Patent Publication Number: US-8522374-B2

Title: Infant-care furniture

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     The present disclosure relates to juvenile furniture, and particularly to playyards. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to accessories for playyards. 
     SUMMARY 
     Infant-care furniture in accordance with the present disclosure includes a playyard having a playyard frame and a covering coupled to the playyard frame. The infant-care furniture also includes a playyard accessory unit coupled to the playyard frame. 
     In illustrative embodiments, the playyard accessory unit includes an accessory frame coupled to the playyard frame and a case comprising separate, storage, hamper, and charger shells made of a fabric material. The case is draped over and coupled to the accessory frame to create storage, hamper, and infant changer modules arranged to lie adjacent to the playyard. 
     An illustrative accessory frame in accordance with the present disclosure includes an upper pedestal section coupled to a top rail system in the playyard frame. The upper pedestal system is configured to support the changer shell in a position above one end of the playyard. The upper pedestal section includes a changer rim coupled to the changer shell and two changer rim support legs coupled to separate top corners of the playyard frame and arranged to extend upwardly away from the playyard frame to mate with the changer rim and support the changer shell above one end of the playyard. 
     The illustrative accessory frame also includes a lower foundation section coupled to a playyard floor system included in the playyard frame. This lower foundation section extends from a corner foot included in the playyard floor system outwardly away from the playyard. An upright auxiliary leg included in the accessory frame has a lower end coupled to a free end of the lower foundation section and an upper end coupled to the changer rim. The auxiliary leg is also coupled to the storage shell so that the storage shell is tethered to the accessory frame. 
     In illustrative embodiments, the storage shell includes several open shelves. The storage and hamper shells are arranged normally to extend downwardly from an underside of the changer shell and lie in side-by-side relation to one another next to one end of the playyard. The hamper shell can be separated from the changer and storage shells by means of a zipper or other suitable releasable fastener. 
     Additional features of the present disclosure will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon consideration of illustrative embodiments exemplifying the best mode of carrying out the disclosure as presently perceived. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The detailed description particularly refers to the accompanying figures in which: 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of infant-care furniture in accordance with the present disclosure showing a playyard accessory unit coupled to a playyard and configured to include an infant changer module above one end of the playyard, a storage module under one end of the infant changer module, and a hamper module under an opposite end of the infant changer module; 
         FIG. 2  is another perspective view of the infant-care furniture of  FIG. 1  showing a playyard floor support system included in the playyard; 
         FIG. 3  is a side elevation view of the infant-care furniture of  FIGS. 1 and 2  showing the playyard on the right and the playyard accessory unit on the left; 
         FIG. 4  is an enlarged front view of the infant-care furniture of  FIGS. 1-3  showing the storage module on the left; the hamper module on the right, and the infant changer module on top; 
         FIG. 5  is an exploded perspective assembly view of the infant-care furniture of  FIGS. 1-4  showing the playyard (with the fabric covering omitted), an upper pedestal section and a lower foundation section included in an accessory frame mounted on one end of the playyard, a case made mostly of fabric and configured to include a changer shell, a storage shell, and a hamper shell and an upright auxiliary leg included in the accessory frame but not yet coupled to the case or to the upper pedestal and lower foundation sections; 
         FIG. 6  is an enlarged exploded perspective assembly view of the playyard accessory unit and a portion of the playyard and showing a diagrammatic representation of the case and an illustrative accessory frame configured to support the case and showing that the accessory frame comprises a three-segment changer rim, two short (vertical) changer rim support legs, a much longer (vertical) auxiliary leg, and an S-shaped connector rail adapted to be coupled at a right end thereof to a lower end of the auxiliary leg and a left end thereof to a rail receptacle included in the playyard frame; 
         FIGS. 7-10  show an illustrative method of assembling various components to produce a playyard accessory unit mounted on one end of a playyard; 
         FIG. 7  shows the changer shell included in the case mounted on the changer rim before the first and second changer rim support legs coupled to the changer rim are mounted on corner pieces included in a top rail system of a companion playyard and also shows the storage shell arranged to hang downwardly from an underside of the changer shell; 
