A portable, folding table that is particularly suited for changing a child's diaper is provided. The table includes a left panel, a middle panel, and a right panel and has an extended position in which the panels are substantially co-planar and a collapsed position in which the left and right panels
A portable, folding table that is particularly suited for changing a child's diaper is provided. The table includes a left panel, a middle panel, and a right panel and has an extended position in which the panels are substantially co-planar and a collapsed position in which the left and right panels fold between about 90 and about 180 degrees relative to the middle panel. The table optionally includes a handle attached to the front or rear side of the middle panel, legs attached to the left and right panels, and motors to move the panels between the extended and collapsed positions. Optionally, the left or right panel includes a bottom flange that serves as a leg and further serves to hide the other panels when the table is in the collapsed position.
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1. A portable changing table comprising: a left panel comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, a thickness extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, a front side, a rear side, a width extending from the front side to the rear side, a left side, a right side, a length extending from th
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A portable changing table comprising: a left panel comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, a thickness extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, a front side, a rear side, a width extending from the front side to the rear side, a left side, a right side, a length extending from the left side to the right side, and at least one leg extending from the bottom surface;a middle panel pivotably attached to the left panel along a left pivot axis, the left pivot axis generally perpendicular to the left panel length and generally parallel to the left panel width, the middle panel comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, a thickness extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, a front side, a rear side, a width extending from the front side to the rear side, a left side, a right side, and a length extending from the left side to the right side;a right panel pivotably attached to the middle panel along a right pivot axis, the right pivot axis generally perpendicular to the middle panel length and generally parallel to the middle panel width, the right panel comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, a thickness extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, a front side, a rear side, a width extending from the front side to the rear side, a left side, a right side, a length extending from the left side to the right side, and at least one leg extending from the bottom surface,a left motor comprising a left motor base attached to the left side of the middle panel and a rotatable left motor shaft extending from the left motor base, the left motor shaft comprising a proximal segment, a distal segment attached to the right side of the left panel and a left motor shaft longitudinal axis generally parallel to the middle panel width and forming a part of the left pivot axis, the left motor shaft configured to rotate about the left motor shaft longitudinal axis while the left motor base remains fixed to the middle panel,a right motor comprising a right motor base attached to the right side of the middle panel and a rotatable right motor shaft extending from the right motor base, the right motor shaft comprising a proximal segment, a distal segment attached to the left side of the right panel and a right motor shaft longitudinal axis generally parallel to the middle panel width and forming a part of the right pivot axis, the right motor shaft configured to rotate about the right motor shaft longitudinal axis while the right motor base remains fixed to the middle panel,wherein the portable changing table has an extended position in which the middle panel extends along the right side of the left panel and along the left side of the right panel and the top surface of the left panel is substantially co-planar with the top surface of the middle panel and the top surface of the right panel,wherein the portable changing table has a collapsed position in which the right panel bottom surface confronts the left panel top surface and the left panel bottom surface confronts the middle panel bottom surface, andfurther wherein rotation of the left motor shaft about the left motor shaft longitudinal axis while the left motor base remains fixed to the middle panel and rotation of the right motor shaft about the right motor shaft longitudinal axis while the right motor base remains fixed to the middle panel cause the left and right panels to move relative to the middle panel and the portable changing table to move from the extended position to the collapsed position. 2. The portable changing table of claim 1, wherein at least one of the front of the middle panel and the rear of the middle panel comprises a rigid plastic handle. 3. The portable changing table of claim 2, wherein the handle is configured to pivot from a storage position in which the handle is substantially co-planar with the middle panel thickness to an extended position in which the handle is substantially perpendicular to the middle panel thickness. 4. The portable changing table of claim 2, wherein the handle is located at the front of the middle panel, wherein the right panel further comprises a bottom flange forming the at least one leg of the right panel, wherein the bottom flange has a bottom flange width generally parallel to the right panel width and a bottom flange height generally perpendicular to the right panel width, and further wherein the bottom flange height is at least as large as the combined thickness of the middle panel and the left panel. 5. The portable changing table of claim 1, wherein the portable changing table further comprises at least one power source configured to power the left motor and the right motor by electricity and a rocker switch controlling the flow of the electricity from the at least one power source to the left motor and the right motor. 6. The portable changing table of claim 5, wherein depressing the rocker switch on a first side causes the left motor and the right motor to move the left and right panels from the collapsed position to the extended position, and depressing the rocker switch on a side opposite to the first side causes the left motor and the right motor to move the left and right panels from the extended position to the collapsed position. 