Patent ID: 8966679
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: A47D

Abstract:
1. A collapsible frame for a children's play yard, the frame comprising: one or more lower frame members at least partially defining a floor of the play yard frame, the lower frame members being configured for movement between an expanded frame configuration and a collapsed frame configuration; and a locking mechanism operatively connected to one or more of the lower frame members, the locking mechanism comprising: wherein the locking mechanism is configured to prevent the lower frame members from being adjusted from the expanded frame configuration to the collapsed frame configuration when in the locked position, and wherein the locking mechanism is configured to permit the lower frame members to be adjusted from the expanded frame configuration to the collapsed frame configuration when in the unlocked position; and wherein at least one of the lower frame members is pivotably connected to the hub member at a height beneath the rotatable member such that, when the locking mechanism is in the locked position, a lower surface of the rotatable member will engage the at least one of the lower frame members where the at least one of the lower frame members is pivoted upwardly toward the collapsed frame configuration and, when the locking mechanism is in the unlocked position, the lower surface of the rotatable member will not engage the at least one of the lower frame members where the at least one of the lower frame members is pivoted upwardly toward the collapsed frame configuration.