         FIG. 8  shows that the S-shaped connector rail has been coupled to the playyard by inserting the left end of the connector rail into the rail receptacle included in the playyard frame and located near one of the corner feet included in the playyard frame; 
         FIG. 9  shows that a portion of the accessory frame has been mounted on two of the corner pieces included in a top rail system provided in the playyard frame to position the changer and storage shells alongside one end of the playyard while an installer holds the infant changer module in a level orientation with one hand while inserting the auxiliary leg into a sleeve formed in the storage shell with the other hand; 
         FIG. 10  shows that a lower end of the auxiliary leg has been inserted into a lower leg receiver formed in the foot coupled to the right end of the S-shaped connector rail and that an upper end of auxiliary leg has been inserted into an upper leg receiver formed in one of the rim mounts coupled to the changer rim so that the auxiliary leg is installed to complete assembly of the accessory frame and to hold the infant changer module in a level orientation and showing that the removable hamper shell can be coupled to the changer and storage shells at this stage of assembly using a zipper-style fastener (the hamper shell can also be coupled to the changer and storage shells at the stage shown in  FIG. 7 ); and 
         FIG. 11  is an enlarged partial side elevation view of the playyard accessory unit shown in  FIG. 3  showing that the changer rim is mounted on the changer rim support legs for pivotable movement about a horizontal pivot axis and showing that the changer rim would pivot in a counterclockwise direction about the horizontal pivot axis if the auxiliary leg is separated from its companion rim mount on the changer rim. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Infant-care furniture  10  includes a playyard  12  and a playyard accessory unit  14  coupled to playyard  12  as shown, for example, in  FIGS. 1-4 . Playyard accessory unit  14  comprises storage, hamper, and infant changer modules  16 ,  18 , and  20 . Illustrative components included in playyard accessory unit  14  can be assembled in the field by a caregiver as suggested in  FIGS. 7-10  to couple playyard accessory unit  14  to a first end of playyard  12  so that infant changer module  20  lies above playyard  12  and storage and hamper modules  16 ,  18  lie in side-by-side relation to one another and alongside the first end of playyard  12  and under an outer portion of changer module  20 . 
     Playyard  12  includes a playyard frame  22 , a fabric cover  24 , and a removable floor mat  26  in an illustrative embodiment shown, for example, in  FIGS. 1 ,  2 , and  5 . Playyard frame  22  includes four corner legs  31 ,  32 ,  33 , and  34  as shown, for example, in  FIG. 5  and is collapsible in the illustrated embodiment. Playyard frame  22  also includes a playyard floor system, or playyard floor support system,  28  coupled to lower ends of corner legs  31 ,  32 ,  33 , and  34  and a top rail system  30  coupled to upper ends of corner legs  31 ,  32 ,  33 , and  34  as suggested in  FIG. 5 . Playyard  12  is formed to include an interior child-receiving region  27  defined, for example, by fabric cover  24  and floor mat  26  as suggested in  FIG. 1 . 
     Playyard accessory unit  14  includes an accessory frame  36  and a case  40  coupled to accessory frame  36  to define storage, hamper, and infant changer modules  16 ,  18 , and  20 . Accessory frame  36  includes an upper pedestal section  37 , a lower foundation section  38 , and an auxiliary leg  39  as shown, for example, in  FIGS. 5 and 6 . Case  40  includes changer, storage, and hamper shells  41 ,  42 , and  43  made of a suitable fabric material and hamper fastener  44  shown illustratively in  FIG. 5  and diagrammatically in  FIG. 6 . 
     Playyard floor system  28  is shown, for example, in  FIG. 2  and includes a rail mount  280 , floor support rails  281 ,  282 ,  283 , and  284 , and auxiliary support rails  285 ,  286 . Playyard floor system  28  also includes a first corner foot  28 F 1 , a second corner foot  28 F 2 , a third corner foot  28 F 3 , and a fourth corner foot  28 F 4  as suggested in  FIG. 2 . A wheel  287  is coupled to each of third and fourth corner feet  28 F 3 ,  28 F 4  as suggested in  FIGS. 2 and 5 . Reference is made to U.S. Pat. No. 7,043,779, which patent is hereby incorporated by reference herein, for disclosures relating to playyards and particularly to a collapsible frame of a playyard. 
     As suggested in  FIG. 2 , first floor support rail  281  interconnects rail mount  280  and first corner foot  28 F 1  and second floor support rail  282  interconnects rail mount  280  and second corner foot  28 F 2 . Also, third floor support rail  283  interconnects rail mount  280  and third corner foot  28 F 2  and fourth floor support rail  284  interconnects rail mount  280  and fourth corner foot  28 F 4 . One end of each of auxiliary support rails  285 ,  286  is coupled to rail mount  280  as suggested in  FIG. 2 . Floor mat  26  is configured to lay on top of rail mount  280  and support rails  281 - 286  as suggested in  FIGS. 2 and 5 . 
