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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2003
Andrew Mendenhall, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Michael C. Dorsey, Brownsburg, IN (US);
Jason S. Andrews, Indianapolis, IN (US);
James M. Kain, Troy, OH (US);
Richard Glover, Greenwood, IN (US);
Andrew Mendenhall, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Michael C. Dorsey, Brownsburg, IN (US);
Jason S. Andrews, Indianapolis, IN (US);
James M. Kain, Troy, OH (US);
Richard Glover, Greenwood, IN (US);
Cosco Management, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
According to the present disclosure, a playyard top rail includes a left rail and a right rail mounted to pivot about a pivot axis relative to the right rail. The playyard top rail further includes a rail lock associated with the left and right rails. The rail lock is configured to lock the right rail to the left rail upon movement of the left and right rails to an in-line erected position and movement of the rail lock in a first direction along the pivot axis to a rail-locking position. Once the rail lock is moved in an opposite second direction along the pivot axis to a rail-releasing position, the left and right rails are free to pivot relative to one another about the pivot axis to assume a side-by-side collapsed position. An extensible cord is coupled at one end to the left rail and at another end to the right rail and supported in the middle on a lock housing containing the rail lock to define a bowed fabric support overlying a portion of the left and right rails.