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An infant supporting apparatus includes a leg frame defining a clearance and having foot portions configured to stand on a ground surface, a support frame assembled with the leg frame above the foot portions, and an infant resting support for receiving the placement of a child, the infant resting su

An infant supporting apparatus includes a leg frame defining a clearance and having foot portions configured to stand on a ground surface, a support frame assembled with the leg frame above the foot portions, and an infant resting support for receiving the placement of a child, the infant resting support being suspended from the support frame above the clearance. The infant supporting apparatus has a configuration of use in which the infant supporting apparatus has the leg frame standing on a ground adjacent to a play yard that is received at least partially through the clearance, the infant resting support being suspended from above the play yard and the infant supporting apparatus being attached with the play yard. Moreover, the infant supporting apparatus can be independently used as a standalone device separate from the play yard.

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1. An infant supporting apparatus comprising: a leg frame having foot portions configured to provide support on a floor surface, the leg frame defining a clearance;a support frame connected with the leg frame above the foot portions;an infant resting support for receiving the placement of a child, t

1. An infant supporting apparatus comprising: a leg frame having foot portions configured to provide support on a floor surface, the leg frame defining a clearance;a support frame connected with the leg frame above the foot portions;an infant resting support for receiving the placement of a child, the infant resting support being suspended from the support frame above the clearance; anda latching structure configured to engage with a play yard to attach the infant supporting apparatus with the play yard;wherein the infant supporting apparatus entirely stands alone on a floor surface. 2. The infant supporting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the latching structure is assembled with any of the leg frame and the support frame. 3. The infant supporting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the latching structure is operable to engage with a play yard while the play yard is positioned through the clearance. 4. The infant supporting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the latching structure is operable to engage with a corner joint of an upper hand rail of a play yard, while the play yard is positioned through the clearance. 5. The infant supporting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the leg frame includes a first and a second leg pivotally connected with each other about a pivot axis, and a third and a fourth leg pivotally connected with each other about the same pivot axis. 6. The infant supporting apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the clearance is defined between a first side of the leg frame where the first and second legs are located, and a second side of the leg frame where the third and fourth legs are located. 7. The infant supporting apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the support frame is assembled with upper ends of the first through fourth legs. 8. The infant supporting apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the leg frame further includes a first and a second linkage segment, the first linkage segment has a first and a second end, the second linkage segment has a third and a fourth end, the first and fourth ends of the first and second linkage segments being respectively connected pivotally with the first and second legs, and the second and third ends of the first and second linkage segments being connected with each other about a pivot joint, the pivot joint being located above the pivot axis when the infant supporting apparatus is standing on the foot portions. 9. The infant supporting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the leg frame includes two legs, each of the two legs having an upper end portion respectively assembled with an anchoring mount, the anchoring mount of each of the two legs being configured to mate with a corner joint at an upper hand rail of a play yard while the play yard is nested through the clearance. 10. The infant supporting apparatus according to claim 9, wherein at least one anchoring mount includes a housing, and the latching structure is assembled with the housing. 11. The infant supporting apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the clearance is defined between the two legs, and the infant supporting apparatus is usable in combination with a play yard that is positioned through the clearance between the two legs, the infant resting support being suspended from above the play yard. 12. The infant supporting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the leg frame has a structure operable to adjust a height of the infant resting support above the foot portions. 13. The infant supporting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the support frame and the infant resting support are operable to rotate in unison relative to the leg frame. 14. The infant supporting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when a play yard is positioned through the clearance, the support frame is located above upper hand rails of the play yard. 15. The infant supporting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the infant resting support is configured as a diaper changing platform, a bassinet or a napper station. 16. An infant supporting apparatus comprising: a leg frame having foot portions configured to stand on a floor surface, the leg frame defining a clearance;a support frame assembled with the leg frame above the foot portions; andan infant resting support for receiving the placement of a child, the infant resting support being suspended from the support frame above the clearance;wherein the infant supporting apparatus has a configuration of use in which the infant supporting apparatus has the leg frame standing on a floor surface adjacent to a play yard that is received at least partially through the clearance, the infant supporting apparatus standing on the floor surface independently from the play yard, the infant resting support being suspended from above the play yard and the infant supporting apparatus being attached with the play yard. 17. The infant supporting apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the leg frame includes two legs, when a play yard is positioned through the clearance, the two legs stand on a floor surface adjacent to two opposite outer sidewalls of the play yard. 18. The infant supporting apparatus according to claim 16, further including at least one anchoring mount disposed near the infant resting support, when a play yard is received in the clearance, the anchoring mount being configured to mate with a portion of an upper hand rail of the play yard for restricting displacement of the infant supporting apparatus relative to the play yard. 19. The infant supporting apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the anchoring mount is assembled with a latch operable to engage with a play yard to attach the infant support apparatus with the play yard. 20. The infant supporting apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the anchoring mount of each of the two legs being configured to mate with a corner joint of an upper hand rail of a play yard while the play yard is positioned at least partially in the clearance, and the latch is operable to engage with the corner joint. 21. The infant supporting apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the support frame is assembled with a latch operable to engage with an upper hand rail of a play yard. 22. The infant supporting apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the leg frame includes a first and a second leg pivotally connected with each other about a pivot axis, and a third and a fourth leg pivotally connected with each other about the same pivot axis, the clearance being defined between the first and second legs at a first side, and the third and fourth legs at a second side opposite to the first side. 23. The infant supporting apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the support frame includes a first and a second frame segment, the first frame segment being respectively connected with the first and third legs, and the second frame segment being connected with the second and fourth legs. 24. The infant supporting apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the leg frame further includes a first and a second linkage segment, the first linkage segment has a first and a second end, the second linkage segment has a third and a fourth end, the first and fourth ends of the first and second linkage segments being respectively connected pivotally with the first and second legs, and the second and third ends of the first and second linkage segments being connected with each other about a pivot joint, the pivot joint being located above the pivot axis when the infant supporting apparatus is standing on the foot portions. 25. The infant supporting apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the infant resting support is configured as a diaper changing platform, a bassinet, or a napper station. 26. The infant supporting apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the leg frame has a structure operable to adjust a height of the infant resting support above the foot portions. 27. The infant supporting apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the support frame and the infant resting support are operable to rotate in unison relative to the leg frame. 28. The infant supporting apparatus according to claim 16, wherein when a play yard is positioned through the clearance, the support frame is located above an upper hand rail of the play yard.