     Top rail system  30  of playyard  12  includes four corner pieces  30 C 1 ,  30 C 2 ,  30 C 3 , and  30 C 4  as suggested in  FIG. 5 . System  30  also includes a first end rail  301  arranged to interconnect first and second corner pieces  30 C 1 ,  30 C 2 , a first side rail  302  arranged to interconnect second and third corner pieces  30 C 2 ,  30 C 3 , a second end rail  303  arranged to interconnect third and fourth corner pieces  30 C 3 ,  30 C 4 , and a second side rail  304  arranged to interconnect fourth and first corner pieces  30 C 4 ,  30 C 1  as suggested in  FIG. 5 . Each of end and side rails  301 - 304  is foldable about a horizontal fold axis extending through a fold unit included in a middle portion of each rail  301 - 304 . Illustrative fold units  301 F,  302 F,  303 F, and  304 F are shown in  FIG. 5 . 
     Accessory frame  36  of playyard accessory unit  14  is coupled to one end of playyard  12  as suggested in  FIG. 5 . Accessory frame  36  is configured to provide a framework onto which changer, storage, and hamper shells  41 - 43  can be draped to form infant changer module  20 , storage module  16 , and hamper module  18  as suggested in  FIGS. 1 ,  2 ,  5 , and  6 . 
     Upper pedestal section  37  of accessory frame  36  is coupled to top rail system  30  and arranged to extend above playyard  12  as shown, for example, in  FIG. 5 . Lower foundation section  38  of accessory frame  36  is coupled to playyard floor system  28  and arranged to extend away from playyard  12  to provide a foundation for auxiliary leg  39  as suggested in  FIGS. 5 and 6 . Auxiliary leg  39  is arranged to extend upwardly from lower foundation section  38  to mate with upper pedestal section  37  and lie outside interior child-receiving region  27  and in spaced-apart relation to playyard  12  as suggested in  FIGS. 5 ,  6 ,  9 , and  10 . Auxiliary leg  39  is a steel tube in an illustrative embodiment. 
     Case  40  of playyard accessory unit  14  is coupled to accessory frame  36  as suggested in  FIGS. 2 and 5 . Case  40  is configured to include changer shell  41 , storage shell  42 , and hamper shell  43  as shown illustratively in  FIG. 5  and diagrammatically in  FIG. 6 . Changer shell  41  is coupled to upper pedestal section  37  to define infant changer module  20 . Storage shell  42  is coupled to changer shell  41  and located below changer shell  41  to define storage module  16 . Hamper shell  43  is coupled to changer shell  41  and located alongside storage shell  42  and below changer shell  41  to define hamper module  18 . In an illustrative embodiment, case  40  is configured to allow a caregiver to remove hamper shell  43  from other shells  41 ,  42  as suggested in  FIG. 10  to make it easier to transport laundry items deposited in an article-storage chamber  43 C formed in hamper shell  43  to the laundry. 
     Upper pedestal section  37  of accessory frame  36  includes a changer rim  50  and first and second changer rim support legs  51 ,  52  as shown, for example, in  FIGS. 5 and 6 . Changer rim  50  is located above playyard frame  22 . First changer rim support leg  51  is coupled to first corner piece  30 C 1  of top rail system  30  and arranged to extend upwardly away from playyard frame  22  and mate with changer rim  50 . Second changer rim support leg  32  is coupled to second corner piece  30 C 2  of top rail system  30  and arranged to extend upwardly away from playyard frame  22  and mate with changer rim  50 . 
     Auxiliary leg  39  is coupled to changer rim  50  and to lower foundation section  38  to retain changer rim  50  in a stationary position relative to playyard frame  22  as suggested in  FIGS. 5 ,  6 ,  9 , and  10 . Changer shell  41  is coupled to changer rim  50  to define infant changer module  20  and to support storage and hamper shells  42 ,  43  alongside playyard  12  to define storage and hamper modules  16 ,  18 . 
     Changer rim  50  has an oblong shape and includes first and second end rails  53 ,  55  and first and second side rails  54 ,  56  as suggested in  FIG. 5 . First end rail  53  is coupled to first changer rim support leg  51 . Second end rail  55  is coupled to second changer rim support leg  52 . First side rail  54  is arranged to interconnect first and second end rails  53 ,  55  and lie over interior child-receiving region  27  formed in playyard frame  22  as suggested in  FIGS. 3 and 4 . Second side rail  56  is coupled to auxiliary leg  39  and arranged to interconnect first and second end rails  53 ,  55  and lie in spaced-apart relation to first side rail  54  over lower foundation section  38  of accessory frame  39  as suggested in  FIGS. 3 and 4 . 
