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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 1978
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1976
Kasimir Kober, Chicago, IL (US);
Chicago Dryer Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is adapted to fold a foldable article, such as a towel or the like, into three panels of substantially equal width, with the side panels overlapped beneath a central panel in the course of effecting a French fold. Such apparatus includes a feed conveyor having an adjustable support for the article central panel, and an adjustable underlying folding plate adapted to precisely position the intermediate article panel whereby a French fold is effected in which all three panels are desirably of substantially equal width. The adjustable central panel support and adjustable plate means are simultaneously adjusted and interrelated to automatically effect desired folds in the normal course of apparatus use.