Elongate Body Drying Towel

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-08-27
MANNO MARK
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Benefits of technology

The invention is a towel designed to dry the human body. It is made up of a long, absorbent cloth that can be easily reached by someone with difficulty reaching their own lower parts. It is very flexible and can be bent without bending back the user's body. The edges of the towel are reinforced for durability. The towel is made up of a narrow strip of cloth, with two openings at each end, one for each hand. This allows for easy gripping without needing to completely bend the user's hand. The technical effects of this invention include being easier to use for people with mobility issues and being more flexible than traditional towels.

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More particularly, the art has made no effort to address the problems of particularly obese individuals and those with arthritis or the like, who have difficulty bending at the area of the waist and persons who are recovering from a surgical procedure such that bending of the torso during the recovery period is to be kept at minimum.
Consequently, such individuals, using a towel of a typical width and length are unable to reach the lower extremities of their body or, often, their backs and other areas of the body as well.
As a result, obese, arthritic, or individuals recovering from a variety of surgeries cannot fully dry themselves following a showing or bath without the assistance of another individual or nurse which, understandably, can be the cause of embarrassment, provided such an assisting individual is even available at all.
Further, the absence in the art of a towel particularly adapted to the needs of such individuals increases the chances of a bathroom-related accident if one attempts to reach particular areas of the body, if they can be reached at all, including pain and disorientation to the individual involved even in the absence of an accident.

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embodiment 100

[0026]The geometry of said strip of cloth 102 is particularly characterized by a ratio of length-to-width of between about 8:1 and about 12:1 as well as a pair of void space or hand grip spaces 110 and 112 which are proximal to respective first and second ends 106 and 108. The functionality of the inventive towel requires a means of reinforcement about each of the hand gripping areas such as by the use of stitching 114. Stitching may, if desired, extend continuously outwardly in the direction of respective ends 106 and 108 and, if desired, may take the form of embroidery or the like to provide a greater degree of reinforcement within areas 116 and 118 of the towel. It is noted that the width of each of said areas 110 and 112 define a range of about 50 to about 70 percent of the width of the strip of cloth 102. In embodiment 100, shown in FIGS. 1-2, the width of each hand grip space 110 / 112 will exceed that of the lengthwise or longitudinal dimension of said space. The overall length...

embodiment 300

[0028]In FIGS. 7-9 is shown a further embodiment 300 of the invention in which a deformably resilient elongated element in the nature of a firm foam-like polymer or other sponge-like material is embedded or sewn within the fabric 302 along outer edge 322 of each handgrip space 310 / 312 of the towel 300. It is noted that a similar elongate element 324, if desired, may also provided along the bottom surface of the towel, also along an outer edge 322 of each handgrip space 310 / 312. A typical diameter of the deformable resilient element 320 or 324 may be in a range of 0.5 to 1.0 inches, the purpose of which is to address the difficulty which many older and arthritic individuals have in closing their hands to a fist about an article having a diameter lesser that 0.5 inches and also to provide additional comfort and control to any individual using the towel 300 of the embodiment of FIGS. 7-9. Such elements at edges 322 also act to reduce the need for additional stitching or reinforcement i...

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Abstract

The invention constitutes a towel for the drying of the human body. The towel includes an elongate strip of moisture-absorbent cloth having reinforced edges and further having a ratio of a length-to-width of between about 8:1 and about 12:1, the strip of cloth having a first end and a second end, each end having a void space sufficient in area to facilitate engagement of the ends by respective hands of a user. The towel is between about 40 and about 72 inches in length.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001](a) Area of Invention[0002]The invention pertains to towels, drying towels and the like particularly for use during or after bathing or showering.[0003](b) Prior Art[0004]There have been a few changes in the shape or geometry of towels or the like employed, typically, for drying of the body following a shower, bath, partial bath or the like.[0005]More particularly, the art has made no effort to address the problems of particularly obese individuals and those with arthritis or the like, who have difficulty bending at the area of the waist and persons who are recovering from a surgical procedure such that bending of the torso during the recovery period is to be kept at minimum. Consequently, such individuals, using a towel of a typical width and length are unable to reach the lower extremities of their body or, often, their backs and other areas of the body as well. As a result, obese, arthritic, or individuals recovering from a variety of surgeries ca...

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IPC IPC(8): A47K10/02
CPCA47K10/02
InventorMANNO, MARK
OwnerMANNO MARK