Patent ID: 6915545

Claim:
A latch mechanism for a collapsible playyard, comprising: a saddle having opposed parallel faces and a central aperture defined in between the opposed faces receiving opposed rail components, the opposed faces each having at least an aperture, a first guide slot provided at an upper, central position of the saddle, and a second and a third guide slots provided lengthwise of the saddle substantially at an intermediate position of the saddle, at least a fastening means extending through the aperture such that the saddle is pivotally coupled with the opposed rail components, an urging block mounted within the central aperture of the saddle at substantially the center portion of the saddle, and being located between the opposed rail components, a first guide pin operatively connected to the urging block and slidably received in the first guide slot, and a second and third guide pins slidably received in the second and third guide slots, respectively, a flexible strap connecting the guide pins to the urging block, whereby upon the exertion of a pressing force on the urging blocks, the flexible strap moves each of the guide pins in the respective guide slots to a position in which the rails components are released to move to a collapsed orientation from an erect deployed orientation.