Bassinet for a playard

A playard comprising:

• a main frame structure having a plurality of upstanding legs, a pair of spaced-apart generally parallel upper side frame rails, a pair of generally parallel upper end frame rails generally perpendicularly aligned to said upper side frame rails, and a plurality of main frame corner members connecting the upper frame rails to define a generally horizontal upper perimeter having an interior length dimension, said main frame corner members also connecting the upstanding legs to support said upper frame rails in a generally horizontal plane at a height above a surface;
• a collapsible second frame having first and second generally parallel and spaced-apart elongate side tubes, each with an intermediately disposed folding joint enabling movement of said second frame between folded and extended positions, and first and second end tubes generally perpendicularly aligned to said side tubes when in said extended position, each having an uplift inhibiting portion, and each connected to a respective end of said first and second side tubes defining a generally rectangular frame perimeter when in said extended position;
• and
• a retainer structure provided on each main frame corner member, said retainer structures configured to receive said second frame in an operable position wherein said side tubes are generally parallel to said side frame rails when in said extended position, said retainer structure when operably positioned vertically supporting said second frame at a fixed height below said upper frame rail height and inhibiting horizontal movement of said second frame;
• each of said first and second end tubes having an uplift inhibitor portion configured to define a length of said second frame when in said extended position that is greater than said interior length dimension whereby said uplift inhibitor portions extend beneath said upper end frame rails and inhibit uplift of said second frame relative to said main frame structure, and said second frame length is less than said interior length dimension when said second frame is moved toward said folded position enabling said second frame to be disengaged from said main frame structure.

A playard comprising:

• a main frame structure having a plurality of upstanding legs supporting a generally rectangular, horizontally arranged upper frame defining an upper plane of a length and a width;
• a lower floor structure defining a lower plane generally parallel to and spaced apart from said upper plane by a height, said lower floor structure supported by said plurality of upstanding legs;
• a collapsible fabric body selectively supportable on said upper frame, said fabric body configured to nest within said upper frame when installed and having a side wall encircling a generally rectangular bottom panel intermediately disposed between said upper and lower planes;
• and
• at least one stiffener having a first portion and a telescopically engaged second portion enabling stiffener movement between first and second lengths, said first and second portions each having a connector disposed distal from said telescoping engagement, said connector affixed to opposing ends of said bottom panel adjacent to said side wall aligning said at least one stiffener generally parallel to said length of said upper frame, wherein said at least one stiffener extends to said first length when said fabric body is installed for use in said playard and said least one stiffener may be retracted to said second length when said fabric body is removed from said playard.