Multipurpose wet towel

The multipurpose towel addresses the limitations of conventional towels by offering decorative and functional versatility, and improves towel management through RFID tracking, enhancing both customer experience and operational efficiency.

JP2025011825APending Publication Date: 2025-01-24SHISYUOSHIBORI COM CO LTD
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Application Number
JP2023114167
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Applications
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Filing Date
2023-07-12
Publication Date
2025-01-24

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Technical Problem

Conventional towels are limited to hand-wiping functionality and lack decorative or functional versatility, and towel management systems face challenges in accurately tracking usage and recovery quantities.

Method used

A multipurpose towel with a cylindrical portion for suspension and decorative display, incorporating RFID tags for tracking, and a design that allows easy management of towel distribution and recovery.

Benefits of technology

Enhances the towel's decorative and functional versatility as an indoor decoration or partition, while enabling efficient tracking and management of towel usage and recovery through RFID technology.

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Abstract

To materialize a multipurpose wet towel which is provided with a screen function combined with interior decoration and also a partition function besides a hand wiping function, and in addition which facilitates management of a lending number as well as a collection number of the wet towel.SOLUTION: A multipurpose wet towel includes: a body part 10 made of a towel cloth fabric; and a cylindrical part 21 (hanging means 20) provided in a peripheral edge part of the body part 10. In the cylindrical part 21, a hollow part 22 into which a supporting material 51 for hanging the body part 10 can be inserted, is continuously formed over an entire width direction of the body part 10. The body part 10 is formed of a slit 14 in the lower part of the cylindrical part 21 in a hanging state and, by means of the slit 14, the body part 10 is divided into a plurality of first piece parts 15 and second piece parts 16. In the body part 10, a storage part is installed which has a space capable of storing tag-shaped articles, and an RFID tag may be stored in the storage part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
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Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a multipurpose wet towel that can be used for wiping hands and also for purposes similar to that of a shop curtain. [Background technology]

[0002] For example, in a restaurant, before an ordered item is served, a customer is provided with a rolled up hand towel 101 placed on a hand towel tray 102 as shown in FIG.

[0003] Conventional hand towels 101 are used solely for the purpose of wiping hands and cleaning them, and therefore in many cases, hand towels 101 are made entirely of a plain fabric of one color.

[0004] There are also oshibori with a logo or a single design that is the name of the store or the like (for example, see Non-Patent Document 1), as well as oshibori with an overall pattern, but the only time that such a logo, design or pattern is seen by a customer is when they pick up the rolled oshibori and use it to dry their hands. [Prior art documents] [Non-patent literature]

[0005] [Non-Patent Document 1] "Oshibori Hand Towel Rose Embroidery Mix Colors", Sanwa Towel Weaving Co., Ltd., [Searched June 23, 2023], Internet<https: / / www.towel-komachi.co.jp / SHOP / E1-O-ROSE.html> Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] As described above, the logos, designs, and patterns on the conventional wet towels are not pleasing to the eye of customers for a long time. Furthermore, the conventional wet towels do not have any function other than wiping hands.

[0007] Meanwhile, a wet towel rental company rents out a designated number of wet towels to multiple restaurants, beauty salons, etc., and collects them after use. The used wet towels collected by the wet towel rental company are washed, disinfected, and rolled up, and then rented out again to restaurants, beauty salons, etc.

[0008] The number of towels is accurately known by the towel rental company when new towels are delivered, but when used towels are collected, they are returned in a messy state after being placed in a collection container, making it difficult to quickly check the quantity and preventing the towel rental company from accurately knowing how many have been collected.

[0009] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and has as its first object to realize a multi-purpose towel that not only functions as a hand wiper, but also functions as a privacy screen and a room divider that doubles as an interior decoration. In addition, the second object is to realize a multi-purpose towel that allows towel rental businesses to easily manage not only the number of towels rented out, but also the number of towels collected. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] The multi-purpose towel of the present invention is A main body made of a towel cloth fabric; and a hanging means provided on a peripheral edge of the main body, The hanging means is a tubular portion, The cylindrical portion has a cavity through which a support member for suspending the main body can be inserted, the cavity extending continuously across the entire width of the main body.

[0011] In the first invention, the main body can be hung and displayed by inserting a support material into the internal cavity of the tubular part that is continuously formed across the entire width of the main body. This allows the multi-purpose towel to be hung as interior decoration in any location, such as on the wall of a store, allowing customers to appreciate the logo, design, pattern, etc., applied to the main body for a long period of time.

