and said second hinge component of said secondary hinges to an angle exceeding 180 degrees. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The portable diaper changing apparatus of claim 2 further comprising: each of said secondary hinges having a rotation angle limiter preventing relative rotation between said first hinge component of said secondary hinges and said second hinge component of said secondary hinges to an angle exceeding 180 degrees. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The portable diaper changing apparatus of claim 1 further comprising: each of said hinges located in said four corners of said platform assembly having a rotation angle limiter preventing relative rotation between said first hinge component of said hinges and said second hinge component of said hinges to an angle exceeding 90 degrees. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The portable diaper changing apparatus of claim 2 further comprising: each of said hinges located in said four corners of said platform assembly having a rotation angle limiter preventing relative rotation between said first hinge component of said hinges and said second hinge component of said hinges to an angle exceeding 90 degrees. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The portable diaper changing apparatus of claim 3 further comprising: each of said hinges located in said four corners of said platform assembly having a rotation angle limiter preventing relative rotation between said first hinge component of said hinges and said second hinge component of said hinges to an angle exceeding 90 degrees. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The portable diaper changing apparatus of claim 4 further comprising: each of said hinges located in said four corners of said platform assembly having a rotation angle limiter preventing relative rotation between said first hinge component of said hinges and said second hinge component of said hinges to an angle exceeding 90 degrees. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The portable diaper changing apparatus of claim 1 wherein said platform is adapted for hanging support on a user with a first connection of a first flexible member engageable around a neck of said user and connected to a first of said two sides of said platform assembly furthest from said user, and with a second connection of a second flexible member engageable around the waist of said user and connected to a second of said two sides of said platform assembly closest to said user. ### Claim 10 (depends on 2) The portable diaper changing apparatus of claim 2 wherein said platform is adapted for hanging support on a user with a first connection of a first flexible member engageable around a neck of said user and connected to a first of said two sides of said platform assembly furthest from said user, and with a second connection of a second flexible member engageable around the waist of said user and connected to a second of said two sides of said platform assembly closest to said user. ### Claim 11 (depends on 3) The portable diaper changing apparatus of claim 3 wherein said platform is adapted for hanging support on a user with a first connection of a first flexible member engageable around a neck of said user and connected to a first of said two sides of said platform assembly furthest from said user, and with a second connection of a second flexible member engageable around the waist of said user and connected to a second of said two sides of said platform assembly closest to said user. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The portable diaper changing apparatus of claim 7 wherein said platform is adapted for hanging support on a user with a first connection of a first flexible member engageable around a neck of said user and connected to a first of said two sides of said platform assembly furthest from said user, and with a second connection of a second flexible member engageable around the waist of said user and connected to a second of said two sides of said platform assembly closest to said user. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The portable diaper changing apparatus of claim 8 wherein said platform is adapted for hanging support on a user with a first connection of a first flexible member engageable around a neck of said user and connected to a first of said two sides of said platform assembly furthest from said user, and with a second connection of a second flexible member engageable around the waist of said user and connected to a second of said two sides of said platform assembly closest to said user. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The portable diaper changing apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first hinges and said secondary hinges rotatable to position said platform assembly to a collapsed position with all of said primary members and secondary members adjacent and running substantially parallel by a rotation of said secondary hinges to first fold said platform assembly in half, and a subsequent concurrent rotation of all four hinges positioned at said corners to position all of said primary members and secondary members in said position adjacent and running substantially parallel. ### Claim 15 (depends on 2) The portable diaper changing apparatus of claim 2 wherein said first hinges and said secondary hinges rotatable to position said platform assembly to a collapsed position with all of said primary members and secondary members adjacent and running substantially parallel by a rotation of said secondary hinges to first fold said platform assembly in half, and a subsequent concurrent rotation of all four hinges positioned at said corners to position all of said primary members and secondary members in said position adjacent and running substantially parallel.