Towel adapted to remain on a chair method and apparatus

Details Towel adapted to remain on a chair method and apparatus Towel adapted to remain on a chair method and apparatus

2001-03-19

2003-09-09

Nelson, Jr., Milton (Department: 3636)

Chairs and seats

Detachable supplemental flexible pad or cover

One-piece bottom and back

Reexamination Certificate

active

06616225

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to beach towels that are adapted to cover a lawn chair and more particularly towels that have a hood portion which cover the head portion of a lawn chair where the body of the towel can be stored in the hood portion and straps are provided to carry the towel.
BACKGROUND
Towels have been used to cover lawn chairs so that sunbathers do not have to come in direct contact with the upper surface of a lawn chair. Often times conventional towels are used to cover lawn chairs for comfort and sanitation reasons. When a sunbather is lounging in a lawn chair, generally the head portion of the lawn chair is in a partial vertical position (20 to 70 degrees). One of the common problems with conventional towels is that the head portion of the towel will not remain positioned on the head portion of the lawn chair. Therefore the head portion of a conventional towel continuously falls exposing the upper surface of the lawn chair to the individual.
BACKGROUND ART
The prior art devices has attempted to provide lawn chair covers that have a hood portion which is adapted to be positioned on the head portion of a lawn chair. However, the prior art has failed to illustrate a simplified design where the lawn chair cover is made from a unitary length of material. Further, many of the prior art devices have a portion that is rigid or a portion that cannot go through a washing machine. This prevents prior art lounge chair covers from being machine washable.
A search of the patent literature has a number of patents directed toward the problems of covering a lounge chair, these being the following:
U.S. Pat. No. 4,273,380 Silvestri, shows a beach towel/chair cover was along gates strip of towel with a pocket on one end to hold the towel portion therein. As seen in
FIG. 2
the pocket
14
can hold the towel.
FIG. 3
is a cross-sectional view indicating that there are to compartments in the towel bag
10
.
FIGS. 4 through 7
illustrate a method of manufacturing the towel
10
. The staging
32
creates an upper portion hood that is adapted to fit on a lawn chair (see
FIG. 1
)
U.S. Pat. No. 4,536,028 Jones et al., shows a fitted sheet for a lounge chairs where both ends of the chair are covered by ends
42
and
44
.
FIG. 2
is almost an optical illusion because it is a bottom and rearward perspective view of the underside of the chair showing the pockets
50
and
52
over the end portions of the chair.
FIG. 1
shows a top portion of the chair cover to with a top panel
40
of the fitted sheet
10
.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,553,785 Duke, Jr. et al., shows a removable cover for a lounge chair that has a pillow
23
positioned under straps
22
.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,656,670 Schluter, discloses a combination beach towel and robe. As seen in
FIG. 4
, the female places her head through slot
20
and cord
36
ties around her waist. As shown in
FIG. 5
, the flap
40
which is peripherally sewn to the edge of the fabric piece
14
, is mounted on the chair
48
U.S. Pat. No. 4,671,568 Greer, shows a mattress with elastic border that has several loops to prevent slippage.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,676,376 Keiswetter, shows a temporary cover for a car seat where there is a cap
20
mounted on the seat
12
. The seat cover
10
is constructed from two different thermoplastic materials so the inner side it adheres to the seat and the outward side is relatively nonadhesive.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,725,094 Greer, shows a covering for a lawn chair where at the upper end portion
48
there is a rear surface layer
56
that makes a hood which is adapted to fit over the upper portion of the chair. There are two lateral side pockets
64
and
66
which can hold personal belongings.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,793,012 LaPorte, shows a beach mat that can fold up in a desirable manner.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,844,540 Pegram, has a beach towel and chair cover which has elastic straps on either ends to help keep the towel on the beach chair as seen in
FIGS. 10
a
-
11
. The straps
12
are adapted to be positioned around corners of the chair
20
.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,877,233 Lee, discloses a lounge chair cover where as seen in
FIG. 3
, there is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a pillow pocket
79
and a rear pocket
50
mounted over the head end border
40
.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,892,353 Goddard, shows a lawn chair cover where
FIG. 2
is a cross-sectional vertical view of the upper hood where flap
33
provides for a pocket portion.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,150,945 Aupperlee et al., shows a vehicle child seat cover where there is a fitting sleeve
5
that fits on the back of the seat portion
2
.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,618,082 Jachmich, shows a one-piece seat cover that has a second opening
22
which serves as a hood to cover the upper portion of the seat R.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,620,229 Ledford, shows a lounge seat cover where in
FIG. 5
there is a cross-sectional view showing the hood
2
over the head portion of the lawn chair. The pocket
34
is made from a netting material. In this patent there are lock clamps
58
and
62
attached to straps
56
and
60
that are apparently used to keep the lounge chair in a folded position to be carried.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,709,431 Horn shows a car vehicle seat that has a hood portion shown in
FIGS. 1 and 2
where the external portion that is exposed to a driver is made of relatively low coefficient of friction material while the inner portion that is exposed to the seat is made from a higher coefficient of friction material (stickier).
The prior art fails to show a system with less structure and more functionality that is economical to produce and provide the options for at least one attachment strap having attachment ends connected to lateral regions of the hood portion and the attachment strap is adapted to carry the towel. The prior art further fails to disclose a towel that comprises a pouch portion and the head region of the towel with at least one strap adapted to carry the towel in the mobile configuration (the body of the towel folded into the chamber region of the pouch portion) and the same pouch is used for keeping the head portion of the towel attached to the upright portion of the chair.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A towel that is adapted to be mounted on a chair. The chair having an upright portion was corner regions, a front region and back region. The towel has a lengthwise body that comprises a main body which is the portion of the towel extending longitudinally from the pouch opening. The lengthwise body has a first surface and a second surface, a head region and a foot region.
A pouch portion is located in the head region of the lengthwise body and the couch portion has a front section and a back section. The front and back sections are connected at the extreme lateral edges and defined a chamber region. The pouch further having first and second lateral locations that are defined as opposite lateral sides of the longitudinal center line of the touch portion. The pouch portion further having a perimeter edge located on the back section where this edge is adapted to engage the back region of the chair. The first attachment strap having first and second ends attached respectively to the first and second lateral portions.
The chamber region of the pouch is adapted to fit around the upright portion of the chair where the second surface engages the chair and the perimeter edge is adapted to support fully engage the back region of the chair to keep the pouch portion remaining on the upright portion of the chair. The lengthwise body is adapted to successively folded and be positioned in the chamber region of the pouch portion to place the towel in a mobile configuration where the first attachment strap can be used to carry the towel. The successive folding includes any manner of folding the towel to reduce its net lengthwise length.
The invention further includes first and second laterally extending chambers adapted to house a drawstring. The first laterally extending chamber is located on the front portion of the pouch region. The perimeter edge of the pouch portion defines a second laterally extending c

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Towel adapted to remain on a chair method and apparatus does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Towel adapted to remain on a chair method and apparatus, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Towel adapted to remain on a chair method and apparatus will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3070120