Low stress batt folder

An apparatus for folding a fibrous insulation batt, the batt having a length and a width, the batt having a first and second section, each section being approximately one half the length of the batt, the apparatus comprising:

• a. a lower conveyor for conveying folded batts in a first direction;
• b. an upper conveyor being positioned above the lower conveyor and moving in the first direction to define a folded batt exit path;
• c. a folding member mounted for movement to push the batt into the folded batt exit path;
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• d. at least two contact elements retractably mounted on the folding member, the contact elements mounted to contact one side of the batt and between the first and second sections for dual folding where the movement of the folding member folds the batt so that the first section of the folded batt is generally parallel to and contacting the second section, and where the contact elements are retractable to enable disengagement of the contact elements from the folded batt after the batt has been pushed into the folded batt exit path.

An apparatus for folding a fibrous insulation batt, the batt having a length and a width, the batt having a first and second section, each section being approximately one half the length of the batt, the apparatus comprising:

• a. a lower conveyor for conveying folded batts in a first direction;
• b. an upper conveyor being positioned above the lower conveyor and moving in the first direction to define a folded batt exit path;
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• c. a folding member mounted for movement to push the batt into the folded batt exit path;
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• d. first and second contact elements mounted on the folding member, the contact elements being spaced apart and mounted to contact one side of the batt and between the first and second sections, the movement of the folding member and the first and second contact elements creating two spaced apart folds across the width of the batt as the batt is being folded and pushed into the folded batt exit path so that the first section of the batt is generally parallel to and contacting the second section.