Cloth accessory
View Patent ↗A cloth accessory and methods for the use thereof are disclosed and described. In one aspect, the cloth accessory may include a cover member forming an enclosure with a cavity therein, and a cloth attached to the cover member. The cloth may have a first configuration wherein the cloth is retracted substantially into the cover member, and a second configuration wherein the cloth is extended substantially out of the cover member without becoming detached therefrom.
1. A cloth accessory comprising:
an invertible cover member of a soft and flexible polymeric material forming an enclosure with a cavity therein and having an opening on a first side of the enclosure;
an attachment member permanently attached to the cover member and extending from outside the cover member through a second side of the enclosure and into the cavity of the cover member, wherein the second side of the enclosure is opposite the first side of the enclosure; and
a cloth coupled to the attachment member, the cloth having a first configuration wherein the cover member is non inverted and the cloth is retracted entirely into the cover member and is removably secured in the cover member by a friction force of the cover member, a second configuration wherein the cover member is non inverted and the cloth is extended substantially out of the cover member, and a third configuration wherein the cover member is inverted and the cloth is extended entirely out of the cover member.
2. The cloth accessory of claim 1 , wherein the attachment member comprises a cord.
3. The cloth accessory of claim 2 , wherein the cover member is a pouch.
4. The cloth accessory of claim 3 , further comprising a fastener at the opening to substantially close the opening.
5. The cloth accessory of claim 4 , wherein the fastener is a member selected from the group consisting essentially of: a button, a clasp, a draw string, a hook and loop fastener, a snap, a flap, and a zipper.
6. The cloth accessory of claim 5 , wherein the fastener is a flap.
7. The cloth accessory of claim 4 , wherein the cloth is coupled to the cover member inside the cover member at a point substantially opposite the opening of the cover member.
8. The cloth accessory of claim 1 , wherein the cloth is absorbent.
9. The cloth accessory of claim 1 , wherein the cloth comprises microfibers.
10. The cloth accessory of claim 1 , wherein the cloth is directly coupled to the attachment member.
11. The cloth accessory of claim 1 , wherein the attachment member is permanently attached to the cover member by gluing, stitching, melting, or fusing the attachment member to the cover member.
12. The cloth accessory of claim 1 , wherein the attachment member further uses a specific device to secure the cloth accessory to a desired object, said specific device selected from the group consisting of lanyards, clasps, straps, cords, snaps, clips, and buckles.
13. The cloth accessory of claim 12 , wherein the specific device is a clip.
14. The cloth accessory of claim 1 , wherein the cloth is permanently attached to the attachment member.
15. The cloth accessory of claim 1 , wherein the attachment member is a loop.
16. The cloth accessory of claim 1 , wherein the soft and flexible polymeric material is neoprene.
17. The cloth accessory of claim 1 , wherein the soft and flexible polymeric material is rubber.
18. A cloth accessory comprising:
an invertible cover member of a flexible polymeric material forming an enclosure with a cavity therein and having an opening on a first side of the enclosure;
an attachment member permanently attached to the cover member, the attachment member having a first end disposed outside the cover member and a second end disposed within the cavity of the cover member and extending from outside the cover member through a second side of the enclosure into the cavity of the cover member;
a cloth coupled to the attachment member at a point of attachment, the cloth having a first configuration wherein the cover member is non inverted and the cloth is retracted entirely into the cover member and is removably secured in the cover member by a friction force of the cover member, a second configuration wherein the cover member is non inverted and the cloth is extended substantially out of the cover member, and a third configuration wherein the cover member is inverted and the cloth is extended entirely out of the cover member; and
wherein the length of the cloth is at least twice the distance from the point of attachment to the opening on the first side of the enclosure in the second configuration.
19. The cloth accessory of claim 18 , wherein the length of the cloth is at least three times the distance from the point of attachment to the opening on the first side of the enclosure in the second configuration.
20. The cloth accessory of claim 18 , wherein the attachment member is permanently attached to the cover member by gluing, stitching, melting, or fusing the attachment member to the cover member.
21. The cloth accessory of claim 18 , wherein the cloth is permanently attached to the attachment member.
22. The cloth accessory of claim 18 , wherein the attachment member is a loop.
23. The cloth accessory of claim 18 , wherein the flexible polymeric material is neoprene.
24. The cloth accessory of claim 18 , wherein the flexible polymeric material is rubber.