Sweatband Extension Towel

Abstract

The inventive concept is a wristband or sweatband towel combination which is attached to the wrist of a user who is involved in sporting or working activities and who uses the towel for wiping perspiration from various parts of the body of the user. The wristband or sweatband surrounds the wrist and may have a way of separately attaching the towel to the wristband. This means that it can be separated at any time. The towel itself can be folded into half or completely into a fully retracted position to thereby be placed on top of the wristband. At this location the towel is usable to wipe perspiration in a limited fashion.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a Continuation-In-part of the Provisional Application No. 61 / 765,819, filed on Feb. 18, 2013.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a mechanism that combines a sweatband or wristband with a towel that allows a person to conveniently remove sweat from the head, neck, face, and other areas of the body, while conducting physical activities, such as running, biking, hiking, lifting, and working.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]The present invention is in the technical field of sports accessories. More particularly, the present invention relates to a means to assist in the removal of sweat, while conducting physical activities.[0004]Often when exercising or working indoors or outdoors, a person begins to sweat and endeavors to remove the sweat from their face, forehead or neck regions. Typically, they use a small hand towel (which they carry or place in a pocket), their shirt, or their hand to wipe the...

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Benefits of technology

[0011]The present invention consists of three main elements that are integrated to enable the user to conveniently wipe or remove sweat from various areas, such as the forehead, neck, hand, and face, while conducting physical activities indoors or outdoors.

[0015]The user, then, removes the sweat using the towel located on the palm of their hand. Upon completion, the user quickly retracts the towel back to wrist region via a series of folds accommodated by a stitch / fold line, a hook-and-loop connection point and the repositioning of the elastic band. Both the deploying and retracting of the towel can be conducted easily while running and within a matter of 1 to 3 seconds.

[0016]Finally, if the towel is detachable from the sweatband or wrist element, and there is a desire to either wash or replace the towel, the towel can be easily separated by pulling against the fastening system that connected the towel to the sweatband or wrist element.

Problems solved by technology

Unfortunately, carrying a towel or placing a towel nearby becomes inconvenient, particularly if the activity the individual is involved is physical in nature or requires a good deal of movement or changing of position.

Also, many view placing the towel on the ground or on a piece of equipment as being unsanitary.

In addition, other devices, such as a standard sweatband or headband, are unable to conform to or be utilized around the head, neck, face, and hand regions; thus, they are limited in their effectiveness and utility.

They also have two other problems: first, they lack the capacity to absorb large amounts of sweat as compared to a hand towel; and second, they address the absorption of sweat solely at the forehead and wrist locations.

This design does not allow conformity to the face, neck or other regions to adequately wipe sweat from those areas.

This device is limited in the areas it can remove sweat from and also restricts the user's motion and activity while removing the sweat.

It, however, is not practical for most activities due to its bulkiness and weight.

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