     The oblong shape of changer rim  50  resembles a clock dial in an illustrative embodiment as suggested in  FIG. 5 . First changer rim support leg  51  mates with changer rim  50  at about a 6 o&#39;clock position on changer rim  50 . Auxiliary leg  39  mates with changer rim  50  at about 9 o&#39;clock position on changer rim  50 . Second changer rim support leg  52  mates with changer rim  50  at about a 12 o&#39;clock position on changer rim  50 . 
     Storage shell  42  of case  40  is coupled to auxiliary leg  39  and arranged to extend downwardly from changer shell  41  toward lower foundation section  38  as shown, for example, in  FIGS. 4 ,  5 ,  9 , and  10 . Storage shell  42  includes horizontally extending shelves  421 ,  422 ,  423  arranged to lie in a second space S 2  provided between auxiliary leg  39  and second changer rim support leg  52  as suggested in  FIGS. 9 and 10 . 
     Hamper shell  43  is arranged to lie in a first space S 1  provided between auxiliary leg  39  and first changer rim support  51 . Hamper shell  43  is formed to include an interior region  43 C and a front wall  431  of hamper shell  43  is formed to include an aperture opening  432  into interior region  43 C of hamper shell  43  as suggested in  FIGS. 3-5  and  10 . 
     Case  40  is also formed to include hamper-removal means  44  for fastening hamper shell  43  temporarily to changer and storage shells  41 ,  42  so that hamper shell  43  can be separated from changer and storage shells  41 ,  42  as suggested in  FIG. 10  at the option of a user and removed from the first space S 1  provided between auxiliary leg  39  and first changer rim support leg  41  while changer and storage shells  41 ,  42  remain coupled to accessory frame  36 . In illustrative embodiments, hamper-removal means  44  comprises a zipper or other releasable fastener. Zipper  44  can be used in one embodiment to couple hamper shell  43  to both of changer and storage shells  41 ,  42 . In other embodiments, zipper  44  can be used to couple hamper shell  43  to either changer shell  41  or to storage shell  42 . It is within the scope of this disclosure to use any suitable releasable fastener in place of zipper  44 . 
     Changer shell  41  includes a floor  41 F arranged to lie in a space provided between auxiliary leg  39  and first and second changer rim supports  51 ,  52 . Floor  41 F includes an inner portion arranged to lie over playyard floor support system  28  and interior child-receiving region  27  above playyard floor support  28  and an outer portion arranged to lie over lower foundation section  38  of accessory frame  36 . 
     Top rail system  30  includes a first corner piece  30 C 1  coupled to first changer support rim  51 , a second corner piece  30 C 2  coupled to second changer support rim  52 , and an end rail  301  coupled to first and second corner pieces  30 C 1 ,  30 C 2  as shown, for example, in  FIG. 5 . Changer shell  41  includes a floor  41 F arranged to lie over end rail  301  as suggested in  FIGS. 5 and 1 . 
     Playyard floor support system  28  includes a first corner foot  28 F 1  arranged to lie under first corner piece  30 C 1  and coupled to first corner leg  31 . First corner leg  31  is arranged to lie in spaced-apart parallel relation to auxiliary leg  39  and interconnect first corner foot  28 F 1  and first corner piece  30 C 1 . Second corner foot  28 F 2  is arranged to lie under second corner piece  30 C 1  and coupled to second corner leg  32 . Second corner leg  32  is arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to auxiliary leg  39  and interconnect second corner foot  28 F 2  and second corner piece  30 C 2 . Hamper shell  43  is arranged to lie in a space  51  provided between auxiliary leg  39  and first corner leg  31  as suggested in  FIGS. 2 and 9 . Storage shell  42  is arranged to lie in a space S 2  provided between auxiliary leg  39  and second corner leg  32  as suggested in  FIGS. 2 and 9 . 