[0012] The present invention may be configured such that the main body has one or more slits formed below the tubular portion in a suspended state, and the main body is divided into a plurality of pieces by the slits.

[0013] In the second invention, when hung, it takes on an appearance similar to a noren curtain, so while it retains the original function of an oshibori for drying hands, it can also be used as a noren curtain if hung at the entrance of a store.

[0014] The present invention may be configured such that the main body is provided with a storage section having a space capable of storing a tag-shaped item, and the RFID tag is stored in the storage section.

[0015] In the third aspect of the present invention, the wet towel lending business can easily manage not only the number of wet towels lent but also the number of wet towels collected.

[0016] The present invention may be configured such that the storage section is provided at a position other than the cylindrical section.

[0017] In the fourth aspect of the present invention, there is no risk of damaging the RFID tag when the support material is inserted into the cylindrical portion.

[0018] The present invention may be configured such that the main body has one or more slits formed below the tubular portion in a suspended state, and the storage portion is provided in the vicinity of the slits.

[0019] In the fifth invention, when the main body is rolled up for use as a hand towel, the storage section is not visible on the outside, but is on the inside, so the storage section containing the RFID tag is not noticeable. Effect of the Invention

[0020] The multipurpose wet towel of the present invention comprises a main body made of towel cloth and a tubular part provided on the periphery of the main body, and the tubular part is used as a hanging means. The tubular part has a cavity formed continuously across the entire width of the main body, through which a support material for hanging the main body can be inserted.

[0021] In the present invention, since the fabric of the main body is terry cloth, it is possible to maintain the original function of the towel for drying hands, while at the same time, by passing a support material through the cavity formed in the width direction of the tubular part as necessary and fixing both ends of the support material to a wall or an entrance / exit of a store, the main body can be hung on a wall, an entrance / exit, etc. for display.

[0022] Therefore, the present invention can be used as an interior decoration, a screen that doubles as a decoration, or a partition that doubles as a decoration. The hand towel of the present invention is a multi-purpose hand towel that can be used for purposes similar to wall hangings and shop curtains.

[0023] In the present invention, the main body may be provided with a storage section having a space for storing tag-like items, and the RFID tag may be stored in the storage section. In this case, the wet towel rental business can easily manage the number of wet towels collected by detecting the IC tag. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0024] [Figure 1] FIG. 1(a) is a diagram showing a multipurpose wet towel according to a first embodiment as viewed from the front in a hanging state, and FIG. 1(b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1(a). [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the multipurpose wet towel of the first embodiment being hung at the entrance of a sushi restaurant and used as a shop curtain. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3(a) is a diagram showing the multipurpose wet towel according to the first embodiment folded in half, and FIG. 3(b) is a perspective view showing the multipurpose wet towel further rolled up and placed on a wet towel tray. [Figure 4]FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a multipurpose wet towel according to a first modified example of the first embodiment, viewed from the front in a hanging state. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5(a) is a diagram showing a multipurpose wet towel according to a second modified example of the first embodiment, as viewed from the front in a hanging state, and FIG. 5(b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 1(a). [Figure 6] 6(a) to (d) are partial front views of the upper half of multipurpose wet towels according to third to sixth modified examples of the first embodiment in a hanging state, as viewed from the front. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a multipurpose wet towel according to the second embodiment using an RFID tag, viewed from the front in a hanging state. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a multipurpose wet towel according to a first modified example of the second embodiment, in a hanging state, as viewed from the rear. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a multipurpose wet towel according to a second modified example of the second embodiment, in a hanging state, as viewed from the rear. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state in which a multipurpose wet towel according to another modified example is hung and used as a shop curtain. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a conventional wet towel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0025] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the following embodiment is merely an example of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, its applications, and its uses.

[0026] In this specification, "bottom" and "lower side" refer to the direction in which gravity acts when the multipurpose towels 1a to 1h and 2a to 2c are hung, and "upper" and "upper side" refer to the direction opposite to the direction in which weight acts. Additionally, "left" and "left side" refer to the direction of the viewer's left hand when the surface on which the pattern 12 and store logo 13 of the main body 10 of the multipurpose towels 1a to 1h and 2a to 2c are embroidered or otherwise depicted is viewed from the front, and "right" and "right side" refer to the direction of the viewer's right hand when the surface is viewed from the front. Additionally, the left-right direction of the main body is also referred to as the width direction of the main body.

