Brushing – scrubbing – and general cleaning – Implements – Fabric
Patent
1999-05-11
2000-08-29
Till, Terrence R.
Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning
Implements
Fabric
15208, D6609, A47L 1316
Patent
active
061088552
ABSTRACT:
A hand towel adapted for attachment to users's body, as by attachment to a belt worn about the waist, or to a stanchion, railing, pipe, or other support as is commonly found on fishing boats. The towel is made from two layers of terry cloth cut into the shape of a fish, the edge of each layer being doubled over and the edge of one layer being joined to the edge of the other layer by sewing a seam about the border of the fish. The towel has loop made from an elastic strap or band. The loop has two free ends which may be releasably fastened together in order to attach the towel to a belt of other support. The loop preferably has an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the diameter of the loop. In a first embodiment, the loop has an end sewn into the border of the towel. In a second embodiment, the towel has a grommet defining an eye of the fish, the loop being inserted through the grommet. In the second embodiment, a metal ring having a resilient, flexible tang may be substituted for the elastic loop.
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Litman Richard C.
Till Terrence R.
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