Appeal No. 1999-1491
Application No. 08/386,670
BACKGROUND
Appellant's invention relates to a cushion (10) for
supporting an infant (12) on a support surface (16) while
changing the infant's diaper with the objective of ensuring
the safety and security of the child. To this end, appellant
has invented a cushion which includes a foam padding
arrangement (18) and a casing (24). The upper supporting
surface of the padding is V-shaped in cross-section so as to
form a trough or channel in which the infant is supported
without the fear of the child rolling off the pad. The
casing (24) includes a top panel (40) and first and second
bottom panels (42, 44). Side and end casing panels (46, 48)
join the top panel (40) to the bottom panels (42, 44) with the
end panels (48) forming pockets (50, 52) in order to allow
first and second pad sections (20, 22) of the padding
arrangement to be easily removed from the casing (24) when the
casing becomes soiled. The first and second pad sections are
divided into a pair of foam pieces in order to permit folding
to take place around a transverse line "T", thus lending a
portability feature to the invention. The infant is secured
2
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007