[0027] [First embodiment] As shown in FIG. 1(a), the multipurpose wet towel 1a of the first embodiment comprises a main body 10 made of a towel cloth fabric 11, and a tubular portion 21 formed at one end of the periphery of the main body 10. In the multipurpose wet towel 1a, as shown in FIG. 1(b), one end of the fabric 11 is folded twice and sewn 17 in the left-right direction at a position spaced 2-3 cm from the upper end, thereby forming the tubular portion 21 with a cavity 22 inside. The cavity 22, into which a support member 51 for supporting and suspending the main body 10 can be inserted, is formed continuously across the entire width of the main body 10. The tubular portion 21 corresponds to the suspension means 20.

[0028] The cavity 22 of the cylindrical part 21 is continuous in the left-right direction, and both left and right ends are openings 23a, 23b that are open to the outside. The cylindrical part 21 does not have any part that closes the cavity 22 by sewing or the like. Therefore, it is possible to insert a support material 51 such as a string or a rod into the cavity 22 of the cylindrical part 21 from one opening 23a to the other opening 23b. Then, after inserting the support material 51 into the cavity 22, both ends of the support material 51 are hung and attached to metal fittings fixed to the wall or pillar of the store, so that the main body 10 can be hung and displayed at any location such as the wall of the store. Therefore, the multi-purpose wet towel 1a functions like a wall hanging, and customers can enjoy appreciating the design 12, store logo 13, pattern, etc. attached to the main body 10 for a long period of time.

[0029] The main body 10 has a rectangular shape as a whole. In addition, a slit 14 is provided in the main body 10 at a position below the cylindrical portion 21 in a suspended state, in a direction intersecting with the direction in which the cavity 22 is continuously formed.

[0030] That is, in this embodiment, the main body 10 is divided into two halves in the range where the slit 14 is formed. Specifically, the two halves are a first halve 15 which is plain, and a second halve 16 which is embroidered with the pattern 12 and the store logo 13. This allows the multipurpose towel 1a to have an appearance similar to a shop curtain when hung. The multipurpose towel 1a is divided at an appropriate width so that it can be opened and closed freely and easily passed through, so that it can be used as a shop curtain by hanging it at the entrance of a store while still retaining the original function of a towel for wiping hands.

[0031] Multipurpose towel 1a can be used as a noren curtain by hanging it at the entrance of a sushi restaurant, for example. In this case, if the width of a single towel is insufficient, two multipurpose towels 1a can be hung sideways, as shown in FIG. 2. Noren curtains are hung by merchants at the eaves of their stores to provide shade and act as signs with their trademarks and store names written on them, but in modern times they are also used as interior decorations, privacy screens, and partitions. Multipurpose towel 1a has the functions of a signboard, as well as privacy screens and partitions that also serve as interior decorations. In addition, multipurpose towel 1a has a function not found in conventional noren curtains. After eating sushi 52, a customer who wants to dry his hands 53 can do so on the main body 10 hanging as a noren curtain when leaving the store.

[0032] For example, a sushi stand does not have a hand washing area, so it is not easy to wash your hands right away. Therefore, the owner of the store encourages customers who have eaten sushi to use the multi-purpose towel 1 hanging at the entrance to wipe their hands before leaving. If used in this way, the multi-purpose towel 1 will gradually become dirty, but a dirty noren curtain means that many customers have wiped their hands there, meaning that the store is frequented by many customers, so a dirty noren curtain does not create a negative image. Rather, a dirty noren curtain is proof that the store is popular, thriving, and serving delicious food. Using the multi-purpose towel 1 as a noren curtain and also for customers to wipe their hands has the benefit of creating a positive image for the store.

[0033] The fabric 11 of the main body 10 is a woven towel fabric, and is made up of weft yarns, warp yarns, and pile warp yarns. The pile warp yarns protrude from the surface of the fabric 11 to form loops, which gives the fabric a fluffy feel and elasticity, while also absorbing moisture well.

[0034] For this reason, as shown in Figures 3(a) and 3(b), multipurpose towel 1a is folded at the left-right center while it is moderately moistened, first piece 15 and second piece 16 are overlapped, rolled up with the second piece on the outside, and placed on towel tray 54 in a state in which pattern 12 and store logo 13 can be beautifully displayed, and offered to customers before serving meals, and can also be used as a normal towel. Multipurpose towel 1a can be kept at a temperature of, for example, 5 to 10°C from spring to summer and 60 to 65°C from autumn to winter to provide a comfortable feeling when wiping hands.

