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A playyard includes a collapsible frame having a rail support adapted to support a playyard floor and a playyard top rail. The playyard top rail includes a left rail segment and a right rail segment. The left rail segment and the right rail segment move relative to one another from an inline use pos

A playyard includes a collapsible frame having a rail support adapted to support a playyard floor and a playyard top rail. The playyard top rail includes a left rail segment and a right rail segment. The left rail segment and the right rail segment move relative to one another from an inline use position to a folded-storage position when the playyard is collapsed for storage or transportation.

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1. A playyard comprising a collapsible frame including a rail segment lock and rail support adapted to support a playyard floor and a top rail including a left rail segment, a center rail segment, and a right rail segment, whereinthe rail support is configured to fold to be moved between an erected

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A playyard comprising a collapsible frame including a rail segment lock and rail support adapted to support a playyard floor and a top rail including a left rail segment, a center rail segment, and a right rail segment, whereinthe rail support is configured to fold to be moved between an erected configuration to support the floor and a collapsed configuration without the floor,the top rail is coupled to the rail support of the collapsible frame and arranged to lie above a playyard floor supported on the rail support of the collapsible frame upon movement of the rail support of the collapsible frame to the erected configuration, the left rail segment of the top rail is coupled to a left corner leg included in the rail support of the collapsible frame, the right rail segment of the top rail is coupled to a right corner leg included in the rail support of the collapsible frame, the center rail segment of the top rail is arranged to interconnect the left and right rail segments and to support the left and right rail segments for movement relative to one another between an inline-use position wherein the left and right rail segments are arranged to extend along a generally horizontal reference line extending between the left and right corner legs and a folded-storage position wherein the left and right rail segments are arranged to extend in a generally vertical orientation in substantially perpendicular relation to the generally horizontal reference line,the center rail segment of the top rail includes a button-support bracket, a left fastener coupled to the bracket and to the left rail segment to support the left rail segment for movement relative to the bracket during movement of the left and right rail segments between the inline-use and folded-storage positions, and a right fastener coupled to the bracket and to the right rail segment to support the right rail segment for movement relative to the bracket during movement of the left and right rail segments between the inline-use and folded-storage positions, andthe rail segment lock includes a rail-motion blocker mounted on the bracket for pivotable movement about a single generally horizontal pivot axis that is arranged to lie in substantially spaced-apart parallel relation to the generally horizontal reference line when the rail support of the collapsible frame is in the erected configuration and left and right rail segments are in the inline-use position between a rail-locking position engaging the left and right rail segments to block movement of the left and right rail segments toward the folded-storage position and a rail-unlocking position disengaging the left and right rail segments to free the left and right rail segments to move toward the folded-storage position. 2. The playyard of claim 1, wherein the rail segment lock further includes a blocker-biasing spring coupled to the bracket and to the rail-motion blocker and configured to provide means for yieldably urging the rail-motion blocker to move relative to the bracket normally to assume the rail-locking position. 3. The playyard of claim 2, wherein the rail-motion blocker includes a stem mounted for pivotable movement about the generally horizontal pivot axis relative to the bracket, a left rail-segment blocker arm coupled to the stem and arranged to engage the left rail segment upon movement of the rail-motion blocker to assume the rail-locking position, and a right-rail-segment blocker arm coupled to the stem and arranged to engage the right rail segment upon movement of the rail-motion blocker to assume the rail-locking position. 4. The playyard of claim 3, wherein the stem includes a lower portion coupled to the blocker-biasing spring and an upper portion coupled to each of the left and right rail-blocker arms. 5. The playyard of claim 4, wherein the bracket is formed to include an interior region and the stem is arranged to lie in the interior region of the bracket during pivoting movement of the rail-motion blocker about the generally horizontal pivot axis. 6. The playyard of claim 4, wherein the left rail-blocker arm is arranged to extend in a first direction, the right rail-blocker arm is arranged to extend in an opposite second direction, and the stem cooperates with the left and right rail-blocker arms to form a T-shaped component. 7. The playyard of claim 4, wherein the stem further includes a middle portion arranged to interconnect the lower and support portions, and the rail-motion blocker further includes a button-support hub coupled to the middle portion of the stem and arranged to extend away from the blocker-biasing spring and a blocker-mover button coupled to the button-support hub and arranged to extend through an aperture formed in the bracket. 