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US 6,685,065 B1Granted
Garment folding aid
AssigneeConcepts Design and Display, Inc.
InventorsGary Ebling, Michael Farris
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AssigneeConcepts Design and Display, Inc.
InventorsGary Ebling, Michael Farris
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The garment folding aid has two bed subassemblies that are laterally telescopically adjustable and retained in selected adjusted positions by detent mechanism. To the remote vertical longitudinal edge portions of the subassemblies there is mounted the lower mounting rails of hinges while the lateral opposite mounting rails of the hinges mount folder flaps. The web of each hinge which extends between its mounting rails resiliently urges the said opposite mounting rails to extend vertically upwardly, the webs being of a greater flexibility than the mounting rails. Hand hold openings are provided in the flaps to facilitate moving the subassemblies to adjust the width of the folding aid. Corner portions of the flaps on one longitudinal end of the subassemblies are cut at an angle to make the flaps more ergonomically friendly when moving the flaps during a garment folding operation.
An article folding assembly, comprising a bed assembly having laterally opposite longitudinal first and second edge portions, a first folder flap, a second folder flap, first means for hingedly connecting the first folder flap to the first edge portion to constantly resiliently urge the first folder flap to extend generally vertically upwardly relative to the bed assembly while at rest and permitting the first folder flap being moved between a datum position extending laterally outwardly of the bed assembly and a folded position at least in part in overlaying relationship to the bed assembly, and second means for hingedly connecting the second folder flap to the second edge portion to constantly resiliently urge the second folder flap to extend generally vertically upwardly relative to the bed assembly while at rest and permitting the second folder flap being moved between a datum position extending laterally outwardly of the bed assembly and a folded position at least in part in overlaying relationship to the bed assembly.
An article folding assembly, comprising a folding bed having longitudinally elongated first and second bed subassemblies that respectively have first and second central panels with longitudinal edge portions laterally remote from one another and longitudinally opposite first and second lateral opposite edges, laterally elongated first and second brackets dependingly mounted to the first and second first panel lateral edges respectively for respectively forming a first and second lateral channel, and first and second means for permitting selectively adjusting the lateral width of the bed, the first and second means being laterally elongated, dependingly mounted to the first and second panel lateral edges respectively of the second panel and telescopically extending into the first and second channel respectively, a first folder flap, means for hingedly mounting the first flap for movement between a position that at least in part overhangs the first panel and a second position extending laterally outwardly of the subassemblies and being mounted to the first subassembly longitudinal edge portion, a second folder flap and means for hingedly mounting the second flap for movement between a first position that at least in part over hangs the second panel and a datum position extending laterally outwardly of the subassemblies and being mounted to the second subassembly longitudinal edge portion.
An article folding assembly, comprising a bed assembly having laterally opposite longitudinal first and second edge portions, a first folder flap, a second folder flap, means for hingedly connecting the first folder flap to the first edge portion to permit the first folder flap being moved between a datum position extending laterally outwardly of the bed assembly and a folded position that at least in part is in overlaying relationship to the bed assembly, means for hingedly connecting the second folder flap to the second edge portion to permit the second folder flap being moved between a datum position extending laterally outwardly of the bed assembly and a folded position that at least in part is in overlaying relationship to the bed assembly, each folder flap having a longitudinal edge remote from the respective means that connects it to the bed assembly edge portion, a lateral edge aligned with the other folder flap, and a hand hold corner edge that extends between the lateral edge and longitudinal edge at an included angle of about 115 degrees to 125 degrees with the lateral edge and a hand hold pad reversely bent over each corner edge.
For a garment folding aid that has a bed assembly with a longitudinal edge portion and a folder flap, a hinge having a first longitudinally elongated mounting rail adapted for being joined to the bed assembly longitudinal edge portion, a second longitudinally elongated mounting rail adapted for being joined to the folder flap and a longitudinally elongated web having a first longitudinal edge portion joined to the first mounting rail and a second longitudinal edge portion joined to the second mounting rail to resiliently urging the second mounting rail to a predetermined position relative to the first mounting rail, the web being of a greater resiliency than the rail portions.
An article folding assembly, comprising a bed assembly having a horizontal panel and laterally opposite longitudinal first and second edge portions, a first folder flap, a second folder flap, a first hinge connecting the first folder flap to the first edge portion and constantly resiliently urging the first folder flap to extend generally vertically upwardly relative to the horizontal panel while at rest and permitting the first folder flap being moved between a datum position extending laterally outwardly of the bed assembly and a folded position at least in part in overlaying relationship to the bed assembly and a second hinge connecting the second folder flap to the second edge portion and constantly resiliently urging the second folder flap to extend generally vertically upwardly relative to the horizontal panel while at rest and permitting the second folder flap being moved between a datum position extending laterally outwardly of the bed assembly and a folded position at least in part in overlaying relationship to the bed assembly.
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