[0035] <First Modification> In the multipurpose wet towel 1b of this modified example, as shown in FIG. 4, a ring-shaped locking member 24 is used as the hanging means 20. The locking member 24 is made of a material such as string, resin, or metal. The shape of the locking member 24 is ring-shaped, and more specifically, may be a circular ring, an elliptical ring, an oval ring, or the like. The locking member 24 is fixed to the fabric 11 of the main body 10 by being inserted through the fabric 11. In this modified example as well, by inserting a support material 51 through the ring-shaped portion of each locking member 24, it becomes possible to hang the main body 10 at any desired location. The locking member 24 corresponds to the hanging means 20.

[0036] <Second Modification> In the multipurpose wet towel 1c of this modification, as shown in Figs. 5(a) and 5(b), a tubular portion 25 provided on the periphery of the main body 10 is used as the hanging means 20. In this modification, one end of the fabric 11 is folded once and sewn 17 in the left-right direction at a position about 2-3 cm away from the upper end to form the tubular portion 25 with a cavity 22 inside. The cavity 22 is formed continuously over the entire width of the main body 10. The tubular portion 25 of this modification has a different vertical cross-sectional shape from the tubular portion 21 of the first embodiment described above, but the tubular portion 25 also corresponds to the hanging means 20, and it is possible to hang the main body 10 by passing a support material 51 through the cavity 22.

[0037] <Third to Sixth Modifications> In these modified examples, the following configuration is used as the hanging means 20.

[0038] In the third modified example of multi-purpose towel 1d (see FIG. 6(a)), multiple locking pieces 26 are sewn to one end of the main body 10 so that each piece forms a loop, and a support material 51 is inserted through the loop-shaped portions of the locking pieces 26.

[0039] In a multipurpose wet towel 1e of the fourth modified example (see FIG. 6(b)), a plurality of circular through holes 27 are provided at one end of the main body 10, and a support member 51 is inserted into each of the through holes 27.

[0040] In the multipurpose wet towel 1f of the fifth modified example (see FIG. 6(c)), a tubular portion 28 with an opening provided on the periphery of the main body portion 10 is used as the hanging means 20. In this modified example, one end of the fabric 11 is folded and sewn 17 in the left-right direction at a position spaced 2-3 cm from the upper end, forming a cavity 22 that continues across the width of the main body portion 10.

[0041] In a multipurpose wet towel 1g of the sixth modified example (see FIG. 6(d)), a plurality of rectangular through-holes 29 are provided at one end of the main body 10, and a support member 51 is inserted into each of the through-holes 29.

[0042] The above-mentioned multiple locking pieces 26, the circular through hole 27, the tubular portion 28 with an opening, and the square-shaped through hole 29 all correspond to the hanging means 20, and the main body portion 10 can be hung by inserting the support material 51 through them.

[0043] <Advantages of the First Embodiment> In the multipurpose towels 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f, and 1g of the first embodiment, the towel fabric 11 of the main body 10 has sufficient water absorption, so that while maintaining the original function of the towel for wiping hands, the main body 10 can be hung and displayed on a wall or entrance of a building by attaching and fixing the support material 51 to the wall or entrance of a building by penetrating the cavity 22 of the tubular part 21 as necessary. Therefore, the multipurpose towels 1a to 1g can also be used as interior decorations, or as decorative privacy screens or decorative partitions.

[0044] Moreover, the multipurpose towels 1a to 1g have one or more slits 14 below the tubular portion. The main body 10 is divided into multiple pieces within the range where the slits 14 exist, specifically into a first piece 15 and a second piece 16. Therefore, when the multipurpose towels are hung at the entrance of a store and used as a shop curtain, the multiple pieces 15, 16 hang down separately, making it easy for customers to pass under the multipurpose towels 1a to 1g and pass through the entrance. Also, a dirty shop curtain is proof that the store is thriving. Therefore, it is preferable that the multipurpose towels 1 be used as a shop curtain and also be used for customers to wipe their hands.

[0045] [Second embodiment] As shown in FIG. 7, the multipurpose wet towel 2a of the second embodiment has a storage section 18 provided in the main body 10, the storage section 18 having a space capable of storing a tag-like item, and an RFID tag 40 is stored in the storage section 18.

