Foldable playard having X-frame assemblies, oval-shaped leg assemblies, and canopy cover

A frame for a foldable playard, the frame having a compact folded configuration for storage of the frame and a deployed unfolded configuration to support the foldable playard, in an upright position on a ground surface, to contain a child in an interior space of the foldable playard, the frame comprising:

• a plurality of leg support assemblies extending upward from the ground surface when the frame is in the deploved unfolded configuration, each leg support assembly of the plurality of leg support assemblies having an oval-shaped cross-section and comprising:
• a bottom end supported by the ground surface;
• and
• a top portion opposite to the bottom end;
• and a plurality of X-frame assemblies coupled to the plurality of leg support assemblies, each X-frame assembly of the plurality of X-frame assemblies being coupled to respective top portions of adjacent leg support assemblies of the plurality of leg support assemblies when the frame is in the deployed unfolded configuration such that, in the deployed unfolded configuration of the frame:
• the plurality of X-frame assemblies forms a top perimeter structure of the frame outlining the interior space of the foldable playard;
• and
• the plurality of X-frame assemblies does not significantly impede visibility of the child when the child is in the interior space of the foldable playard, wherein the plurality of X-frame assemblies constitutes the only interconnection in the frame between respective pairs of leg support assemblies of the plurality of leg support assemblies, wherein each leg support assembly of the plurality of leg support assemblies comprises:
• a leg tube having a top end;
• a corner coupled to the top end of the leg tube;
• and a slider slidably coupled to the leg tube such that the slider is disposed proximate to the corner in the top portion of the leg support assembly when the foldable plavard is in the unfolded configuration, wherein:
• respective sliders in the plurality of leg support assemblies are identical;
• and respective corners in the plurality of leg support assemblies are identical;
• wherein:
• the plurality of leg support assemblies comprises:
• a first leg support assembly comprising a first corner and a first slider;
• and a second leg support assembly comprising a second corner and a second slider;
• and the plurality of X-frame assemblies comprises a first X-frame assembly disposed between and coupled to the first leg support assembly and the second leg support assembly, the first X-frame assembly comprising:
• a first X-tube rotatably coupled to the first corner of the first leg support assembly and the second slider of the second leg support assembly;
• and a second X-tube rotatably coupled to the second corner of the second leg support assembly and the first slider of the first leg support assembly, the second X-tube being rotatably coupled to the first X-tube;
• wherein:
• respective leg tubes of the first leg support assembly and the second leg support assembly have identical lengths (L);
• the first X-tube and the second X-tube of the first X-frame assembly are positioned within respective top portions of the first leg support assembly and the second leg support assembly when the frame is in the deployed unfolded configuration;
• and the respective top portions of the first leg support assembly and the second leg support assembly constitute less than or equal to 20% of the identical lengths;
• wherein:
• the first X-frame assembly is coupled to a first top portion of the first leg support assembly;
• the frame further comprises one latch mechanism coupled to the first X-frame assembly to constrain movement of the first X-frame assembly and thereby maintain the frame in the deployed unfolded configuration, the one latch mechanism being disposed proximate to the first top portion of the first leg support assembly;
• and the frame comprises only the one latch mechanism to maintain the frame in the deployed unfolded configuration;
• and
• wherein the one latch mechanism directly couples together the first corner of the first leg support assembly and the second X-tube of the first X-frame assembly when the latch mechanism is in a locked configuration.

A foldable playard defining an interior space when in in an unfolded configuration, the foldable playard comprising:

• a plurality of leg support assemblies, each leg support assembly comprising:
• a leg tube, disposed along a side edge of the interior space, having a top end disposed at a top vertex of the interior space;
• a corner coupled to the top end of the leg tube;
• and
• a slider slidably coupled to the leg tube such that the slider is disposed proximate to the corner when the foldable playard is in the unfolded configuration;
• a plurality of X-frame assemblies positioned at respective side faces of the interior space, each X-frame assembly of the plurality of X-frame assemblies being coupled to adjacent leg support assemblies, each X-frame assembly of the plurality of X-frame assemblies being coupled to respective top portions of adjacent leg support assemblies of the plurality of leg support assemblies such that when the foldable playard is in the unfolded configuration the plurality of X-frame assemblies forms a top perimeter structure of the foldable playard outlining the interior space of the foldable playard, each of the leg support assemblies include a leg tube;
• and
• a plurality of canopy support assemblies disposed, in part, above the interior space, each canopy support assembly comprising:
• a canopy bow disposed, in part, above the interior space;
• and
• a canopy clip disposed outside the interior space proximate to a first leg support assembly of the plurality of leg support assemblies, the canopy clip comprising:
• one or more snap features directly coupled to the leg tube of the first leg support assembly;
• and
• a canopy bow opening to receive a portion of the canopy bow to couple the canopy bow to the canopy clip;
• and a canopy cover, supported by respective canopy bows of the plurality of canopy support assemblies, to cover at least a portion of the interior space.