Patent ID: 8387838
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A device for aiding in folding a fitted bedsheet, comprising: a telescoping left rod assembly adjustable in length according to the size of a bedsheet to be folded, said left rod assembly including attachment means for supporting said device in a horizontal position against a vertical surface; a telescoping right rod assembly adjustable in length according to the size of said bedsheet to be folded, said right rod assembly being hingedly attached to said left rod assembly in abutting relationship thereto to permit a user to rotate said right rod assembly clockwise 180 degrees away from said vertical surface from an open position in which it is longitudinally aligned with said left rod assembly to a closed position in front of said left rod assembly; and a spring clip mounted to said left rod assembly proximate a point of hinged attachment of said left rod assembly to said right rod assembly, said spring clip providing removable attachment by the user of a bedsheet edge spanning said left and right rod assemblies; each of said left and right rod assemblies comprising an outwardly-urged, spring-loaded tip member at outward ends thereof for receiving corner pockets of said bedsheet to be folded and for maintaining taut the edges of a bedsheet spanning said left and right rod assemblies when said right rod assembly is in said open position.