Portable diaper changing station

Abstract

A portable diaper changing station includes a housing defined by an exterior surface and have a housing top and a housing bottom spaced from the housing top. The housing top can define a baby changing surface configured for receiving and supporting a baby during a diaper changing process. In some embodiments, the portable diaper changing station can include first and second hingedly connected modules, one or more drawers, and/or storable housing feet.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A portable diaper changing station comprising:
 a housing defined by an exterior surface and having a housing top and a housing bottom spaced from the housing top by a height, wherein the housing top defines a baby changing surface configured for receiving and supporting a baby during a diaper changing process, wherein the housing comprises:
 a first module having a first module top defining a first portion of the baby changing surface and having a first module bottom opposite the first module top; and 
 a second module having a second module top defining a second portion of the baby changing surface and having a second module bottom opposite the second module top, wherein the first module is hingedly connected to the second module so as to be movable from an open position to a folded position, and wherein the first portion of the baby changing surface is aligned with the second portion of the baby changing surface so as to be suitable for receiving and supporting a baby during a diaper changing process when in the open position. 
   
     
     
         2 . The portable diaper changing station of  claim 1 , wherein the housing is a rigid structure that defines a drawer cavity extending through the exterior surface of the housing into an interior of the housing and defines one or more feet recesses and wherein the housing has a width of between about 24 to 34 inches and the height of between about 2 to 6 inches, the portable diaper changing station further comprising:
 a drawer slidably positioned in the drawer cavity, wherein the drawer is sized to house diapers for use in changing the baby; and   a plurality of housing feet sized to fit in the one or more feet recesses of the housing, wherein the housing feet are movable from a storage position in which the housing feet are stored in the one or more feet recesses of the housing and a supporting position in which the housing feet are positioned adjacent the housing bottom for supporting the housing.   
     
     
         3 . The portable diaper changing station of  claim 2 , wherein the drawer cavity extends into a housing side that extends between the housing top and the housing bottom and is substantially perpendicular to the housing top and the housing bottom, wherein the one or more feet recesses extend into housing bottom, and wherein the drawer cavity is separate from and distinct from the one or more feet recesses. 
     
     
         4 . The portable diaper changing station of  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of feet are each hingedly connected to the housing and pivotable between the storage position and the supporting position and wherein the housing further defines one or more extension recesses, the portable diaper changing station further comprising:
 a plurality of extensions configured for connecting to bottoms of the plurality of feet for increasing an effective height of the portable diaper changing station, wherein the plurality of extensions are sized and configured to be retained and stored in the one or more extension recesses.   
     
     
         5 . The portable diaper changing station of  claim 1 , wherein the housing defines one or more recesses, the portable diaper changing station further comprising:
 a plurality of housing feet sized to fit in the one or more recesses of the housing, wherein the housing feet are movable from a storage position in which the housing feet are stored in the one or more recesses of the housing and a supporting position in which the housing feet are positioned adjacent the housing bottom for supporting the housing.   
     
     
         6 . The portable diaper changing station of  claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises a drawer cavity extending through the exterior surface of the housing into an interior of the housing, the portable diaper changing station further comprising:
 a drawer slidably positioned in the drawer cavity, wherein the drawer is sized to house diapers for use in changing the baby.   
     
     
         7 . The portable diaper changing station of  claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises a first drawer cavity extending through the exterior surface of the housing into a first interior of the first module and a second drawer cavity extending through the exterior surface of the housing into a second interior of the second module, wherein the first drawer cavity is separate from the second drawer cavity such that the first drawer cavity is pivotable with respect to the second drawer cavity as the first and second modules move between the open position and the folded position, the portable diaper changing station further comprising:
 a first drawer slidably positioned in the first drawer cavity; and   a second drawer slidably positioned in the second drawer cavity.   
     
     
         8 . The portable diaper changing station of  claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises a receptacle extending through the exterior surface of the housing into an interior of the housing, wherein the receptacle is sized to house diapers, baby wipes, and clothing for use in changing the baby. 
     
     
         9 . The portable diaper changing station of  claim 1 , wherein the housing defines a pad storage area between the first and second modules when the first and second module are in the folded position, the portable diaper changing station further comprising:
 a removable pad sized and configured to be positioned on and connected to the baby changing surface at the housing top of the housing when the first and second modules are in the open position and to be positioned in the pad storage area when the first and second modules are in the folded position.   
     
