Patent ID: 7418746

Claim:
A playard comprising: a collapsible frame structure movable between a folded arrangement and an open arrangement, the collapsible frame structure comprising: a plurality of legs; a plurality of pivot joints, each pivot joint connected to one of the plurality of legs, respectively; at least three interconnected sides between respective adjacent legs, each side including a pair of connected cross members that pivot in relation to one another; a plurality of slider joints, each slider joint slidably engaging one of the legs and connecting one of the legs to one of the cross members; and a latch mechanism comprising a first latch member fixedly attached to a respective leg of the plurality of legs at a position between a corresponding slider joint of the plurality of slider joints and a corresponding pivot joint of the plurality of pivot joints, and further comprising a second latch member coupled to the corresponding slider joint for engagement with the first latch member to maintain the collapsible frame structure in the open arrangement; and a soft goods enclosure supported by the collapsible frame structure, wherein the collapsible frame structure is movable between the open arrangement and the folded arrangement with the soft goods enclosure mounted thereto.