8. The playyard of claim 3, wherein the left rail segment is configured to disengage the left rail-segment blocker arm and the right rail segment is configured to disengage the right rail-segment blocker arm in response to upward movement of the bracket away from the floor supported on the rail support while the left and right rail segments lie in the inline-use position and to subsequent pivoting movement of the rail-motion blocker about the generally horizontal pivot axis against a biasing force generated by the blocker-biasing spring. 9. The playyard of claim 8, wherein the bracket is formed to include an interior region and the rail-motion blocker includes a stem that is coupled to the blocker-biasing spring and arranged to pivot about the generally horizontal pivot axis and a button-support hub coupled to the stem and arranged to extend away from the blocker-biasing spring, the rail-motion blocker further includes a blocker-mover button coupled to the button-support hub and arranged to extend through an aperture formed in the bracket to open into the interior region. 10. A playyard comprising a rail support adapted to support a playyard floor,a top rail coupled to the rail support to lie above a playyard floor supported on the rail support, the top rail including a left rail segment, a right rail segment, and a central rail segment arranged to interconnect the left and right rail segments and configured to support the left and right rail segments for movement relative to one another between an inline-use position wherein the left and right rail segments extend from the central rail segment along a reference rail line spaced above a playyard floor supported on the rail support and a folded-storage position wherein the left and right rail segments extend upwardly from the central rail segment away from a playyard floor supported on the rail support, the central rail segment including a bracket, a left fastener configured to couple the left rail segment to the bracket, and a right fastener configured to couple the right rail segment to the bracket, anda rail segment lock including a blocker-mover button and release means for unlocking the left rail segment and the right rail segment for movement from the inline-use position to the folded-storage position in response to a user lifting the bracket upwardly away from a playyard floor supported on the rail support, pressing the blocker-mover button, and dropping the bracket toward a playyard floor supported on the rail support while pressing the blocker-mover button so that the left rail segment and the right rail segment are blocked from moving from the inline-use position to the folded-storage position in response to only pressing of the blocker-mover button. 11. The playyard of claim 10, wherein the release means includes a rail-motion blocker coupled to the bracket for movement about a lock axis from a locked position, wherein the rail-motion blocker blocks the left rail segment and the right rail segment from movement from the inline-use position to the folded-storage position, to an unlocked position, wherein the rail-motion blocker allows movement of the left rail segment and the right rail segment from the inline-use position to the folded-storage position, the lock axis arranged between the reference rail line and a playyard floor supported on the rail support when the left and right rail segments are in the inline-use position. 12. A playyard comprising a rail support adapted to support a playyard floor,a top rail coupled to the rail support to lie above a playyard floor supported on the rail support, the top rail including a left rail segment, a right rail segment, and a central rail segment arranged to interconnect the left and right rail segments and configured to support the left and right rail segments for movement relative to one another between an inline-use position wherein the left and right rail segments extend from the central rail segment along a reference rail line spaced above a playyard floor supported on the rail support and a folded-storage position wherein the left and right rail segments extend upwardly from the central rail segment away from a playyard floor supported on the rail support, the central rail segment including a bracket, a left fastener configured to couple the left rail segment to the bracket, and a right fastener configured to couple the right rail segment to the bracket,a rail segment lock including a blocker-mover button and release means for unlocking the left rail segment and the right rail segment for movement from the inline-use position to the folded-storage position in response to a user lifting the bracket upwardly away from a playyard floor supported on the rail support, pressing the blocker-mover button, and dropping the bracket toward a playyard floor supported on the rail support while pressing the blocker-mover button so that the left rail segment and the right rail segment are blocked from moving from the inline-use position to the folded-storage position in response to only pressing of the blocker-mover button,wherein the release means includes a rail-motion blocker coupled to the bracket for movement about a lock axis from a locked position, wherein the rail-motion blocker blocks the left rail segment and the right rail segment from movement from the inline-use position to the folded-storage position, to an unlocked position, wherein the rail-motion blocker allows movement of the left rail segment and the right rail segment from the inline-use position to the folded-storage position, the lock axis arranged between the reference rail line and a playyard