Wearable towel

This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/056,467, filed Mar. 27, 2008, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/992,406 filed Dec. 5, 2007 the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

The present invention relates to towels for body wiping, protection and privacy for temporary attachment to a human body during uses that can include physical workout, shaving, applying makeup, being in the presence of other people, between personal care activities, being unclothed in variously inclement surroundings, and/or other activities before being clothed.

Robes, tote towels and other modifications of towels are well known. In a manner taught by this invention, however, none are known to provide the temporary attachment as in the present invention.

The subject invention provides a novel, easy to manufacture, and easy to use towel to address the current need.

The subject invention provides a novel towel configuration that is easily wrapped and fixed into position about the body of a wearer.

In a preferred embodiment, the towel includes a substantially planer rectangular main body as is commonly known. There are two openings that are congruently placed along the top and/or uppermost outermost subquandrant of the towel body. Suitable that one arm can support the main body.

In one embodiment, the opening is approximately about 10 inches long and up to 1 inch wide, with a preference between 0.1-0.7 inches wide. The ideal with, however, is approximately 0.5 inches wide. The opening, in this embodiment, is set inward from the edge of the longest towel side by about approximately 4 inches. The opening is set inward from the shorter towel side by about approximately about 3 inches. Opening placements and measurement will differ depending on the size of the towel.

In a preferred embodiment the said openings are congruently placed relative to their position to their respective adjacent edges.

Alternatively, the two openings may be positioned in any desired configuration. That would allow them to attach to only one arm of the user.

In one embodiment, the openings may have a mechanism by which the sizes of the opening can be adjusted. The said mechanism may be any that is commonly known and can include but would not be limited to buttons, snaps, zipper, Velcro®, hook and loop and the like.

In an alternative embodiment, the towel may have one opening adjacent to a first side and a mechanism for attaching the second or terminal side once the towel is wrapped around the body of a user.

The towel may be formed of any acceptable material including but not limited to conventional terrycloth-type material. Terrycloth is a fabric with loops that can absorb large amounts of water. It can be manufactured by weaving or knitting, with weaving on a dobby loom the predominant commercial method, having two beams of longitudinal warp through which the filler or weft is fired laterally.

Alternatively, the towel may be formed from non-absorbent materials and used for bathing suit cover-ups, pajamas, as well as the same configured invention may be used for a cocktail party were it, for example, made out of silk. We will refer to all rectangular configurations that can be fastened or secured in such a manner as a towel.

Preferably, the regions bordering each of the openings, are reinforced to give structural strength and integrity to the towel such that the repeated motion of placing an arm in the opening and removing the arm from the opening does not tear or otherwise compromise the integrity of the towel.

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