Patent ID: 7740156

Claim:
A folding assembly structured to arrange an article into a folded orientation, said folding assembly comprising: a) an orienting device, said orienting device including a main segment and at least one side segment each disposed in engaging relation to the article being folded, b) said side segment disposed in movable relation to said main segment, c) said side segment selectively positionable between an expanded position and a folded position, said expanded position at least partially defined by said side segment extending laterally outward from said main segment in spaced relation thereto and said folded position defined by said side segment disposed in substantially overlapping relation to said main segment, and d) said orienting device further including at least one extension member disposed along a side edge of said main segment, said extension member moveable outwardly from said main segment to selectively vary the effective surface area of said main segment that engages the article being folded, and (e) said side segment secured to said extension member opposite of said main segment, said extension member disposed in movably interconnecting relation between said side segment and said main segment.