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A collapsible playyard for an infant includes a pair of frame subassemblies and a plurality of collapsible connecting members which normally maintain the frame subassemblies in spaced substantially parallel relation. The frame subassemblies include knuckle joints which cooperate to maintain the fram

A collapsible playyard for an infant includes a pair of frame subassemblies and a plurality of collapsible connecting members which normally maintain the frame subassemblies in spaced substantially parallel relation. The frame subassemblies include knuckle joints which cooperate to maintain the frame assembly in an erected position, but at least a portion of which are reoriented as the connecting members are collapsed to allow the frame subassemblies to also be collapsed. The width of one of the frame subassemblies is smaller than the width of the other frame subassembly to allow the two frame subassemblies to be at least partially nested together and then folded in half to form a compact collapsed structure.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A collapsible frame assembly for a playyard for an infant comprising first and second frame subassemblies and collapsible connecting means for collapsibly connecting said first and second subassemblies in an erected position in which said first and second subassemblies ar

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A collapsible frame assembly for a playyard for an infant comprising first and second frame subassemblies and collapsible connecting means for collapsibly connecting said first and second subassemblies in an erected position in which said first and second subassemblies are maintained in spaced substantially parallel relation, each of said frame subassemblies including connected correspondingly positioned first, second, third and fourth frame members which cooperate to define a generally rectangular collapsible frame structure having a fixed width as defined by the second and fourth frame members thereof, each of said first and third frame members being hingeably collapsible on itself for collapsing said playyard to a compact configuration, the width of said first frame subassembly being sufficiently smaller than the width of said second frame subassembly to permit said first frame subassembly to be at least partially nested within said second frame subassembly for collapsing said playyard into said compact configuration, said collapsible connecting means being collapsible in such a manner as to allow said first frame subassembly to be at least partially nested within said second frame subassembly when said playyard is collapsed into said compact configuration.