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Infant-care furniture includes a playyard and a playyard accessory unit coupled to the playyard. The playyard accessory unit includes an accessory frame and a case coupled to the accessory frame, and further includes a changer shell coupled to an upper pedestal section that is coupled to the playyar

Infant-care furniture includes a playyard and a playyard accessory unit coupled to the playyard. The playyard accessory unit includes an accessory frame and a case coupled to the accessory frame, and further includes a changer shell coupled to an upper pedestal section that is coupled to the playyard. The accessory unit further includes a storage shell and a hamper shell coupled to the changer shell.

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1. Infant-care furniture comprising a playyard including a playyard frame including a playyard floor system, a top rail system located above the playyard floor system, and corner legs arranged to extend upwardly from the playyard floor system to the top rail system and a covering coupled to the play

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Infant-care furniture comprising a playyard including a playyard frame including a playyard floor system, a top rail system located above the playyard floor system, and corner legs arranged to extend upwardly from the playyard floor system to the top rail system and a covering coupled to the playyard frame and formed to define an interior child-receiving region above the playyard floor system, anda playyard accessory unit coupled to the playyard frame and formed to include storage, hamper, and infant changer modules, whereinthe playyard accessory unit includes an accessory frame including a lower foundation section coupled to the playyard floor system and arranged to extend away from the playyard, an upper pedestal section coupled to the top rail system and arranged to extend above the playyard, and an auxiliary leg arranged to extend upwardly from the lower foundation section to the upper pedestal section and lie outside the interior child-receiving region and in spaced-apart relation to the playyard andthe playyard accessory unit further includes a case coupled to the accessory frame and configured to include a changer shell coupled to the upper pedestal section to define the infant changer module, a storage shell coupled to the changer shell and located below the changer shell to define the storage module, and a hamper shell coupled to the changer shell and located alongside the storage shell and below the changer shell to define the hamper module. 2. The infant-care furniture of claim 1, wherein the upper pedestal section of the accessory frame includes a changer rim located above the playyard frame and a first changer rim support leg coupled to the top rail system and arranged to extend upwardly away from the playyard frame and mate with the changer rim, the auxiliary leg is coupled to the changer rim to retain the changer rim in a stationary position relative to the playyard frame, and the changer shell is coupled to the changer rim to define the infant changer module and to support the storage and hamper shells alongside the playyard. 3. The infant-care furniture of claim 2, wherein the upper pedestal section further includes a second changer rim support leg coupled to the top rail system and arranged to extend upwardly away from the playyard frame and mate with the changer rim. 4. The infant-care furniture of claim 3, wherein the changer rim has an oblong shape and includes a first end rail coupled to the first changer rim support leg, a second end rail coupled to the second changer rim support leg, a first side rail arranged to interconnect the first and second end rails and lie over the interior child-receiving region formed in the playyard frame, and a second side rail coupled to the auxiliary leg and arranged to interconnect the first and second end rails and lie in spaced-apart relation to the first side rail over the lower foundation section of the accessory frame. 5. The infant-care furniture of claim 4, wherein the top rail system includes first, second, third, and fourth corner pieces, and four rails, each rail interconnects two of the first, second, third, and fourth corner pieces, the first changer rim support leg is coupled to the first corner piece, and the second changer rim support leg is coupled to the second corner piece. 6. The infant-care furniture of claim 4, wherein the storage shell of the case is coupled to the auxiliary leg and arranged to extend downwardly from the changer shell toward the lower foundation section. 7. The infant-care furniture of claim 3, wherein the changer rim has an oblong clock-dial shape, the first changer rim support leg mates with the changer rim at about a 6 o'clock position on the changer rim, the auxiliary leg mates with the changer rim at about 9 o'clock position on the change rim, and the second changer rim support leg mates with the changer rim at about a 12 o'clock position on the changer rim. 8. The infant-care furniture of claim 7, wherein the playyard floor system includes a corner foot adapted to set on ground underlying the playyard and an accessory-frame mount associated with the corner foot and the lower foundation section of the accessory frame is coupled to the accessory-frame mount and to the auxiliary leg and arranged to lie under a portion of the changer rim coupled to the auxiliary leg. 9. The infant-care furniture of claim 3, wherein the hamper shell is arranged to lie in a first space provided between the auxiliary leg and the first changer rim support leg and the storage shell includes at least one horizontally extending shelf arranged to lie in a second space provided between the auxiliary leg and the second changer rim support leg. 10. The infant-care furniture of claim 3, wherein the case is formed to include hamper-removal means for fastening the hamper shell temporarily to the changer and storage shells so that the hamper shell can be separated from the changer and storage shells at the option of a user and removed from the first space provided between the auxiliary leg and the first changer rim support leg while the changer and storage shells remain coupled to the accessory frame. 11. The infant-care furniture of claim 3, wherein the changer shell includes a floor arranged to lie in a space provided between the auxiliary leg and the first and second changer rim supports and the floor includes an inner portion arranged to lie over the playyard floor support system and the interior child-receiving region above the playyard floor support and an outer portion arranged to lie over the lower foundation section of the accessory frame. 12. The infant-care furniture of claim 3, wherein the top rail system includes a first corner piece coupled to the first changer support rim, a second corner piece coupled to the second changer support rim, and an end rail coupled to the first and second corner pieces, and the changer shell includes a floor arranged to lie over the end rail. 13. The infant-care furniture of claim 12, wherein the playyard floor support system includes a first corner foot arranged to lie under the first corner piece and coupled to a first of the corner legs arranged to lie in spaced-apart parallel relation to the auxiliary leg and interconnect the first corner foot and the first corner piece and a second corner foot arranged to lie under the second corner piece and coupled to a second of the corner legs arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the auxiliary leg and interconnect the second corner foot and the second corner piece, the hamper shell is arranged to lie in a space provided between the auxiliary leg and the first of the corner legs, and the storage shell is arranged to lie in a space provided between the auxiliary leg and the second of the corner legs. 14. The infant-care furniture of claim 2, wherein the lower foundation section of the accessory frame is arranged to lie under the storage shell. 