7. The portable changing table of claim 1, wherein the portable changing table is configured to move from the extended position to the collapsed position by using the right motor to fold the right panel between about 90 degrees and about 180 degrees relative to the middle panel along the right pivot axis and by using the left motor to fold the left panel between about 90 degrees and about 180 degrees relative to the middle panel along the left pivot axis. 8. The portable changing table of claim 1, wherein the left motor shaft distal segment is a non-circular shape and is located in a non-circular recess in the middle panel left side and further wherein the right motor shaft distal segment is a non-circular shape and is located in a non-circular recess in the middle panel right side. 9. The portable changing table of claim 1 wherein the at least one leg attached to the left panel is moveable and further wherein the portable changing table further comprises a leg motor comprising a leg motor base attached to the left panel and a rotatable leg motor shaft extending from the leg motor base, the leg motor shaft comprising a proximal segment, a distal segment attached to the at least one leg and a leg motor shaft longitudinal axis generally parallel to the width of the left panel, the leg motor shaft configured to rotate about the leg motor shaft longitudinal axis while the leg motor base remains fixed to the left panel and further wherein rotation of the leg motor shaft about the leg motor shaft longitudinal axis while the leg motor base remains fixed to the left panel is configured to move the at least one leg from a storage position in which the at least one leg is substantially co-planar with the bottom surface of the left panel to an extended position in which the moveable leg is between about 30 degrees and about 150 degrees relative to the bottom surface of the left panel. 10. The portable changing table of claim 1, wherein the left panel right side comprises a left panel flange extending towards the middle panel, wherein the middle panel left side comprises a middle panel left flange extending towards the left panel, wherein the left motor base is attached to the middle panel left flange, wherein the left motor shaft distal segment is attached to the left panel flange, wherein the right panel left side comprises a right panel flange extending towards the middle panel, wherein the middle panel right side comprises a middle panel right flange extending towards the right panel, wherein the right motor base is attached to the middle panel right flange, and further wherein the right motor shaft distal segment is attached to the right panel flange. 11. The portable changing table of claim 1, wherein the length of the left panel is substantially equal to the length of the middle panel and the length of the right panel. 12. The portable changing table of claim 1, wherein the legs each have a height generally parallel to the thicknesses of the left, middle and right panels, and further wherein the height of each leg is from about 3 inches to about 3 feet. 13. The portable changing table of claim 1 wherein the portable changing table has a length extending from the left panel left side to the right panel right side, and further wherein the length of the portable changing table is from about 3 feet to about 8 feet. 14. The portable changing table of claim 1, wherein the top surface of the left panel right side confronts the top surface of the middle panel left side in the extended position, wherein the confrontation of the top surface of the left panel right side and the top surface of the middle panel left side in the extended position is configured to prevent the portable changing table from moving from the extended position to an over-extended position in which the top surface of the left panel moves towards the top surface of the middle panel, wherein the top surface of the right panel left side confronts the top surface of the middle panel right side in the extended position, and wherein the confrontation of the top surface of the right panel left side and the top surface of the middle panel right side in the extended position is configured to prevent the portable changing table from moving from the extended position to an over-extended position in which the top surface of the right panel moves towards the top surface of the middle panel. 15. The portable table changing table of claim 1 wherein the left motor base comprises a bottom surface and a top surface comprising left motor teeth, wherein the middle panel left side comprises middle panel left side teeth engaging the left motor teeth, wherein the right motor base comprises a bottom surface and a top surface comprising right motor teeth, and further wherein the middle panel right side comprises middle panel right side teeth engaging the right motor teeth. 16. A method of using a portable changing table comprising the steps of: a) providing the portable changing table of claim 1 wherein the portable changing table is in the extended position; andb) placing a child on the top surfaces of at least one of the left panel, the middle panel and the right panel. 17. A method of using a portable changing table comprising the steps of: a) providing the portable changing table of claim 1 wherein the portable changing table is in the extended position, wherein the front of the middle panel comprises a handle and the rear side of the left panel, the rear side of the middle panel, and the rear side of the right panel are resting on a surface; andb) using the left motor to fold the left panel between about 90 degrees and about 180 degrees relative to the middle panel along the left pivot axis and using the right motor to fold the right panel between about 90 degrees and about 180 degrees relative to the middle panel along the right pivot axis. 18. A portable changing table comprising: a first panel comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, a thickness extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, a front side, a rear side, a width extending from the front side to the rear side, a left side, a right side, a length extending from the left side to the right side, and at least one leg extending from the bottom surface;a second panel pivotably attached to the first panel along a first pivot axis, the first pivot axis generally perpendicular to the first panel length and generally parallel to the first panel width, the second panel comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, a thickness extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, a front side, a rear side, a width extending from the front side to the rear side, a left side, a right side, and a length extending from the left side to the right side;a motor comprising a motor base attached to a side of the first panel adjacent to the second panel and a rotatable motor shaft extending from the motor base, the motor shaft comprising a proximal segment, a distal segment attached to a side of the second panel and a motor shaft longitudinal axis generally parallel to the second panel width and forming part of the first pivot axis, the motor shaft configured to rotate about the motor shaft longitudinal axis while the motor base remains fixed to the first panel,wherein the portable changing table has an extended position in which the left side of the second panel extends along the right side of the first panel and the top surface of the first panel is substantially co-planar with the top surface of the second panel,wherein the portable changing table has a collapsed position in which the second panel does not extend along the right side of the first panel and in which the top surface of the first panel is not substantially co-planar with the top surface of the second panel, andfurther wherein the portable changing table is configured to move from the extended position to the collapsed position by rotating the motor shaft and the second panel attached to the motor shaft about the motor shaft longitudinal axis while the motor base remains fixed to the first panel. 19. A method of using a portable changing table comprising the steps of: a) providing the portable changing table of claim 18 wherein the portable changing table is in the extended position, wherein the front of one of the first and second panels comprises a rigid handle and the rear of the first and second panels are resting on a surface; andb) folding the first panel between about 90 degrees and about 180 degrees relative to the second panel along the pivot axis.
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