Wall-mounted infant changing station

A wall mounted baby changing apparatus comprising:

• a support frame configured for attachment to a wall, the support frame having a front face, a rear face and a retaining end;
• a bed movably associated with the support frame which that the bed is approximately parallel with the support frame in a closed position and approximately perpendicular to the support frame in an open position, the bed including an exterior surface, a working surface and a pivot end;
• a flange extending from the rear face toward the front face, wherein the flange is sized to mate within a flange receiving recess formed in the pivot end of the bed, the flange receiving recess defined by a limit plate, and further wherein the flange and the flange receiving recess are sized to allow rotational movement of the bed relative to the support frame from the closed position to the open position and such that the flange abuts the limit plate in the open position to support the bed in the closed position;
• hinge means pivotably connecting the retaining end of the support frame to the pivot end of the bed, the hinge means including,
• a rod connecting the retaining end of the support frame to the pivot end of the bed, wherein the rod is disposed within the retaining end and the pivot end such that the rod is shielded by the working surface and the front face when the bed is in the open position;
• stop means positioned at the retaining end of the support frame and the pivot end of the bed, the stop means including,
• an arm;
• a slot defined by side walls and a leading wall,
• wherein the slot receives the arm in a mating fashion for allowing selective movement of the arm such that the arm abuts the leading wall in the open position;
• and
• a drive cylinder for controlling movement of the bed with respect to the support frame, wherein the drive cylinder includes a first end attached to the rear face of the support frame and a second end attached to the pivot end of the bed such that the drive cylinder is shielded by the front face of the support frame and the pivot end of the bed in the open position.

A wall mounted infant changing apparatus comprising:

• a support frame for attachment to a wall, the support frame including,
• a rear face forming a cylinder receiving recess;
• a front face opposite the rear face;
• side walls, a portion of which extend from the front face, wherein each of the side walls includes a rod retaining opening positioned within the portion extending from the front face;
• and
• a retaining end, wherein the retaining end includes a slot defined by a stop wall;
• a flange extending from the rear face toward the front face, wherein the flange is sized to mate within a flange receiving recess formed in the pivot end of the bed, the flange receiving recess defined by a limit plate, and further wherein the flange and the flange receiving recess are sized to allow rotational movement of the bed relative to the support frame from the closed position to the open position and such that the flange abuts the limit plate in the open position to support the bed in the closed position
• a bed including,
• a working surface configured to receive an infant;
• an exterior surface opposite the working surface;
• and
• a pivot end coupled to the retaining end of the support frame by a rod such that the bed moves relative to the support frame from a closed position to an open position in which the bed is approximately perpendicular to the support frame,
• wherein the rod is attached to a passage formed in the pivot end and rotatably mounted to the retaining openings in the support frame and the pivot end of the bed, and further wherein the pivot end includes an arm sized to move within the slot and abut the stop wall of the slot in the open position.