     Lower foundation section  38  of accessory frame  36  is arranged to lie under storage shell  41 . Auxiliary leg  39  is coupled to storage shell  41 . Second corner foot  28 F 2  of playyard floor system  28  is adapted to set on ground underlying playyard  12  and an accessory-frame mount  60  included in playyard floor system  28  associated with second corner foot  28 F 2 . Lower foundation section  38  of accessory frame  36  is coupled to accessory-frame mount  60  and to auxiliary leg  39  and arranged to lie under a portion of changer rim  50  that is coupled to auxiliary leg  39 . 
     Changer rim  50  includes inner and outer portions  50   i ,  50   o  as suggested in  FIGS. 5 and 6 . Inner portion  50   i  is arranged to lie over playyard floor support system  28  and coupled to first changer rim support leg  51  as suggested in  FIG. 5 . Outer portion  50   o  is arranged to lie over lower foundation section  38  of accessory frame  36  a suggested in  FIG. 5 . Each of storage and hamper shells  42 ,  43  is arranged to lie under outer portion  50   o  of changer rim  50  as suggested in  FIG. 3 . 
     Upper pedestal section  39  of accessory frame  36  includes changer rim  50  located above playyard frame  14  and pivot means for supporting changer rim  50  for pivotable movement about a horizontal pivot axis  100 A relative to playyard  12  as suggested in  FIGS. 6 ,  7 , and  11 . Changer shell  41  is coupled to changer rim  50  to define infant changer module  20 . Auxiliary leg  39  is coupled to changer rim  50  as suggested in  FIGS. 1 ,  5 ,  6 , and  11  to block pivotable movement of changer rim  50  about horizontal pivot axis  100 A and to support changer shell  41  in a stationary position above playyard  12  and storage and hamper shells  42 ,  43  alongside the playyard  12 . As suggested in  FIG. 11 , unless auxiliary leg  39  is coupled to changer rim  50 , then changer rim  50  will pivot about horizontal pivot axis  100 A in counterclockwise direction  100 CCW to assume a tilted position in which no infant changer module  20  is defined. 
     Pivot means  100  includes a first changer rims support leg  51  comprising a first upright pole  51 P 1  coupled to top rail system  30  and a first rim mount  51 M 1  coupled to changer rim  50 . First rim mount  51 M 1  is configured to include a first bracket B 1  coupled to a free end of first upright pole  51 P 1  and a first pivot axle A 1  coupled to first bracket B 1  and to changer rim  50 . First pivot axle A 1  is arranged to extend along horizontal pivot axis  100 A to support changer rim  50  for pivotable movement about horizontal pivot axis  100 A. 
     Pivot means  100  further includes a second changer rim support leg  52  comprising a second upright pole  52 P 2  coupled to top rail system  30  and a second rim mount  52 M 2  coupled to changer rim  50 . Second rim mount  52 M 2  is configured to include a second bracket B 2  coupled to a free end of second upright pole  52 P 2  and a second pivot axle A 2 . Second pivot axle A 2  is coupled to second bracket B 2  and to changer rim  50  and arranged to extend along horizontal pivot axis  100 A to support changer rim  50  for pivotable movement about horizontal pivot axis  100 . First corner piece  30 C 1  of top rail system  30  is coupled to first rim mount  51 M 1  of first changer rim support leg  51 . Second corner piece  30 C 2  of top rail system  30  is coupled to second rim mount  52 M 2  of second changer rim support leg  52 . End rail  301  of top rail system  30  is arranged to interconnect the first and second corner pieces  30 C 1 ,  30 C 2  and to lie under a floor  41 F of cradle shell  41 . 
     Storage shell  42  is formed to include horizontally extending shelves  421 ,  422 ,  423  as suggested in  FIGS. 1 and 7 . Each of shelves  421 - 423  is coupled to rectangular side and back walls  424 ,  425  of storage shell  42 . A front aperture  426  formed in a front wall  427  of storage shell  42  is arranged to open into an interior region  427  formed in storage shell  42  to contain shelves  421 - 423  therein as suggested in  FIG. 9 . 
     Storage shell  42  has an upright quarter-round shape characterized by a pie-shaped floor  421  defining a quarter section of a circle, a curved outer front wall  427  facing away from playyard  12 , a rectangular back wall  425  facing toward playyard  12 , and a rectangular side wall  424  as suggested in  FIGS. 1 ,  7 , and  9 . Hamper shell  43  has an upright quarter-round shape characterized by a pie-shaped floor  431  defining a quarter section of a circle, a curved outer front wall  431  facing away from the playyard, a rectangular back wall  435  facing toward the playyard, and a rectangular side wall  434  as suggested in  FIGS. 2 and 10 . Rectangular side wall  424  of storage shell  42  is arranged to face toward and lie in confronting relation to rectangular side wall of hamper shell  43  as suggested in  FIGS. 2 and 10 . Rectangular side wall  424  of storage shell  42  is arranged to face toward and lie in confronting relation to rectangular side wall of hamper shell  43 . 
