Method and apparatus for releasably attaching a towel to a close-ended rod

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-09-24
HALL SVETLANA
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[0011]By providing a bifurcated loop strap for the towel, it is possible to hang the towel from a towel rod using the loop so that the towel falls naturally into a triangular shape and looks good.
[0012]Additionally, any indicia, such as designs and the like, on the towel are clearly visible when the towel is hung by its center on the towel rod so that the towel designs are unobscured by folds. Further, multiple draped towels can be positioned on the towel rod to provide its pleasing appearance and not look messy.
[0013]In summary, a round towel is provided with a centrally located bifurcated strap having clo

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Additionally, any indicia, such as designs and the like, on the towel are clearly visible when th

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[0021]Referring now to FIG. 1, a towel rod 10 is attached to a door 12 of an oven or wall utilizing end brackets 14 and 16 which, as will be appreciated, deny access to the ends of the towel rod.

[0022]When hanging a towel on such a towel rod, a towel 20 is stuffed into an area 22 in back of towel rod 10 such that the towel is looped over the towel rod. Especially for circular towels the hanging of the towel and draping of it over the towel rod is bunched and messy, such that the towel does not create a pleasing appearance when hung in this matter. While rectrolinear towels can be stretched out along the length of towel rod 10 and, therefore display a face of the towel that is flat, when using circular towels, the appearance of the towel in such a fashion stuffed in between the towel rod and the backing of the towel rod creates a messy and unpleasant appearance for the display of the towel.

[0023]Referring to FIG. 2, in the prior art a circular towel 24 is hung by a continuous loop 26...

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A round towel is provided with a centrally located bifurcated strap having closure apparatus at the distal ends thereof to permit hanging the towel by its center over a rod or other elongated longitudinally running support member having closed ends. In one embodiment the towel is hung on the rod by surrounding the rod with the distal ends of a strap with the strap ends releasably secured to form a loop around the rod. This hanging method and apparatus enables one to hang towels from a towel rod rather than passing a portion of the towel through and over the rod, while at the same time affording a pleasing appearance for the hung towel along with any indicia, since the towel is not crushed by its passage over the towel rod.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to towels and more particularly to a method and apparatus for releasably securing a towel to a towel rod so that the towel may be easily hung without distortion of the towel to permit undistorted display of its indicia, with a releasable strap permitting ready access to the towel when desired.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]As is common in the hanging of towels, they are inserted between a towel rod and a wall or other support. This permits easy access to the towel simply by pulling the exposed portion of the towel from between the towel rod and the wall. It will be appreciated that this method of hanging of towels is necessitated because a towel rod is close ended, meaning that there are towel rod supports on either end of the rod which preclude the entry of the towel from either end. More recently, so-called circular towels have been made available. These towels hang from a center portion of the towel, with the towel falling in a...

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IPC IPC(8): A47K10/00
CPCA47K10/02
Inventor HALL, SVETLANA
Owner HALL SVETLANA
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