US 6,745,895 B2 · Diaper caddy

Abstract

An apparatus for assisting in the changing of diapers for a baby in the form of a portable diaper caddy. The tray has a base adapted to rest upon a surface. The tray includes multiple selectively sized compartments including a diaper compartment in the tray adapted to contain a plurality of diapers, a pad compartment in the tray adapted to contain a baby changing pad, and a wipe compartment in the tray adapted to contain a plurality of wet baby wipes. A lid covers the wipe compartment, the lid sealing against a top portion of the wipe compartment to prevent evaporation of liquid contained in the wet baby wipes. A handle extends from the tray to allow persons to grasp the tray for carrying the tray.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus adapted to rest upon a surface for assisting in the changing of diapers for a baby, comprising:

a tray having a base adapted to rest upon the surface, the tray vertically extending from the base to a tray top;
a diaper compartment formed into the tray top and extending vertically downward, the diaper compartment containing a plurality of diapers;
a pad compartment formed into the tray top and extending vertically downward, the pad compartment containing a baby changing pad;
a wipe compartment formed into the tray top and extending vertically downward, the wipe compartment containing a plurality of wet baby wipes;
a lid removably covering the wipe compartment, the lid sealing against a top portion of the wipe compartment to prevent evaporation of liquid contained in the wet baby wipes;
and
a handle extending from the tray adapted to be grasped for supporting and carrying the tray.

4 more elements

An apparatus adapted to rest upon a surface for assisting in the changing of diapers for a baby, the apparatus for holding a plurality of diapers, a baby changing pad, and a plurality of baby wipes, comprising:

a plastic tray having a base adapted to rest upon the surface, the tray vertically extending from the base to a tray top, the tray top having an outer peripheral rim extending vertically an surrounding the tray;
a rectangular diaper compartment formed into the tray top and extending vertically downward, the diaper compartment adapted to contain the plurality of diapers via gravity;
a rectangular pad compartment formed into the tray top and extending vertically downward, the pad compartment adapted to contain the baby changing pad via gravity;
a rectangular wipe compartment formed into the tray top and extending vertically downward, the wipe compartment adapted to contain the plurality of wet baby wipes via gravity;
a lid removably covering the wipe compartment, the lid sealing against a top portion of the wipe compartment for preventing evaporation of liquid contained in the wet baby wipes;
a handle extending from the tray adapted to be grasped for supporting and carrying the tray;
and
wherein the diaper and pad compartments include first and second bottoms forming a portion of the base, the tray further comprising a leg in spaced relation to the first and second bottoms form a third bottom also forming a portion of the base, wherein the tray is supported on the surface by the first second and third bottoms.

5 more elements

An apparatus adapted to rest upon a surface for assisting in the changing of diapers for a baby, comprising:

a tray having a base adapted to rest upon the surface, the tray vertically extending from the base to a top, the tray being rectangular comprising first, second, third and fourth sides, the first and third sides extending parallel and the second and fourth sides extending parallel;
a diaper compartment formed into the tray top and extending vertically downward, the diaper compartment containing a plurality of diapers, the diaper compartment being adjacent the first and the second sides;
a pad compartment formed into the tray top and extending vertically downward, the pad compartment containing a baby changing pad the pad compartment extending along the third side transversely between the second and fourth sides;
a wipe compartment formed into the tray top and extending vertically downward, the wipe compartment containing a plurality of wet baby wipes, the wipe compartment being adjacent the first and the fourth sides;
a lid covering the wipe compartment, the lid sealing against a top portion of the wipe compartment to prevent evaporation of liquid contained in the wet baby wipes;
a handle extending from the tray adapted to be grasped for supporting and carrying the tray;
a leg, wherein the diaper and pad compartments include first and second bottoms forming a portion of the base, the leg extending vertically in spaced relation to the first and second bottoms form a third bottom also forming a portion of the base, wherein the tray is supported on the surface by the first second and third bottoms;
a plurality of accessory compartments with at least one accessory compartment between the pad compartment and the diaper compartment, and at least one accessory compartment between the diaper compartment and the wipe compartment, at least one of the accessory compartments containing at least one of the following baby care products selected from the group comprising:
powder, swabs, cotton balls, and ointment.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Description1,849 words

Summary233 words

#The present invention relates generally to trays, and more particularly relates to portable trays for baby products.

#Parents change the diapers of babies frequently and often several times per day. In will readily be appreciated by parents everywhere that changing the diapers of babies is a difficult task. Many parents have been frustrated by the absence of any good products on the market for assisting parents in the diaper changing task in a convenient manner.

#The present invention is directed toward an apparatus for assisting in the changing of diapers for a baby in the form of a portable diaper caddy. The caddy includes tray having a base adapted to rest upon a surface. The tray includes multiple selectively sized compartments including a diaper compartment in the tray adapted to contain a plurality of diapers, a pad compartment in the tray adapted to contain a baby changing pad, and a wipe compartment in the tray adapted to contain a plurality of wet baby wipes. A lid covers the wipe compartment, the lid sealing against a top portion of the wipe compartment to prevent evaporation of liquid contained in the wet baby wipes. A handle extends from the tray to allow persons to grasp the tray for carrying the tray.

Brief description of the drawings8 figures

#The accompanying drawings incorporated in and forming a part of the specification illustrate several aspects of the present invention, and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention. In the drawings:

#FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a portable diaper caddy holding a variety of diaper changing products, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

#FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the tray part of the portable diaper caddy illustrated in FIG. 1.

Detailed description1,446 words

#While the invention will be described in connection with certain preferred embodiments, there is no intent to limit it to those embodiments. On the contrary, the intent is to cover all alternatives, modifications and equivalents as included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

#For purposes of illustration, a preferred embodiment of the present invention has been illustrated in FIG. 1 as a portable diaper caddy 10. In the disclosed embodiment, the caddy 10 is assembled from three separate parts including a unitary plastic tray 12 as shown in FIGS. 2-4, a plastic lid 14 as shown in FIGS. 5-7, and a handle 16 as shown in FIG. 8. The diaper caddy 10 can be easily transported from place to place, set down on a surface close to where the baby diaper changing operations are to take place, carrying all of the supplies necessary to change diapers, with quick access to the contents of the tray 12 to make the process of changing diapers easier and more convenient.

#The tray 12 extends vertically between a generally flat base 18 and a top surface 20. The tray base 18 is adapted to lie flat on a support surface provided by a table, the ground or other suitable support. As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, the tray 12 is generally rectangular. For purposes of reference, the tray 12 comprises first, second, third and fourth sides 21, 22, 23, 24. The first and third sides 21, 23 extend parallel. Similarly, the second and fourth side 22, 23 extend parallel.

Facts

Application

09/872,113Filed 1 Jun 2001

Published

US 2002/0179462 A15 Dec 2002

Granted

8 Jun 2004

Term ended

1 Jun 2021

Estimated · how

20 years from earliest known nonprovisional domestic filing plus recorded patent term adjustment. Maintenance-fee lapses, terminal disclaimers and statutory extensions have not been checked. The continuity chain may be incomplete; this is not an enforceability determination.

Classification4 codes

B65D 25/2855
Swingable handles: centrally located in open container
B65D 1/36
Trays or like shallow containers: with moulded compartments or partitions
B65D 71/0003
Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural…:…
B65D
Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials

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