floor supported on the rail support when the left and right rail segments are in the inline-use position, andwherein the rail-motion blocker is T-shaped and includes a button-support stem coupled to the bracket along the lock axis, a left rail-segment blocker arm spaced apart from the lock axis and arranged to extend from the button-support stem in a first direction, and a right rail-segment blocker arm spaced apart from the lock axis and arranged to extend from the button-support stem in a second direction opposite the first direction, the left rail-segment blocker arm arranged to block the left rail segment from moving from the inline-use position to the folded-storage position when the rail-motion blocker is in the locked position, and the right rail-segment blocker arm arranged to block the right rail segment from moving from the inline-use position to the folded-storage position when the rail-motion blocker is in the locked position. 13. The playyard of claim 12, wherein the left rail segment includes a left rail tube and a pair of protrusions coupled to the left rail tube and arranged to form a left rail channel, the right rail segment includes a right rail tube and a pair of protrusions coupled to the right rail tube and arranged to form a right rail channel, the left rail channel arranged to receive the left rail-segment blocker arm of the rail-motion blocker when the left and right rail segments are in the inline-use position, and the right rail channel arranged to receive the right rail-segment blocker arm of the rail-motion blocker when the left and right rail segments are in the inline-use position. 14. A playyard comprising a rail support adapted to support a playyard floor,a top rail coupled to the rail support to lie above a playyard floor supported on the rail support, the top rail including a left rail segment, a right rail segment, and a central rail segment arranged to interconnect the left and right rail segments and configured to support the left and right rail segments for movement relative to one another between an inline-use position wherein the left and right rail segments extend from the central rail segment along a reference rail line spaced above a playyard floor supported on the rail support and a folded-storage position wherein the left and right rail segments extend upwardly from the central rail segment away from a playyard floor supported on the rail support, the central rail segment including a bracket, a left fastener configured to couple the left rail segment to the bracket, and a right fastener configured to couple the right rail segment to the bracket,a rail segment lock including a blocker-mover button and release means for unlocking the left rail segment and the right rail segment for movement from the inline-use position to the folded-storage position in response to a user lifting the bracket upwardly away from a playyard floor supported on the rail support, pressing the blocker-mover button, and dropping the bracket toward a playyard floor supported on the rail support while pressing the blocker-mover button so that the left rail segment and the right rail segment are blocked from moving from the inline-use position to the folded-storage position in response to only pressing of the blocker-mover button,wherein the release means includes a rail-motion blocker coupled to the bracket for movement from a locked position, arranged to block movement of the left and right rail segments from the inline-use position to the folded-storage position, to an unlocked position, arranged to allow movement of the left and right rail segments from the inline-use position to the folded-storage position, in response to a user pressing the blocker-mover button inwardly toward a playyard floor supported on the rail support. 15. The playyard of claim 14, wherein the left rail segment includes a left rail tube and a left protrusion coupled to the left rail tube, the right rail segment includes a right rail tube and a right protrusion coupled to the right rail tube, the left and right protrusions arranged to block the rail-motion blocker from movement from the locked position to the unlocked position while the left and right rail segments are in the inline-use position. 16. The playyard of claim 14, wherein the bracket is U-shaped and includes a top wall, a front wall arranged to extend downwardly from the top wall toward a playyard floor supported on the rail support, and a back wall arranged to extend downwardly from the top wall toward a playyard floor supported on the rail support so that the bracket defines a bracket cavity. 17. The playyard of claim 16, wherein the rail-motion blocker includes a button-support stem coupled to the bracket and a hub coupled to the button-support stem, the button-support stem received in the bracket cavity when the rail-motion blocker is in the locked position and in the unlocked position, and the hub extends out of the bracket cavity when the rail-motion blocker is in the locked position and is received in the bracket cavity when the rail-motion blocker is in the unlocked position. 18. The playyard of claim 17, wherein the front wall of the bracket is formed to include an opening and the hub of the rail-motion blocker extends through the opening when the rail-motion blocker is in the locked position. 19. The playyard of claim 17, further comprising a lock status indicator including a locked indicator and an unlocked indicator, wherein the locked indicator is coupled to the hub of the rail-motion blocker for movement with the rail-motion blocker so that the locked indicator is visible outside the bracket cavity when the rail-motion blocker is in the locked position and is hidden inside the bracket cavity when the rail-motion blocker is in the unlocked position, and the unlocked indicator is coupled to the bracket and arranged to be covered by the rail-motion blocker when the rail-motion blocker is in the locked position and is exposed when the rail-motion blocker is moved to the unlocked position. 