Fitted sheet folding aid

Abstract

The fitted sheet folding aid provides a simple, compact, easy to use tool which helps a person to neatly and repeatedly fold up freshly laundered fitted bedsheets of any size for placement into storage on laundry day. The unit is easily manufactured, stores compactly and has adaptability in construction to enable attachment to a variety of horizontal or vertical household surfaces.

I hereby claim: 
     
         1 . A device to aid in folding fitted bedsheets, for releasable attachment to countertops, tabletops and the like, comprised of:
 a thickened baseplate having an upper plate, and a lower plate, with a shoulder connecting them together; and   a duality of angularly opposed, removeable elongated rod elements upwardly projecting from a duality of appropriately sized sockets, said sockets are spaced apart and located upon opposing ends of said shoulder; and   an enlarged ball end singularly affixed to each elongated rod element uppermost end; and   a releasable clamping means for securely attaching said baseplate onto countertops, tabletops, doors and the like; and   storage means integral to said shoulder, to receive and store rod elements when rod elements are detached from baseplate.   
     
     
         2 . A device to aid in folding fitted bedsheets, for removeable attachment to passage doors and the like, comprised of:
 a tubular structural framework having a vertical axis and a horizontal axis: and a pair of tubular guide rails attached parallel to said vertical axis of structural framework; and   a thickened baseplate with a pair of elongated rod elements pivotally projecting angularly from said baseplate; and   a singular, enlarged ball end affixed to each individual elongated rod element uppermost end; and   a movable slide in communication with said guide rails, movable slide is part of said baseplate; and   a pair of movement restraining rod guides attached to said guide rails uppermost portion; and   hanging means for attaching said device in its entirety, atop a passage door.   
     
     
         3 . A device to aid in folding fitted bedsheets according to  claim 1 , including;
 a freestanding weighted support column, attachable to baseplate lower plate.