disposing one of the side segments 18 or 20 from its outwardly expanded position into its folded position as shown in fig8 this will bring one portion of the article 80 into a folded orientation as shown in fig8 fig9 shows the other of the side segments as at 20 being first brought into its folded position rather than the side segment 18 furthermore in the embodiment of fig8 a relatively thin material article is being folded while to the contrary in the embodiment of fig9 a much thicker material article 82 is being folded this demonstrates the versatility of the folding assembly 10 of the present invention through the provision of the flexible material attachment assembly comprising the flexible material connector elements 24 and 26 therefore regardless of the u201c thickness u201d of the material from which the article is formed or its overall dimension after folding has been completed the flexibility and overall structure of the connector members 24 and or 26 is such as to automatically accommodate and provide for the difference in the spacing between the main segment 16 and the side segment 18 when a relatively thin material article 80 is being folded than when a relatively thick material article 82 is being folded further fig1 shows the resulting thicker dimension of the completely folded article 84 requiring the connector member 24 to extend outwardly a greater distance when the end segment 18.