Towel with detachable pouch and magnetic attachment means

Abstract

A towel system having a removable pouch for containing personal items and means for attaching the towel to a variety of different objects.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 559,760 filed Apr. 5, 2004.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT [0002] Not Applicable SEQUENTIAL LISTING [0003] Not Applicable BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0004] It is common practice for users of exercise equipment and patrons of gymnasiums to use a towel for various purposes. Such purposes may include, but are not limited to, wiping perspiration from exercise equipment or a user's person. Such people may also use the towel as a barrier or cushion between a body part of the person, such as the person's head, and the exercise equipment or the exercise floor of a gymnasium. The purpose of the towel as described above requires that the towel be close at hand during exercise, however, it is often difficult to find an appropriate location to place the towel while using exercise equipment. Placing the towel on adjacent exerci...

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Benefits of technology

[0014] The pouch may be removably attached to the towel by a variety of means such as hook and loop fastener means, one or more snaps, or other known means. Alternatively, the pouch may be clipped onto the edge of the towel by inserting the edge of the towel into a U-shaped clip secured to the pouch. The towel and the pouch are held together by the frictional contact of the towel with the interior surfaces of the clip. Securing the pouch to the towel by way of a clip offers the additional advantage that the clip may be clipped on to a variety of other items such as, for example, a belt for convenient carrying of the pouch.

[0015] The removability of the pouch is particularly advantageous for at least three reasons. First, if the owner of the towel wishes to use the towel as a barrier or cushion for such activities as sit-ups, stretches, floor exercises, or performing certain yoga positions, removal of the pouch allows the entire surface area of the towel to be used for such a purpose and avoids the possibility of inadvertently crushing, breaking or otherwise damaging the contents of the pouch. Second, if the owner of the towel wishes to visit a place of business before, after or during exercise but does not wish to bring the towel, the owner may simply carry the pouch and its contents into the place of business to have access to the contents such as a wallet or credit card while leaving the towel at a convenient and discrete location such as the owner's car. Finally, removal of the pouch makes laundering of the towel easier and avoids any damage that such laundering may do to the pouch and any contents of the pouch inadvertently left within the pouch.

[0016] The interior of the pouch may be divided into one or more compartments specifically designed to hold certain articles such as credit or gymnasium membership cards, cell phones, glasses, or keys. Such internal division of the pouch minimizes the possibility of the contents of the pouch damaging each other. For example, an internal divider may separate a set of keys from a pair of glasses thereby preventing the keys from scratching the glasses. Reinforcing material may be incorporated into the pouch to minimize the chances of the articles within the pouch being crushed, broken or damaged.

Problems solved by technology

Second, if the owner of the towel wishes to visit a place of business before, after or during exercise but does not wish to bring the towel, the owner may simply carry the pouch and its contents into the place of business to have access to the contents such as a wallet or credit card while leaving the towel at a convenient and discrete location such as the owner's car.

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