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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2008
Arthur L. Gehr, East Earl, PA (US);
Michael L. Longenecker, Ephrata, PA (US);
Robert T. Pike, Reading, PA (US);
Gregory S. Sellers, Christiana, PA (US);
Joshua E. Clapper, King of Prussia, PA (US);
Arthur L. Gehr, East Earl, PA (US);
Michael L. Longenecker, Ephrata, PA (US);
Robert T. Pike, Reading, PA (US);
Gregory S. Sellers, Christiana, PA (US);
Joshua E. Clapper, King of Prussia, PA (US);
Graco Children's Products Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A playard is movable between an open arrangement and a folded arrangement. The playard includes a plurality of legs, a plurality of pivot joints connected to the plurality of legs, and a plurality of slider joints engaging the plurality of legs. A plurality of cross members are arranged in pairs extending between the legs, and at least one latch mechanism is operable in a latched condition to maintain a predetermined gap along a leg between one of the slider joints and one of the pivot joints to prevent movement of the playard toward the folded arrangement. A plurality of top rail segments extend between the legs to define an upper periphery of the playard.