Patent ID: 8490238

Claim:
A towel including: a. a towel body having a towel connection strap extending therefrom, the towel connection strap terminating in a strap connector; b. a pouch having: (1) an internal reception space therein, (2) an opening in communication with the reception space, (3) a pouch end opposite the opening, the pouch end having a pouch end connector thereon, the pouch end connector being configured to removably attach to the strap connector; (4) a cover unit partially bounding the opening, the cover unit being foldable over the opening to close the opening, the pouch being formed of: (a) a shielding surface defining an at least substantially continuous area of fabric between the pouch end and the opening; and (b) a ventilating surface extending adjacent the shielding surface between the pouch end and the opening, the ventilating surface containing air holes extending between the exterior of the pouch and the reception space, c. a towel body connected to one of the pouch and the cover unit, the towel being sized such that it can be: (1) fully received within the opening and the internal reception space with the cover unit closing the opening, and (2) extended from the pouch with at least a major portion of the towel body being outside of the opening and the internal reception space.