Collapsible play yard

A play yard comprising:

• a post;
• an upper frame member, coupled to said post at a proximal end of said upper frame member for movement between a first, deployed position in which a distal end of said upper frame member is spaced from said post and a second, folded position in which said distal end is adjacent said post;
• a slider mounted on said post that can move between an upper position and a lower position;
• a release mechanism selectively engaging said slider and said post to restrain said slider in said upper position;
• and
• a support member coupled to said slider and said upper frame member, said support member supporting said upper frame in said deployed position when said slider is in its upper position.

A play yard comprising:

• a ground engaging base;
• first and second support posts coupled at lower ends thereof to said base in laterally spaced relation;
• an upper frame coupled to the upper ends of said posts, supported above said base by said posts, and coupled for pivotal movement with respect to said posts between a first position spaced at a substantially perpendicular angle from said posts and a second position angularly proximate said posts;
• and
• an enclosure having a floor and a peripheral wall, said enclosure being coupled to said upper frame and suspended therefrom when said upper frame in said first position, with said floor spaced from the ground.

A structure for holding children comprising:

• a frame having an upper portion and a lower portion and having an expanded and collapsed condition;
• an enclosure having a floor and a wall, said enclosure also having an expanded and collapsed condition and being suspended from said frame;
• said frame having a post oriented substantially perpendicular to the floor of the expanded enclosure, said post slidably supporting a support member extending between the upper portion of said frame and said post;
• whereby said frame and enclosure assume a collapsed condition when said support member is slid along said post toward the lower portion of said frame.

A play yard comprising:

• two, and only two, support posts that are each coupled to an upper frame and legs, each of said posts having an upper end and a lower end, wherein said legs are coupled to the lower ends of said posts and said upper frame is coupled to the upper ends of said posts;
• an enclosure connected to said upper frame having an upper portion and a lower portion;
• said legs and upper frame having expanded states in which the legs are capable of engaging the ground and supporting said posts, and said upper frame defines at least a part of an upper portion of said enclosure;
• and
• said legs and upper frame having collapsed states in which said legs approach one another to form a handle and at least a portion of said upper frame is in a substantially parallel relationship with at least one of said posts.