     As suggested in  FIG. 6 , accessory-frame mount  60  of playyard floor system  28  includes a rail receptacle  601  formed to include a rail-receiver passageway  602 . Rail receptacle  601  is coupled to a foot receiver  603  sized to receive and mate with second corner foot  28 F 2  and with floor support rail  282 . 
     Assembly of components included in accessory frame  36  is shown, for example, in  FIG. 6 . An inner end  138   i  of an S-shaped connector rail  138  included in lower foundation section  38  is inserted into rail-receiver passageway  602  of rail receptacle  601  and retained in place using, for example, a valco pin. An outer end  138   o  of S-shaped connector rail  138  is coupled to a foot  138 F included in lower foundation section  38  to mate lower foundation section to playyard  12  as suggested in  FIG. 8 . 
     Auxiliary leg  39  includes a lower rod  391 , an upper rod  392 , and a rod retainer  392  configured to define means for retaining upper rod  392  in fixed in-line relation to lower rod  391  as suggested in  FIGS. 5 and 6 . Lower rod  391  is configured to mate with a lower leg receiver  138 LR formed in auxiliary foot  138 F. Upper rod  392  is configured to extend into upper leg receiver  50 LR formed in changer rim  50 . 
     In an illustrative embodiment, changer rim  50  includes an outer segment  50 S 3  providing one-half of changer rim  50 , a first inner segment  50 S 1  providing one-quarter of changer rim  50 , and a second inner segment  50 S 2  providing one-quarter of rim changer  50  as suggested in  FIG. 56 . Changer rim  50  also includes a third rim mount  53  formed to include an upper leg receiver  50 LR and coupled to second inner segment  50 S 2  and configured to receive and mate with auxiliary leg  39  as suggested in  FIG. 6 . 
     An illustrative method of assembling various components to produce a playyard accessory unit  14  mounted on one end of playyard  12  is shown in  FIGS. 7-10 . Changer shell  41  included in case  40  is mounted on changer rim  50  to produce a subassembly  200  shown in  FIG. 7 . The S-shaped connector rail  138  of lower foundation section  38  is then coupled to playyard  12  by inserting the left end of connector rail  138  into rail-receiving passageway  602  of the rail receptacle  601  that is included in playyard frame  22  and located near second corner foot  28 F 2  included in playyard frame  22  as suggested in  FIGS. 6 and 8 . Then subassembly  200  is moved by the caregiver to cause first and second changer rim support legs  51 ,  52  coupled to changer rim  50  to be mounted on corner pieces included in a top rail system  30  of a companion playyard  12  so that storage shell  42  is arranged to hang downwardly from an underside of changer shell  41  as shown, for example, in  FIG. 9 . 
     The next step in the assembly process is to install auxiliary leg  39  as suggested in  FIG. 9 . A portion of accessory frame  136  has been mounted on first and second corner pieces  30 C 1 ,  30 C 2  included in top rail system  30  provided in playyard frame  22  to position changer and storage shells  41 ,  42  alongside one end of playyard  12 . The caregiver then holds infant changer module  20  in a level orientation with one hand while inserting auxiliary leg  30  into a sleeve  410  formed in storage shell  41  with the other hand. Then, a lower end of auxiliary leg  39  is inserted into lower leg receiver  138 LR formed in auxiliary foot  138 F coupled to the right end of S-shaped connector rail  138  and an upper end of auxiliary leg  139  is inserted into upper leg receiver  50 LR formed in third rim mount  53  included in changer rim  50  so that auxiliary leg  39  is installed to complete assembly of accessory frame  36  and to hold infant changer module  20  in a level orientation. 
     Removable hamper shell  43  then can be coupled to changer and storage shells  41 ,  42  at this stage of assembly using a zipper-style fastener  44 . Hamper shell  43  can also be coupled to changer and storage shells  41 ,  42  at the stage shown in  FIG. 7 . Various tie-down straps  104  can be used to tether hamper shell  43  to accessory frame  36  or other portions of furniture  10 . A basket  106  made of netting material can be provided on hamper shell  43  as illustrated to provide further storage as shown, for example, in  FIGS. 3 and 4 .