Patent ID: 8596317

Claim:
A portable utility blanket for use in the cargo area of a vehicle, wherein the cargo area has a fabric covering, said utility blanket comprising: a) a fabric material having a first side, a second side, and four edges that form the perimeter of said fabric material; b) a plurality of handles formed along each of said four edges of said fabric material; and c) a plurality of attachment points secured to said second side of said fabric material adjacent each of said four edges of said fabric material, wherein each of said attachment points comprises hook fastener material affixed to said second side of said fabric material, a cover hingedly affixed to said second side of said fabric material adjacent said hook fastener material, and loop fastener material affixed to said cover; d) wherein said cover is operable to pivot said loop fastener material into engagement with said hook fastener material to cover said hook fastener material so that said utility blanket can be slid about the cargo area of the vehicle without said hook fastener material engaging the fabric covering in the cargo area; e) wherein said cover is further operable to pivot said loop fastener material out of engagement with said hook fastener material to uncover said hook fastener material so that said hook fastener material will engage the fabric covering in the cargo area of the vehicle and thereby prevent said utility blanket from sliding about the cargo area.