LOUNGE CHAIR TOWEL THAT CONVERTS INTO BACKPACK

• US 20190328117A1
• Filed: 04/26/2019
• Published: 10/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ricci D. Larsen
• Original Assignee: Ricci D. Larsen
• Inventors: Larsen, Ricci D.
• Granted Patent: US 10,736,405 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2004/026 into seats or sitting cushions
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 3/04 Sacks or packs carried on the body by means of two straps passing over the two shoulders
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 4/02 Sacks or packs convertible into other articles or into objects for other use
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/11 for chairs for headrests only A47C7/386; removable protective covers for car seats B60N2/60
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/622 Receptacles, e.g. cup holders, storage containers

Abstract

Lounge chair towel that converts into backpack. One embodiment is a lounge chair towel that includes a seat portion, a backrest portion, and a middle portion of material between the seat portion and the backrest portion. The middle portion includes a first sleeve on a back side of the lounge chair towel, a second sleeve on a front side of the lounge chair towel, and a middle sleeve disposed between the first sleeve and the second sleeve. The middle portion also includes a bag opening for a bag storage area formed by an interior of the backrest portion. The middle portion also includes one or more belt straps looped through the first sleeve and the second sleeve. The belt straps close the bag opening when pulled and forms two backpack straps to convert the lounge chair towel into the backpack.

Claims

1. A lounge chair towel that converts into a backpack, the lounge chair towel comprising:

a seat portion of towel material that corresponds with a seat of a lounge chair;

a backrest portion of towel material that corresponds with a backrest of the lounge chair; and

a middle portion of material between the seat portion and the backrest portion, wherein the middle portion comprises;

a first sleeve on a back side of the lounge chair towel, the first sleeve extending laterally along a width of the lounge chair towel and including first open lateral ends;

a second sleeve on a front side of the lounge chair towel, the second sleeve extending laterally along the width of the lounge chair towel and including second open lateral ends;

a middle sleeve disposed between the first sleeve and the second sleeve;

a bag opening for a bag storage area formed by an interior of the backrest portion, wherein the bag opening and the bag storage area are sized to slide over the backrest of the lounge chair; and

one or more belt straps looped through the first sleeve and the second sleeve, wherein the one or more belt straps are configured to tighten around the middle sleeve to close the bag opening by pulling the one or more belt straps in opposite directions at the first open lateral ends and the second open lateral ends to form two backpack straps to convert the lounge chair towel into the backpack.

2. The lounge chair towel of claim 1 wherein:

the bag opening extends laterally along the middle portion and longitudinally through the middle sleeve.

3. The lounge chair towel of claim 2 wherein:

the bag opening extends laterally along a bottom the middle portion.

4. The lounge chair towel of claim 1 wherein:

wherein the bag opening and the bag storage area are sized to slide over the backrest of the lounge chair in a lounge configuration, and sized to receive the seat portion and carrying items for transport in a backpack configuration.

5. The lounge chair towel of claim 1 wherein:

the one or more belt straps include fasteners to detachably engage fastener rings attached at or near a top end of the backrest portion.

6. The lounge chair towel of claim 5 wherein:

as the one or more belt straps are pulled to engage the fasteners with the fastener rings, the one or more belt straps squeeze the bag opening in the middle sleeve to enclose the bag storage area and secure items inside the seat portion for transportation.

7. The lounge chair towel of claim 1 wherein:

the backrest portion includes a pouch to store pool items behind the lounge chair when the backrest portion is slid onto the backrest of the lounge chair.

8. The lounge chair towel of claim 1 wherein:

the seat portion includes one or more bag clips attached at its side for attaching an accessory bag.

9. The lounge chair towel of claim 1 wherein:

a continuous piece of towel material forms the seat portion, the backrest portion, the first sleeve, and the middle sleeve.

10. A method of fabricating a lounge chair towel that converts into a backpack, the method comprising:

providing a first piece of towel material having a continuous length;

folding a first top portion of the first piece back onto the first piece to form a first sleeve with two layers of the towel material and open lateral ends;

folding a second top portion, including the first top portion and additional towel material below the first top portion, back onto the first piece to form a backrest portion of towel material that corresponds in size with a backrest of a lounge chair, wherein a lower section of the backrest portion includes three layers of the towel material that form the first sleeve and a middle sleeve adjacent to the first sleeve;

at corners of the lower section of the backrest portion, joining the three layers together to establish the first sleeve and the middle sleeve, and to form a bag opening for a bag storage area formed by an interior of the backrest portion, wherein the bag opening and bag storage area are sized to slide over the backrest of the lounge chair;

attaching a second piece of material to a front side of the first piece of towel material, wherein the second piece forms a second sleeve with open lateral ends, and wherein the middle sleeve is disposed between the first sleeve and the second sleeve; and

looping one or more belt straps through the first sleeve and the second sleeve, wherein the one or more belt straps are configured to tighten around the middle sleeve to close the bag opening by pulling the belt strap in opposite directions at the first open lateral ends and the second open lateral ends to form two backpack straps to convert the lounge chair towel into the backpack.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein:

the bag opening extends laterally along the middle portion and longitudinally through the middle sleeve.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein:

the bag opening extends laterally along a bottom the middle portion.

13. The method of claim 10 wherein:

wherein the bag opening and the bag storage area are sized to slide over the backrest of the lounge chair in a lounge configuration, and sized to receive a seat portion of the first piece of towel material and carrying items for transport in a backpack configuration.

14. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

providing fasteners on the belt strap to detachably engage fastener rings attached at or near a top end of the backrest portion.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein:

as the one or more belt straps are pulled to engage the fasteners with the fastener rings, the one or more belt straps squeeze the bag opening in the middle sleeve to enclose the bag storage area and secure items inside a seat portion of the first piece for transportation.

16. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

attaching a pouch to the backrest portion to store pool items behind the lounge chair when the backrest portion is slid onto the backrest of the lounge chair.

17. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

attaching one or more bag clips to side of the seat portion for attaching an accessory bag.

18. The method of claim 10 wherein:

the first piece of towel material forms a seat portion, the backrest portion, the first sleeve, and the middle sleeve.

19. The method of claim 10 wherein:

the second piece is made of a towel material.

20. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

stitching corners of the middle portion to form the first sleeve and the middle sleeve adjacently.