[0046] In the second embodiment, the storage section 18 secures a space for storing the RFID tag 40 by sewing a piece of fabric slightly larger than the RFID tag 40 to the fabric 11, for example, and sewing around the RFID tag 40. According to this method, the RFID tag 40 will not easily fall off from the storage section 18 when the multipurpose towel 2a is used or washed.

[0047] The RFID tag 40 is an information medium that can read and write data from and to a built-in memory without contact using radio waves (electromagnetic waves). Any identification symbol can be recorded in the RFID tag 40 based on a signal sent as radio waves from a writer. The recorded identification symbol is output as a radio signal and can be read by a reader. The identification symbol data read by the reader is sent to a computer system and can be used for information processing by an application.

[0048] Since the RFID tag 40 is used for the multipurpose wet towel 2a, it is preferable that the RFID tag 40 has heat resistance, resistance to laundry chemicals, and waterproofing against water. For this reason, it is preferable that the RFID tag 40 is laminated with a resin material such as silicone resin. Also, in order to prevent damage to elements such as memory and breakage of the antenna, it is preferable to increase the mechanical strength of the RFID tag 40 by attaching a protective material such as a PET plate.

[0049] The wet towel rental business delivers and rents out a designated number of multi-purpose wet towels 2a to restaurants, beauty salons, and other establishments, and after the multi-purpose wet towels 2a have been used, it visits each establishment to collect the used multi-purpose wet towels 2a.

[0050] In the second embodiment, an RFID reader is used to count the number of used multi-purpose towels 2a collected. Used multi-purpose towels 2a are casually placed in a collection container by employees of restaurants and beauty salons at any time. The towel rental company sets the collection container containing the used multi-purpose towels 2a in the detection unit of the reader. When the collection container is set, the antenna powered by the control unit of the reader emits radio waves to read the identification code from the RFID tag 40 within the radiation range. When reading is completed, the number of multi-purpose towels 2a collected is displayed on the display of the computer system connected to the reader. Therefore, in the second embodiment, when the towel rental company collects used multi-purpose towels 2a from the store, the reader is used to detect the identification code of the RFID tag 40, making it possible to quickly check the number of collected towels.

[0051] The used multi-purpose towels 2a collected by the towel rental company go through a sorting process to check for dirt and damage, a washing process to clean them according to the degree of dirt, a rinsing process to rinse them after cleaning, a sterilization and bleaching process to sterilize and bleach them, a packaging process to roll them up and package them, and a sorting process to sort them according to who they will be rented out to next.

[0052] In the sorting process, workers visually check the towels to see what is dirty or damaged, and sort them into those that will be sent to the washing process and those that will be discarded. Also, towels are separated into those with light dirt and those with heavy dirt. Readers are installed in each of the above processes, and the identification code recorded on the RFID tag 40 is read. The read data is sent to the towel management system, and the process is managed for each identification code.

[0053] The wet towel management system includes an input interface unit that receives signals from the reader and is connected to input means such as a keyboard, a central processing unit that controls input and output of data to and from the main memory and secondary memory device and performs calculations, and a database that records the usage history of the multi-purpose wet towels 2a for each identification code, as well as information such as the customer's location, number of scheduled deliveries, number of past loans, etc. The wet towel management system also includes a sorting device that obtains information on the next customer to whom each identification code will be loaned from the database and sorts the multi-purpose wet towels 2a by loan recipient.

[0054] According to the wet towel management system, it is possible to check at any time information such as where the multi-purpose wet towel 2a with a specific identification code is currently located, and to which customer it will be lent for how long. In addition, it is possible to predict the number of multi-purpose wet towels 2a that should be newly ordered in the future based on the number discarded within a certain period of time and the number that will soon reach the allowable number of times for recycling. Furthermore, if it is confirmed that the multi-purpose wet towels 2a lent to a specific customer tend to be heavily soiled, damaged, or lost, an alarm may be output indicating that the customer requires attention.

[0055] The multipurpose wet towel 2a also comprises a main body 10 made of towel fabric, and a tubular portion 21 (hanging means 20) having a cavity 22 formed on the periphery of the main body 10. Therefore, by inserting a support material 51 into the cavity 22 of the tubular portion 21, the main body 10 can be hung and displayed on a wall, a store entrance, etc. In the multipurpose wet towel 2a, the storage section 18 is provided in the same place as the tubular portion 21 (hanging means 20).