     
         10 . The portable diaper changing station of  claim 1 , wherein the housing has a housing division separating the first module from the second module, wherein the housing includes a hinge that hingedly connects the first module to the second module, and wherein the hinge is positioned along a bottom edge of the division that is adjacent the housing bottom and is spaced from the housing top by a thickness of the housing. 
     
     
         11 . A portable diaper changing station comprising:
 a housing defined by an exterior surface, having a housing top and a housing bottom spaced from the housing top by a height, and sized to be carried by a user for use while away from home, the housing comprising:
 a baby changing surface at the housing top, wherein the baby changing surface is configured for receiving and supporting a baby during a diaper changing process; and 
 a drawer cavity extending through the exterior surface of the housing into an interior of the housing; and 
   a drawer slidably positioned in the drawer cavity, wherein the drawer is sized to house diapers for use in changing the baby.   
     
     
         12 . The portable diaper changing station of  claim 11 , wherein the housing has first and second housing sides extending between the housing top and the housing bottom with the first housing side positioned opposite the second housing side, wherein the drawer cavity extends into the interior of housing through the first housing side, wherein the housing further defines a second drawer cavity extending into the interior of the housing through the first side, wherein the second drawer cavity is spaced from and extends substantially parallel to the first drawer housing, and wherein the portable diaper changing station further comprises a second drawer slidably positioned in the second drawer cavity. 
     
     
         13 . The portable diaper changing station of  claim 11 , wherein the housing has first and second housing sides extending between the housing top and the housing bottom with the first housing side positioned opposite the second housing side, wherein the drawer cavity extends into the interior of housing through the first housing side, wherein the housing further defines a second drawer cavity extending into the interior of the housing through the first side and that is spaced from and extends substantially parallel to the first drawer housing, a third drawer cavity extending into the interior of the housing through the second side and that is positioned opposite of and aligned with the drawer cavity, and a fourth drawer cavity extending into the interior of the housing through the second side, is positioned opposite of and aligned with the second drawer cavity and is substantially parallel to the third drawer cavity, the portable diaper changing station further comprising:
 a second drawer slidably positioned in the second drawer cavity;   a third drawer slidably positioned in the third drawer cavity; and   a fourth drawer slidably positioned in the fourth drawer cavity.   
     
     
         14 . The portable diaper changing station of  claim 13 , wherein the housing is foldable such that the drawer and the third drawer pivot with respect to the second and fourth drawer when the housing is folded. 
     
     
         15 . A portable diaper changing station comprising:
 a housing defined by an exterior surface and having a housing top and a housing bottom spaced from the housing top by a height, wherein the housing top defines a baby changing surface configured for receiving and supporting a baby during a diaper changing process, and wherein the housing defines one or more recesses; and   a plurality of housing feet sized to fit in the one or more recesses of the housing, wherein the housing feet are movable from a storage position in which the housing feet are stored in the one or more recesses of the housing and a supporting position in which the housing feet are positioned adjacent the housing bottom for supporting the housing.   
     
     
         16 . The portable diaper changing station of  claim 15 , wherein the housing feet are hingedly connected to the housing so as to pivot between the supporting position with the housing feet positioned proximate corners of the housing and the storage position with the housing feet pivoted into the one or more recesses. 
     
     
         17 . The portable diaper changing station of  claim 15 , wherein the housing feet comprise housing feet assemblies having feet extensions configured to increase an effective height of the portable diaper changing station. 
     
     
         18 . The portable diaper changing station of  claim 15 , and further comprising:
 a plurality of feet extensions sized to fit in the one or more recesses of the housing, wherein the feet extensions are movable from an extension storage position in which the feet extensions are stored in the recesses of the housing and an extension supporting position in which the feet extensions are connected to feet bottoms of the housing feet for raising and supporting the housing.   
     
     
         19 . The portable diaper changing station of  claim 18 , wherein the feet extensions have extension tops and extension bottoms and wherein the extension tops are sized and shaped for a snap-fit connection with the extension bottoms, with the feet bottoms, and with the recesses of the housing. 
     
     
         20 . The portable diaper changing station of  claim 18 , wherein the plurality of housing feet comprise at least four housing feet and wherein the plurality of feet extensions comprise at least twelve housing feet extensions configured for selectively increasing an effective height of the portable diaper changing station in multiple increments.