20. A playyard comprising a rail support adapted to support a playyard floor,a top rail coupled to the rail support to lie above a playyard floor supported on the rail support, the top rail including a left rail segment, a right rail segment, and a central rail segment arranged to interconnect the left and right rail segments and configured to support the left and right rail segments for movement relative to one another between an inline-use position wherein the left and right rail segments extend from the central rail segment along a reference rail line spaced above a playyard floor supported on the rail support and a folded-storage position wherein the left and right rail segments extend upwardly from the central rail segment away from a playyard floor supported on the rail support, the central rail segment including a bracket, a left fastener configured to couple the left rail segment to the bracket, and a right fastener configured to couple the right rail segment to the bracket, anda rail segment lock including a rail-motion blocker and a blocker-biasing spring, the rail-motion blocker coupled to the bracket for movement about a single lock axis from a locked position, wherein the rail-motion blocker blocks movement of the left and right rail segments from the inline-use position to the folded-storage position, to an unlocked position, wherein the rail-motion blocker allows movement of the left and right rail segments from the inline-use position to the folded-storage position, the blocker-biasing spring arranged between the bracket and the rail-motion blocker to bias the rail-motion blocker toward the locked position. 21. The playyard of claim 20, wherein the lock axis is arranged between the reference rail line and a playyard floor supported on the rail support and extends parallel to the reference rail line. 22. The playyard of claim 21, wherein the left rail segment is coupled to the bracket for movement about a left rail axis, the right rail segment is coupled to the bracket for movement about a right rail axis, and the left and right rail axes are perpendicular to the lock axis. 23. The playyard of claim 20, wherein each of the left rail segment and the right rail segment includes a rail tube and a pair of protrusions coupled to the rail tube, the pair of protrusions being arranged to form left and right channels that receive the rail-motion blocker when the left and right rail segments are in the inline-use position. 24. The playyard of claim 23, wherein the rail-motion blocker is T-shaped and includes a button-support stem coupled to the bracket for movement about the lock axis, a left rail-segment blocker arm extending from the button-support stem in a first direction and arranged to be received in the left channel formed by the left rail segment when the left rail segment is in the inline-use position, and a right rail-segment blocker arm extending from the button-support stem in a second direction, opposite the first direction, and arranged to be received in the right channel formed by the right rail segment when the right rail segment is in the inline-use position. 25. The playyard of claim 20, wherein the bracket is U-shaped and includes a top wall, a front wall arranged to extend downwardly from the top wall toward a playyard floor mat supported on the frame floor, and a back wall arranged to extend downwardly from the top wall toward a playyard floor mat supported on the frame floor so that the bracket defines a bracket cavity. 26. The playyard of claim 25, wherein the rail-motion blocker is coupled to the bracket by a joint unit including a pin and a spacer sleeve, the pin extends through the rail-motion blocker, the back wall of the bracket, and the front wall of the bracket, and the spacer sleeve wraps around a portion of the pin between the rail-motion blocker and the back wall of the bracket to space the rail-motion blocker from the back wall of the bracket. 27. The playyard of claim 26, wherein the pin included in the joint unit extends perpendicular to the lock axis. 28. The playyard of claim 25, wherein the rail-motion blocker includes a button-support stem coupled to the bracket and a hub coupled to the button-support stem, the button-support stem received in the bracket cavity when the rail-motion blocker is in the locked position and in the unlocked position, and the hub extends out of the bracket cavity when the rail-motion blocker is in the locked position and is received in the bracket cavity when the rail-motion blocker is in the unlocked position. 29. The playyard of claim 28, wherein the front wall of the bracket is formed to include an opening with a continuous perimeter and the hub of the rail-motion blocker extends through the opening when the rail-motion blocker is in the locked position. 30. The playyard of claim 28, further comprising a lock status indicator including a locked indicator and an unlocked indicator, wherein the locked indicator is coupled to the hub of the rail-motion blocker for movement with the rail-motion blocker so that the locked indicator is visible outside the bracket cavity when the rail-motion blocker is in the locked position and is hidden inside the bracket cavity when the rail-motion blocker is in the unlocked position, and the unlocked indicator is coupled to the bracket and arranged to be covered by the rail-motion blocker when the rail-motion blocker is in the locked position and is exposed when the rail-motion blocker is moved to the unlocked position.