Patent Application
20250127284
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The disclosure relates to towel clip devices and more particularly pertains to a new towel clip device for storing personal objects on a towel. The device includes a clip comprising a first panel that is biased to lie against a second panel. The clip is positionable on a towel that is worn on a user's waist such that the towel is compressed between the first panel and the second panel for retaining the towel on the user's waist. The device includes a pocket that is strategically positioned on the first panel for concealing personal objects between the first panel and the towel.
The prior art relates to towel clip devices including a variety of towel clip devices that are each uniquely structured to firmly grip a towel for retaining the towel around a user. In no instance does the prior art disclose a towel clip device that includes a pocket for discretely storing personal objects of the user.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a clip that has a first panel which is biased against a second panel. The clip engages a towel that is wrapped around a user's waist having the towel being compressed between the first panel and the second panel for retaining the towel around the user's waist. A pocket is coupled to the first panel which can contain personal objects of the user. The pocket is strategically positioned on the first panel such that the pocket is positioned between the first panel and the towel when the clip is positioned on the towel thereby concealing the personal objects from view.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A pair of handles 38 is provided and each of the handles 38 has a first end 40 and a second end 42 and each of the pair of handles 38 has a pair of bends 44 each being spaced from a respective one of the first end 40 and the second end 42. Each of the pair of handles 38 has a curved portion 46 extending between the pair of bends 44 and a pair of legs 48 each extending between a respective one of the pair of bends 44 and a respective one of the first end 40 and the second end 42. Furthermore, the pair of legs 48 on a respective one of the handles 38 angles away from each other such that each of the pair of handles 38 has a keyhole shape. Each of the first end 40 and the second end 42 of a respective one of the pair of handles 38 is coupled to the top side 32 of the perimeter edge 28 of the first panel 14. Additionally, each of the first end 40 and the second end 42 of a respective one of the pair of handles 38 is coupled to the top side 34 of the perimeter edge 28 of the second panel 16. Furthermore, each of the pair of handles 38 can be manipulated to urge the first panel 14 away from the second panel 16 to place the clip 12 on the towel 18. Each of the first end 40 and the second end 42 of each of the pair of handles 38 may be pivotally mounted to the respective first panel 14 and second panel 16 to facilitate the handles 38 to be folded over such that the handles 38 do not push into the user's body 50 when the user 22 sits down or bends 44 over.
A pocket 52 is coupled to the first panel 14 and the pocket 52 can contain personal objects 54 of the user 22, including but not being limited to, a driver's license or a credit card. The pocket 52 is strategically positioned on the first panel 14 such that the pocket 52 is be positioned between the first panel 14 and the towel 18 when the clip 12 is positioned on the towel 18. In this way the personal objects 54 are concealed from view of a potential thief. The pocket 52 has an exterior edge 56 which has a first lateral side 58, a second lateral side 60, a bottom side 62 and a top side 64. Each of the first lateral side 58, the second lateral side 60 and the bottom side 62 is attached to the first surface 24 of the first panel 14. The top side 64 of the exterior edge 56 is free from the first surface 24 to define an opening 66 into the pocket 52 to receive the personal objects 54. Additionally, the pocket 52 is oriented on the first surface 24 such that the top side 64 of the exterior edge 56 is spaced from and is oriented parallel to the elastomeric member 30.
In use, the towel 18 is wrapped around the user's waist 20 and the clip 12 is positioned on the towel 18 where the towel 18 overlaps itself to secure the towel 18 in place around the user's waist 20. In this way the user 22 can walk and move around without having to manually hold the towel 18 in place. Furthermore, the user 22 can place their personal objects 54 in the pocket 52 thereby facilitating the personal objects 54 to be stored and carried when the user 22 is wearing swimming shorts, for example, or other article of clothing that does not have pockets. The personal objects 54 are positioned between the first panel 14 and the towel 18 thereby facilitating the personal objects 54 to be concealed from a potential thief.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, device and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
