Patent ID: 9022259
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A garment folding apparatus having an arrangement of panels connected by hinges for receiving, across a surface of the panels, an article of clothing to be folded, the apparatus comprising: a planar center panel having a width which is less than a length of the center panel, the center panel being formed of a first portion and a second portion joined by a first hinge configured to fold the center panel in a lengthwise direction; a planar first side panel having a width which is less than a length of the first side panel, the first side panel being joined along an inner edge thereof to the first portion of the center panel by a second hinge, the first side panel being positioned so that a lengthwise direction thereof is parallel to the lengthwise direction of the center panel, the first side panel comprising a raised handle portion on an outer edge thereof; and a planar second side panel having a width which is less than a length of the second side panel, the second side panel being joined along an inner edge thereof to the first portion of the center panel by a third hinge, the second side panel being positioned so that a lengthwise direction thereof is parallel to the lengthwise direction of the center panel, the second side panel comprising a raised handle portion on an outer edge thereof, wherein the first and second side panels comprise a plurality of apertures formed therein to allow air to pass through as the first and second side panels are moved from a folded position to an unfolded position, and a surface area occupied by the plurality of apertures is between about 3% and about 13% of a total surface area of the first and second side panels.