Infant play environment

Abstract

An infant play environment includes a padded mat on which the infant can be supported, a plurality of wall members foldably attached to the mat and supported by removable and reducible rigid members, with at least an opposing pair of said wall members engaging a toy bar extending over and above the mat. The environment is reconfigurable for use as a mat, a tunnel, a four walled enclosure and is foldable for storage.

1 . An infant play environment which may be selectively disposed in one of several modes for placing an infant thereon, comprising:
 An internal mat suitable for receiving an infant thereon;   A plurality of side panels secured to said internal mat for selective placement at an upright, horizontal, or folded position said side panels containing reinforcing members which can be reduced in dimension to facilitate storage;   At least one toy bar, detachably affixed to at least two side panels and said mat, for supporting one or more infant toys thereon.   
   
   
       2 . An infant play environment as described in  claim 1 , further comprising: a plurality of sleeves adapted to receive the ends of said toy bars and affixed in opposition on said side panels;
 A fastener affixed to each end of said toy bars and adapted to pass through said sleeves for attachment to said mat.   
   
   
       3 . An infant play environment as described in  claim 1  wherein said side panels are reinforced by an insert within said panels. 
   
   
       4 . An infant play environment as described in  claim 1  wherein said side panel reinforced by an insert which can be varied in length for storage or transportation of said play environment. 
   
   
       5 . An infant play environment as described in  claim 4 , further comprising: a plurality of sleeves adapted to receive the ends of said toy bars and affixed in opposition on said side panels;
 A fastener affixed to each end of said toy bars and adapted to pass through said sleeves for attachment to said mat.