Baby changing station for a motor vehicle
A baby changing station is provided for a motor vehicle. That baby changing station includes a car seat having a seat bottom and a seat back. A cavity is provided in a rear face of the seat back. A cover is carried on the seat back. That cover is displaceable between a first position covering and concealing the cavity and a second position opening the cavity. The baby changing station also includes a storage net carried on a first face of the cover.
1. A baby changing station for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a car seat including a seat bottom and a seat back, wherein said seat back is pivotable between an upright driving position and a baby changing position;
a cavity in a rear face of said seat back;
a restraining strap carried on said seat back, said restraining strap extending across said cavity for use in the baby changing position;
a cover including a first panel and a second panel, said cover carried on said seat back and displaceable between a first position covering and concealing said cavity and a second position opening said cavity, wherein said first panel is connected to said seat back by a first hinge and said second panel is connected to said seat back by a second hinge, and wherein said first hinge is adjacent a first side of said seat back and said second hinge is adjacent a second side of said seat back so that said panels open in opposed directions and when opened, form extended sidewalls projecting from said seat back at opposing sides of said cavity; and
a storage net carried on a first face of said cover, wherein said storage net comprises a first net carried on said first panel and a second net carried on said second panel, wherein said first net and said second net are both made from elastic material, said first net forms a first expandable storage pocket accessible through a first access opening and said second net forms a second expandable storage pocket accessible through a second access opening, and wherein said first face is oriented toward said cavity when said cover is in said first position whereby said first net and said second net are both concealed in said cavity when said cover is in said first position.
2. The baby changing station of claim 1 , further including a wedge cushion sized and shaped to nest in said cavity.
3. The baby changing station of claim 2 , wherein said car seat is a front passenger seat of said motor vehicle.
4. The baby changing station of claim 1 , wherein said car seat is a front passenger seat of said motor vehicle.