Towel holding device and towel holding system that includes the towel holding device

A towel holding system comprising, in combination:

• a towel;
• and
• a towel holding device supporting said towel from an object, said towel holding device including:
• an attachment mechanism, said attachment mechanism configured to attach said towel holding device to said object;
• a towel holding member, said towel holding member removably holding said towel in said towel holding device;
• and
• a housing portion, said towel holding member being disposed inside of said housing portion, said housing portion configured to be displaceable relative to said attachment mechanism and said towel holding member so that said towel is capable of being inserted into said towel holding device;
• wherein said towel holding member of said towel holding device forms a breakaway connection with said towel so that, if a force exceeding a predetermined amount is applied to said towel, said towel is configured to be released from said towel holding member without damage being sustained to said towel holding device, said object, or an attachment site.

A towel holding device configured to support a towel from an object, said towel holding device comprising:

• an attachment mechanism, said attachment mechanism configured to attach said towel holding device to said object, said attachment mechanism comprising an upper loop portion and a lower base portion, said upper loop portion of said attachment mechanism comprising a pair of spaced-apart downwardly extending arms, and said lower base portion of said attachment mechanism comprising a pair of spaced-apart upwardly extending arms that correspond to said downwardly extending arms of said upper loop portion, said downwardly extending arms of said upper loop portion configured to be removably attached to said upwardly extending arms of said lower base portion such that an interior of said upper loop portion is capable of being accessed, thereby permitting said attachment mechanism to be engaged with said object and said towel holding device to be secured to said object;
• a towel holding member, said towel holding member configured to removably hold said towel in said towel holding device;
• and
• a housing portion, said towel holding member being disposed inside of said housing portion, said housing portion configured to be displaceable relative to said attachment mechanism and said towel holding member so that said towel is capable of being inserted into said towel holding device.