[0056] <First Modification> In the multipurpose wet towel 2b of this modified example, as shown in Fig. 8, the storage section 18 is provided at a position other than the tubular section 21. Specifically, in this modified example, the storage section 18 is provided at the end portion on the lower end side of the main body section 10 in the hanging state.

[0057] In the second embodiment described above, since the storage section 18 is provided in the same location as the tubular section 21, there was a risk that the support material 51 inserted into the tubular section 21 would damage the RFID tag 40 in the storage section 18 when the multipurpose towel 2a was used as a noren. In contrast, in this modified example, the storage section 18 is provided at the end on the lower end side of the main body 10 in the suspended state. Therefore, in this modified example, there is no risk of the RFID tag 40 being damaged by contact with the support material 51, even if the operation of inserting the support material 51 into the cavity 22 of the tubular section 21 and the operation of pulling it out are repeated when used as a noren.

[0058] <Second Modification> In the multipurpose wet towel 2c of this modified example, as shown in FIG. 9, one or more slits 14 are formed in the main body 10 below the tubular portion 21 in a hanging state, and the storage section 10 is provided in the vicinity of the slits 14.

[0059] Even in this modified example, the storage section 15 is provided at a position other than the cylindrical section 21, so that when used as a noren, there is no risk of damaging the RFID tag 40 even if the support material 51 is repeatedly inserted and removed from the cavity 22 of the cylindrical section 21.

[0060] In addition, in the multipurpose wet towel 2b of the first modification, the storage section 18 is provided on the lower end side of the main body 10, so when it is rolled up and used as a wet towel, as shown in Fig. 3(b), the storage section 18 appears on the outside and becomes noticeable. In contrast, in the multipurpose wet towel 2c of the present modification, the storage section 18 is provided near the slit 14, so when it is rolled up, the storage section 18 does not appear on the outside and exists inside the main body 10, so there is no risk of the part of the storage section 18 where the RFID tag 40 is stored becoming noticeable.

[0061] Therefore, this modified example has the advantages that the wet towel rental business can easily keep track of the number of wet towels collected, there is no risk of damaging the RFID tag 40, and the storage section 18 is not conspicuous.

[0062] [Other variations] In the above-described embodiments, the shape and design of the main body 10 are not limited to those shown in the first and second embodiments.

[0063] For example, the slits 14 provided in the main body 10 may be two or three or more slits that are located below the tubular portion 21 in a hanging state. For example, the multipurpose towel 1h shown in Fig. 10 has the main body 10 divided into three pieces 14, 15, 19 by two slits 14a, 14b. In this modification, by designing the main body 10 to an appropriate width, it becomes easy to use the multipurpose towel 1h as a noren curtain even when it is hung alone, without lining up multiple pieces. [Industrial Applicability]

[0064] The present invention can be used not only in restaurants but also in any store, such as a beauty salon or esthetic salon. [Explanation of symbols]

[0065] 1a,1b,1c,1d,1e,1f,1g,1h Multipurpose towels 2a, 2b, 2c Multipurpose towels 10 Main body 11. Fabric 12 Design 13 Store logo 14 Slit 15 First part 16 Second half 17 Sewing 18 Storage area 20 Hanging means 21 Cylindrical part 22 Cavity 23a One opening 23b The other opening 25 Cylindrical section 28 Cylindrical section with opening 40 RFID tags 51 Support material

Claims

1. A main body made of a towel cloth fabric; and a hanging means provided on a peripheral edge of the main body, The hanging means is a cylindrical portion, The multipurpose wet towel has a cavity formed in the tubular portion, through which a support material for suspending the main body can be inserted, the cavity being continuous across the entire width of the main body.

2. The multipurpose wet towel according to claim 1 , wherein the main body has one or more slits formed below the tubular portion when in a hanging state, and the main body is divided into a plurality of pieces by the slits.

3. The multipurpose wet towel according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the main body is provided with a storage section having a space capable of storing a tag-like article, and an RFID tag is stored in the storage section.

4. The multipurpose wet towel according to claim 3 , wherein the storage section is provided at a position other than the cylindrical section.

5. The main body has one or more slits formed below the cylindrical portion in a suspended state, The multipurpose towel according to claim 3 , wherein the storage section is provided in the vicinity of the slit.