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A playard having a floor and an upper frame is disclosed. The upper frame includes a first end supported a first distance above the floor, a second end supported a second distance above the floor, and at least two opposed sides. Each of the opposed sides includes a first rail, a second rail, and a j

A playard having a floor and an upper frame is disclosed. The upper frame includes a first end supported a first distance above the floor, a second end supported a second distance above the floor, and at least two opposed sides. Each of the opposed sides includes a first rail, a second rail, and a joint joining the first and second rails. The joint is positioned in a first plane when the joint secures the first and second rails in an erected position, the first plane being transversely oriented with respect to the floor.

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1. A playard comprising: a lower frame having a first end and a second end;an upper frame including: a first end including a first rail and a second rail coupled by a first joint; anda second end including a third rail and a fourth rail coupled by a second joint;a first pair of support posts support

1. A playard comprising: a lower frame having a first end and a second end;an upper frame including: a first end including a first rail and a second rail coupled by a first joint; anda second end including a third rail and a fourth rail coupled by a second joint;a first pair of support posts supporting the first end of the upper frame a first distance from the first end of the lower frame; anda second pair of support posts supporting the second end of the upper frame a second distance from the second end of the lower frame, the second distance being different from the first distance such that a vertical distance between the first joint and the lower frame is greater than a vertical distance between the second joint and the lower frame. 2. A playard as defined in claim 1, further including: a first pair of corner housings coupled to the first pair of support posts and the first end of the upper frame to support a first child care accessory at a first height; anda second pair of corner housings coupled to the second pair of support posts and the second end of the upper frame to support the first child care accessory or a second child care accessory at a second height, the second height different than the first height. 3. A playard as defined in claim 1, the upper frame further including: a first side including a fifth rail and a sixth rail coupled by a third joint; anda second side including a seventh rail and an eight rail coupled by a fourth joint. 4. A playard as defined in claim 3, wherein the first joint is opposite the second joint, and the third joint is opposite the fourth joint. 5. A playard as defined in claim 3, wherein the lower frame, when in an erected position, provides a generally horizontal support surface positioned in a first plane. 6. A playard as defined in claim 5, wherein when the upper frame is in an erected position, the first joint is positioned in a second plane, the second plane being parallel to the first plane. 7. A playard as defined in claim 6, wherein when the upper frame is in the erected position, the second joint is positioned in a third plane, the third plane being parallel to the first plane. 8. A playard as defined in claim 5, wherein when the upper frame is in an erected position, the third joint is positioned in a fourth plane, the fourth plane being transversely oriented relative to the first plane. 9. A playard as defined in claim 8, wherein when the upper frame is in the erected position, the fourth joint is positioned in a fifth plane, the fifth plane being transversely oriented relative to the first plane. 10. A playard as defined in claim 9, wherein the fifth plane is parallel to the fourth plane. 11. A playard as defined in claim 10, wherein the fifth plane is co-planar with the fourth plane. 12. A playard as defined in claim 3, wherein a center of the third joint and a center of the fourth joint are positioned a third distance from the lower frame, the third distance different than at least one of the first distance or the second distance. 13. A playard as defined in claim 12, wherein the third distance is less than the first distance and greater than the second distance. 14. A playard as defined in claim 3, wherein the fifth rail is generally downwardly curved relative to the lower frame and the sixth rail is generally upwardly curved relative to the lower frame. 15. A playard as defined in claim 14 wherein the third joint includes one or more linear portions disposed between the fifth rail and the sixth rail. 16. A playard as defined in claim 3, wherein the fifth rail is pivotally coupled to the sixth rail via the third joint. 17. A playard comprising: a lower frame having a first end and a second end;an upper frame including: a first end including a first rail pivotally coupled to a second rail;a second end including a third rail pivotally coupled to a fourth rail;a first side including a fifth rail pivotally coupled to a sixth rail; anda second side including a seventh rail pivotally coupled to an eighth rail;a first pair of support posts supporting the first end of the upper frame a first vertical distance from the first end of the lower frame; anda second pair of support posts supporting the second end of the upper frame a second vertical distance from the second end of the lower frame, the first vertical distance being greater than the second vertical distance. 18. A playard as defined in claim 17, wherein the fifth rail is generally downwardly curved relative to the lower frame and the sixth rail is generally upwardly curved relative to the lower frame. 19. A playard as defined in claim 18, wherein the seventh rail is generally downwardly curved relative to the lower frame and the eighth rail is generally upwardly curved relative to the lower frame. 20. A playard as defined in claim 17, further including: a first pair of corner housings coupled to the first pair of support posts and the first end of the upper frame to support a first child care accessory at a first height; anda second pair of corner housings coupled to the second pair of support posts and the second end of the upper frame to support the first child care accessory or a second child care accessory at a second height, the second height different than the first height. 21. A playard as defined in claim 17, wherein the lower frame, when in an erected position, provides a generally horizontal support surface positioned in a first plane. 22. A playard as defined in claim 21, wherein when the upper frame is in an erected position: a substantially linear portion of the first rail is positioned in a second plane;a substantially linear portion of the second rail is positioned in a third plane;a substantially linear portion of the third rail is positioned in a fourth plane;a substantially linear portion of the fourth rail is positioned in a fifth plane;a substantially linear portion of the fifth rail is positioned in a sixth plane;a substantially linear portion of the sixth rail is positioned in a seventh plane;a substantially linear portion of the seventh rail is positioned in an eighth plane; anda substantially linear portion of the eighth rail is positioned in a ninth plane. 23. A playard as defined in claim 22, wherein the second plane is parallel relative to the first plane, the fourth plane is parallel relative to the first plane, and the second plane is non-coplanar relative to the fourth plane. 24. A playard as defined in claim 22, wherein the second plane is parallel relative to the first plane, the seventh plane is parallel relative to the first plane, and the second plane is non-coplanar relative to the seventh plane. 25. A playard as defined in claim 22, wherein respective ones of the second plane and the third plane are parallel relative to the first plane and coplanar relative to one another, respective ones of the fourth plane and the fifth plane are parallel relative to the first plane and coplanar relative to one another, and respective ones of the second plane and the third plane are non-coplanar relative to respective ones of the fourth plane and the fifth plane. 26. A playard as defined in claim 22, wherein respective ones of the second plane, the third plane, the sixth plane and the eighth plane are parallel relative to the first plane and coplanar relative to one another, respective ones of the fourth plane, the fifth plane, the seventh plane and the ninth plane are parallel relative to the first plane and coplanar relative to one another, and respective ones of the second plane, the third plane, the sixth plane and the eighth plane are non-coplanar relative to respective ones of the fourth plane, the fifth plane, the seventh plane and the ninth plane.