Patent ID: 7210177

Claim:
A convertible towel, for use by a user having a shoulder and a waist, comprising: a towel portion having a longitudinal fold line, a zipper including two pairs of transverse zippered edges and a pair of longitudinal zippered edges, the zippered edges of each pair of transverse zippered edges are selectively brought together and the longitudinal zippered edges are selectively brought together to fold the towel portion along the longitudinal fold line to create a once folded position, and fasteners that allow the towel portion in the once folded position to be folded transversely into a compact rectangular form; and a shoulder strap that selectively mates with the towel portion in its compact rectangular form, extends over the shoulder of the user, and suspends the towel portion beneath the shoulder of the user, wherein the shoulder strap has a first end and a second end, and wherein the shoulder strap has a fanny pack located substantially midway between the first end and second end, such that the shoulder strap may be extended around the waist of the user to hold the fanny pack at the waist of the user.