Foldable playard

A foldable playard, comprising:

• a plurality of vertical tubes, each vertical tube comprising:
• a bar member;
• a corner affixed to a top of the bar member;
• and
• a slider movably translated along the bar member;
• a plurality of X-typed frames, each of the X-typed frames comprising a pair of frame members connected between two adjacent vertical tubes via the corner and the slider, each frame member having a first end rotatably connected to the corner and a second end rotatably connected to the slider of the two adjacent vertical tubes;
• and
• a latching mechanism, comprising:
• a latch body, comprising a first end and a second end opposite to each other, the first end being disposed on the corner of one vertical tube;
• and
• a locking portion disposed on the second end, the locking portion having an engaging surface to selectively directly contact and disengage from a selected frame member of the X-typed frame in response to motion of the latch body, the engaging surface directly contacts the selected frame member at a location along the selected frame member that is adjacent to the rotatable connection between the second end of the selected frame member and the slider.