Abstract:
A towel easily wrapped and fixed about a body of a wearer, the towel having a substantially planer rectangular main body and at least one opening in the main body configured for securing the towel to the body of the wearer.

Description:
INDEX TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/992,406 filed Dec. 5, 2007 the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
     
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0002]    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. 
         [0003]    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. 
         [0004]    The subject invention provides a novel, easy to manufacture, and easy to use towel to address the current need. 
       BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0005]    The subject invention provides a novel towel configuration that is easily wrapped and fixed into position about the body of a wearer. 
         [0006]    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 long edge of the towel body. 
         [0007]    In one embodiment, the opening is approximately about 10 inches long and from approximately about 0.25-3 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. 
         [0008]    In a preferred embodiment the said openings are congruently placed relative to their position to their respective adjacent edges. 
         [0009]    Alternatively, the openings may be positioned in any desired configuration. 
         [0010]    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. 
         [0011]    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. 
         [0012]    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. 
         [0013]    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. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0014]      FIG. 1  is a plan view of the towel of the present invention. 
           [0015]      FIG. 2  depicts sequential steps relating to the use of the towel of the present invention. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
       [0016]    Towel  10  includes a first side  25  and a second side  26  defined by the first vertical side  11  second vertical side  12  first horizontal side  13  and second horizontal side  14 . First side  25  and second side  26  collectively form a substantially planer main body of towel  10 . Towel  10  has a vertical axis A-A equidistant from first vertical side  11  and second vertical side  12 . Towel  10  has a horizontal axis B-B equidistant from first horizontal side  13  and second horizontal side  14 . Towel  10  may include periphery stitching  28  that is placed around the periphery of towel  10  along sides  11 ,  12 ,  13 , and  14 . 
         [0017]    Towel  10  has a first opening  15  defined by outer opening border  16  inner opening border  17  lower opening border  18  and upper opening border  19 . Opening  15  is parallel to first horizontal side  13  and configured such that opening  15  is relatively adjacent to second vertical side  12 . Opening  15  may also include stitching  29  that may reinforce the integrity of the fabric bordering opening  15 . Optionally, opening  15  may contain additional material along the periphery of opening  15  that may provide padding, or a decorative border. 
         [0018]    Towel  10  has a second opening  20  defined by outer opening border  21  inner opening border  22  lower opening border  23  and upper opening border  24 . Opening  20  is parallel to the second vertical site  12  and configured such that opening  20  is relatively adjacent to second vertical side  12 . Opening  20  may also include stitching  27  that may reinforce the integrity of the fabric bordering opening  20 . Optionally, opening  20  may contain additional material along the periphery of opening  20  that may provide padding, or a decorative border. 
         [0019]    In an environment of use, as shown in  FIG. 2 , a user will place their entire arm through first opening  15 , as shown in Step  1 . Next, the user wraps towel  10  around their torso as shown in Step  2 . The user will then place the same arm that had previously been placed through first opening  15 , through second opening  20 . Once the user has placed a single arm through each of first opening  15  and second opening  20 , first side  25  will be facing away from the user and second side  26  will face the user. 
         [0020]    While the invention has been described in its preferred form or embodiment with some degree of particularity, it is understood that this description has been given only by way of example and that numerous changes in the details of construction, fabrication, and use, including the combination and arrangement of parts, may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.