Canopy adjustable mounting system for infant warming apparatus

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention relates to an infant warming apparatus having a base that rests on the floor and which supports the apparatus itself.
The base has at least one vertical structural member that extends upwardly and also has an infant support formed on the base to underlie and support an infant being treated by the infant warming apparatus.
There is a radiant heater to provide heat to the infant when the infant warming apparatus is functioning as an infant warmer and a convective heating system that provides warmed air to the infant compartment when the infant warming apparatus is functioning as an incubator.
With the present invention, therefore, there is an overhead canopy that can be raised and lowered by the user with respect to the infant support between an upper and a lower position.
In the lower position the canopy interacts with the infant support to contain the infant beneath the canopy and the convective heating system can be employed to provide heat to the infant while, in the upper position, the infant is fully accessible and can be attended to by the caregiver and the radiant heater provides the heat to an infant.
In the lower position, the lower edge of the canopy engages and remains in contact with the upper peripheral edge of walls that extend upwardly from the infant support on which the infant is positioned.
The canopy that can be used with the invention is preferably constructed of a transparent plastic material and may be formed in the manner shown and described in U.
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Pat.
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6,419,623, of Dykes et al and entitled "Hood For Infant Care Apparatus".
Accordingly, in order to facilitate the manufacture and assembly of the infant warming apparatus, there is an adjustable mounting system for affixing the canopy to the base such that the adjustable mounting system can allow the movement of the canopy in a plurality of positions and along a plurality of different axes so that the lower edge of the canopy can be oriented so as to seal against the upper periphery of the walls of the infant support and properly and evenly engage the upper periphery of the walls and seal therebetween to effectively form the infant compartment