Patent ID: 9010001
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: G09F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of identifying an individual user's towel from a plurality of similar towels for a plurality of users of towels to minimize the use of water and detergent from washing towels, and to minimize the spread of germs and diseases between towel users, said method comprising the steps of: selecting, from a plurality of similar towels, a towel for a first individual user and a towel for a second individual user; attaching a first tag to said first individual user's towel, which first tag comprises a first color, by clamping said first individual user's towel between a first jaw and a second jaw of said first tag; attaching a second tag to said second individual user's towel, which second tag comprises a second color different from said first color, by clamping said second individual user's towel between a first jaw and a second jaw of said second tag; said first individual user identifying said first tag by said first color, and thereby identifying said first individual user's towel; said second individual user identifying said second tag by said second color, and thereby identifying said second individual user's towel; said first individual user using and reusing said first individual user's towel; said second individual user using and reusing said second individual user's towel; collecting said first individual user's towel and said second individual user's towel for laundering only upon said first individual user's towel and said second individual user's towel each becoming sufficiently dirty to require laundering; detaching and removing said first tag from said first individual user's towel by unclamping said first jaw and said second jaw; detaching and removing said second tag from said second individual user's towel by unclamping said first jaw and said second jaw; laundering said first individual user's towel and said second individual user's towel, and then placing said laundered towels back into said plurality of similar towels; selecting again, from said plurality of similar towels, a towel for said first individual user and a towel for said second individual user; attaching said first tag to said first individual user's towel; attaching a second tag to said second individual user's towel; said first tag comprises a loop; said second tag comprises a loop; and said method further comprises the steps of: wherein each of said step of attaching said first tag to said first individual user's towel and attaching said second tag to said second individual user's towel comprises one of (A) and (B): (A) engaging the structure of said towel with at least a portion of each of said first jaw and said second jaw, and (B) engaging through the structure of said towel with at least a portion of each of said first jaw and said second jaw; each of said first and second tags comprises first and second arms; each of said first and second arms comprises a first end and a second end opposite said first end; said first jaw is connected to said first end of said first arm; said second jaw is connected to said first end of said second arm; each of said first jaw and said second jaw comprises projections disposed adjacent and to project toward one another; said second end of said first arm is connected to said second end of said second arm at a junction point; and said loop is connected to said junction point.