Patent ID: 9301624
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: A47D

Claim Text:
1. A play yard apparatus comprising: a frame having a plurality of upright posts, the upright posts having a top, a bottom, and a clamp formed on at least one longitudinal side of the post, and a flexible enclosure having a plurality of edges inserted in the clamps, wherein the clamp comprises: a housing having an opening for receiving at least one of the edges of the flexible enclosure and defining an interior channel within the housing, the housing comprising a proximal arm connected to the longitudinal side of the upright post and a distal arm; a flag piece, which is positioned in the interior channel of the housing, connected to the edge of the enclosure; and a locking piece positioned across the interior channel from the flag piece, wherein a frictional engagement between the locking piece and the flag piece maintains the flag piece and the edge connected thereto in the interior channel, wherein an end of the distal arm located nearest the opening of the clamp includes an inward projecting lip adapted to be received within a recess of the flag piece for maintaining the flag piece within the clamp.