Beach accessory

• US 4,273,380 A
• Filed: 08/27/1979
• Issued: 06/16/1981
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/1979
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Margaret W. Silvestri
• Original Assignee: Margaret W. Silvestri
• Inventors: Silvestri, Margaret W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Zugel, Francis K.
• Application Number:
  US06/070,302
• Time in Patent Office: 659 Days
• Field of Search: 297/191, 297/219, 297/229, 5/417-420
• US Class Current: 297/188.06
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 9/00 Purses, Luggage or bags convertible into objects for other use sacks or packs carried on the body and convertible into other articles A45F4/02; trunk-wardrobes A47B61/06; trunk-beds A47C17/82
• 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 7/62 Accessories for chairs
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/622 Receptacles, e.g. cup holders, storage containers

Abstract

A beach accessory in the form of a combined beach towel--chair cover--tote bag, comprising an elongated strip of absorbent towelling having pockets on its opposite major surfaces at one end, at least one of said pockets being large enough to store the entire length of towelling not covered by the pockets, the pockets opening inwardly of the towelling and having stringing through casings along their free edges to allow closure thereof to form a tote bag for said towelling and other articles to be carried.

Claims

1. A beach accessory in the form of a combined beach towel--chair cover--tote bag, comprising an elongated strip of absorbent towelling having substantially superimposed pockets on its opposite major surfaces at one end, at least one of said pockets being large enough to store the entire length of towelling not covered by the pockets, said pockets opening inwardly of the towelling and having stringing through casings along their free edges to allow closure thereof to form a tote bag for said towelling and other articles to be carried, said free edges, when said stringings therein are not under tension, running perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said towelling and being of substantially the same length as the width of said towelling adjacent said free edges, said accessary further comprising tucks in said towelling near said pockets, said tucks defining the corners of a fold adapted to fit said accessory to the back of a chair or chaise lounge, while allowing said pockets to hang from said back to provide storage, said tucks being short enough and said fold being narrow enough to allow said accessory to be placed substantially flat on a flat surface.

2. The accessory of claim 1 wherein three layers of said towelling are superimposed at said one end to form said pockets, one outer layer being stitched to the middle layer to divide one of said pockets.

3. The accessory of claim 2 wherein two of said layers are integral portions of said elongated strip.

4. A method of constructing the accessory of claim 1 comprising

providing long and short pieces of towelling,

6. The accessory of claim 1 wherein said pockets are spaced essentially equidistant from one end of said towelling whereby said casings are substantially superimposed on each other.

5. superimposing said short piece on one end of said long piece and sewing said pieces together by stitching along the inwardly facing edge of said short piece,

folding said towelling along the line of said stitching to provide three superimposed layers, two of said layers having superimposed free edges perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said long piece of towelling,

sewing said three layers together along their edges to provide inner and outer pockets, and

turning said outer pocket inside out to leave pockets on opposite major surfaces of said long piece at said end.