15. The infant-care furniture of claim 14, wherein the auxiliary leg is coupled to the storage shell. 16. The infant-care furniture of claim 14, wherein the playyard floor system includes a corner foot adapted to set on ground underlying the playyard and an accessory-frame mount associated with the corner foot and the lower foundation section of the accessory frame is coupled to the accessory-frame mount and to the auxiliary leg and arranged to lie under a portion of the changer rim coupled to the auxiliary leg. 17. The infant-care furniture of claim 2, wherein the changer rim includes an inner portion arranged to lie over the playyard floor support system and coupled to the first changer rim support leg and an outer portion arranged to lie over the lower foundation section of the accessory frame and each of the storage and hamper shells is arranged to lie under the outer portion of the changer rim. 18. The infant-care furniture of claim 17, wherein the case is formed to include hamper-removal means for fastening the hamper shell temporarily to the changer and storage shells so that the hamper shell can be separated from the changer and storage shells at the option of a user and removed from a space provided between the auxiliary leg and the first changer rim support leg while the changer and storage shells remain coupled to the accessory frame. 19. The infant-care furniture of claim 1, wherein the upper pedestal section of the accessory frame includes a changer rim located above the playyard frame and pivot means for supporting the changer rim for pivotable movement about a horizontal pivot axis relative to the playyard, the changer shell is coupled to the changer rim to define the infant changer module, and the auxiliary leg is coupled to the changer rim to block pivotable movement of the changer rim about the horizontal pivot axis and to support the changer shell in a stationary position above the playyard and the storage and hamper shells alongside the playyard. 20. The infant-care furniture of claim 19, wherein the pivot means includes a first changer rim support leg comprising a first upright pole coupled to the top rail system and a first rim mount coupled to the changer rim and configured to include a first bracket coupled to a free end of the first upright pole and a first pivot axle coupled to the first bracket and to the changer rim and arranged to extend along the horizontal pivot axis to support the changer rim for pivotable movement about the horizontal pivot axis. 21. The infant-care furniture of claim 20, where the pivot means further includes a second changer rim support leg comprising a second upright pole coupled to the top rail system and a second rim mount coupled to the changer rim and configured to include a second bracket coupled to a free end of the second upright pole and a second pivot axle coupled to the second bracket and to the changer rim and arranged to extend along the horizontal pivot axis to support the changer rim for pivotable movement about the horizontal pivot axis, the top rail system includes a first corner coupled to the first rim mount of the first changer rim support leg, a second corner coupled to the second rim mount of the second changer rim support leg, and an end rail arranged to interconnect the first and second corners and to lie under a floor of the cradle shell. 22. The infant-care furniture of claim 19 wherein the playyard floor system includes a first corner foot arranged to lie under the first corner piece and coupled to a first of the corner legs arranged to lie in spaced-apart parallel relation to the auxiliary leg and interconnect the first corner foot and the first corner piece and a second corner foot arranged to lie under the second corner piece and coupled to a second of the corner legs arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the auxiliary leg and interconnect the second corner foot and the second corner piece, the hamper shell is arranged to lie in a space provided between the auxiliary leg and the first of the corner legs, and the storage shell is arranged to lie in a space provided between the auxiliary leg and the second of the corner legs. 23. The infant-care furniture of claim 19, wherein the lower foundation section of the accessory frame is arranged to lie under the storage shell. 24. The infant-care furniture of claim 19, wherein the auxiliary leg is coupled to the storage shell. 25. The infant-care furniture of claim 1, wherein the storage shell of the case is coupled to the auxiliary leg and arranged to extend downwardly from the changer shell toward the lower foundation section. 26. The infant-care furniture of claim 25, wherein the case is formed to include hamper-removal means for fastening the hamper shell temporarily to the changer and storage shells so that the hamper shell can be separated from the changer and storage shells at the option of a user. 27. The infant-care furniture of claim 1, wherein each of the storage and hamper shells has an upright quarter-round shape characterized by a pie-shaped floor defining a quarter section of a circle, a curved outer front wall facing away from the playyard, a rectangular back wall facing toward the playyard, and a rectangular side wall and the rectangular side wall of the storage shell is arranged to face toward and lie in confronting relation to the rectangular side wall of the hamper shell. 28. The infant-care furniture of claim 27, wherein the storage shell is formed to include at least one horizontally extending shelf coupled to the rectangular side and back walls of the storage shell and a front aperture in the front wall of the storage shell opening into an interior region formed in the storage shell and containing the at least one horizontally extending shelf therein. 29. The infant-care furniture of claim 28, wherein the hamper shell is formed to include an interior region and the front wall of the hamper shell is formed to include an aperture opening into the interior region of the hamper shell. 30. The infant-care furniture of claim 29, wherein the case is formed to include hamper-removal means for fastening the hamper shell temporarily to the changer and storage shells so that the hamper shell can be separated from the changer and storage shells at the option of a user. 31. The infant-care furniture of claim 27, wherein the hamper shell is formed to include an interior region and the front wall of the hamper shell is formed to include an aperture opening into the interior region of the hamper shell. 32. The infant-care furniture of claim 31, wherein the case is formed to include hamper-removal means for fastening the hamper shell temporarily to the changer and storage shells so that the hamper shell can be separated from the changer and storage shells at the option of a user.