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US 10,470,619 B2Granted
Drying method for limited mobility individuals
AssigneeSima Coe
InventorSima Coe
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Abstract
A diagonal strap attached to a towel in embodiments of the disclosed technology allows one to lift a towel upwards to dry their legs without bending down. Handles on the sides of the towel allow one to further dry themselves while leaving their torso substantially in place. These methods of drying allow one with limited mobility to dry his/her body with limited help from others, while being less limited.
Claims12
A towel comprising:
- a front side, a back side, a top edge, a bottom edge, a left edge, and a right edge;
- a diagonal strap extending from said bottom edge to a middle of a side edge thereof;
- wherein said middle is half way between said top edge and said bottom edge.
A method of using a towel, comprising the steps of:
- standing with a foot between a diagonal strap and front side of a towel, said diagonal strap attached to a bottom edge and one of a left edge and right edge of said towel;
- grasping said diagonal strap with a hand;
- pulling said diagonal strap upwards;
- and
- using said towel to dry at least a part of a leg from which said foot extends;
- wherein said diagonal strap terminates at a pin, said pin movable vertically within a track.
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A method of using a towel, comprising the steps of:
- standing with a foot between a diagonal strap and front side of a towel, said diagonal strap attached to a bottom edge and one of a left edge and right edge of said towel;
- grasping said diagonal strap with a hand;
- pulling said diagonal strap upwards;
- using said towel to dry at least a part of a leg from which said foot extends;
- and
- causing, by way of communication with another or by way of direct action thereon, a position where said diagonal strap is attached to said left edge or right edge of said towel to change in height before said step of grasping.
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A method of using a towel, said towel comprising:
- a front side, a back side, a top edge, a bottom edge, a left edge, and a right edge;
- a diagonal strap extending from said bottom edge to a middle of a side edge thereof;
- further comprising a connector adapted to hang said towel from a top edge thereof;
- wherein said towel is hung from said top edge such that said front side is substantially planar and said bottom edge is substantially parallel to the ground;
- and said method comprises pulling said diagonal strap upwards between legs of a user to dry said legs;
- wherein before said step of pulling, a height of said diagonal strap is adjusted and a leg of said legs is placed between said front side of said towel and said diagonal strap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.