Patent ID: 8640262

Claim:
A towel comprising: a fabric panel having an interior surface and an exterior surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a right edge and a left edge; a hood having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the hood fixed proximate to the top edge of the fabric panel, the interior surface of the hood shaped to enclose a top and rear portion of a person's head; a first wrist band overlying the interior surface of the fabric panel, one end of which is attached proximate to the top edge of the fabric panel and another end of which is attached proximate to the left edge of the fabric panel, wherein one wrist of a person can pass between the first wrist band and the interior surface of the fabric panel; a second wrist band overlying the interior surface of the fabric panel, one end of which is attached proximate to the top edge of the fabric panel and another end of which is attached proximate to the right edge of the fabric panel, wherein a second wrist of the person can pass between the second wrist band and the interior surface of the fabric panel; at least one pocket mounted to the interior surface of the fabric panel proximate to the right edge or left edge of the fabric panel; a neck strap secured at one end at a first location proximate to the top edge of the fabric panel on one side of the hood on the exterior surface of the fabric panel, an another end secured at a second location to the top edge of the fabric panel on another side of the hood on the exterior surface of the fabric panel, the neck strap encircling a person's neck to hold the towel and hood in place on the person, wherein at least one end of the neck strap is releasably secured to the exterior surface of the fabric panel; whereby the person wearing the towel can selectively wrap the towel around their body to cover the body or open the towel to expose the body, and selectively retrieve or place an item in the at least one pocket; whereby the one end of the neck strap that is releasably secured to the exterior surface of the fabric panel can be detached from the exterior of the fabric panel when a predetermined force is exerted on the neck strap; whereby the fabric panel can be folded into the interior of the hood and the one end of the neck strap and the other end of the neck strap are attached to the respective first and second locations is a handle to hold the towel.