Portable towel accessory

In combination:

• a fabric hand towel having a central portion;
• a towel cover constructed from a sheet of a material which is at least water-resistant, said towel cover being separate from said towel and having a central portion;
• connector means detachably connecting together the central portions of the towel and towel cover;
• and
• carrying means connected so that in use the towel and towel cover are suspended from the carrying means and said towel and towel cover each hang freely from said means and each assume the shape of a pleated cone, with the central portions of the towel and towel cover forming apexes of the cones;
• and
• wherein the towel cover has an inner surface and an outer surface, the connector means comprises clamp means attached to the inner surface of said central portion of the towel cover;
• and the carrying means comprises a loop attached to the outer surface of the towel cover essentially opposite the clamp means.

In combination:

• a fabric hand towel having a central portion;
• a towel cover constructed from a sheet of a material which is at least water-resistant, said towel cover being separate from said towel and having a central portion;
• carrying and connecting means detachably connecting together the central portions of the towel and towel cover
• such that in use the towel and towel cover are suspended from the carrying and connecting connector means and said towel and towel cover each hang freely from said means and each assume the shape of a pleated cone, with the central portions of the towel and towel cover forming apexes of the cones;
• and
• wherein the carrying and connecting means comprise an opening in the towel, a hole in the towel cover, and first and second loops, each of said loops having a projecting member, which projecting members project through said opening and said hole, respectively, and detachably engage each other.

In combination:

• a fabric hand towel having a central portion;
• a towel cover constructed from a sheet of a material which is at least water-resistant, said towel cover being separate from said towel and having a central portion;
• carrying and connecting means detachably connecting together the central portions of the towel and towel cover
• such that, in use, the towel and cover are suspended from the carrying and connecting means and said towel and towel cover each hang freely from said means and each assume the shape of a pleated cone, with the central portions of the towel and cover forming apexes of the cones;
• and
• wherein the carrying and connecting means comprises a connector loop attached to said central portion of the towel, first and second holes in the towel cover, and an openable loop passing in turn through the first hole, the connector loop, and the second hole.

In combination:

• a fabric hand towel having a central portion;
• a towel cover constructed from a sheet of a material which is at least water-resistant, said towel cover being separate from said towel and having a central portion;
• connector means detachably connecting together the central portions of the towel and towel cover;
• carrying means connected so that, in use, the towel and towel cover are suspended from the carrying means and said towel and towel cover each hang freely from said means and each assume the shape of a pleated cone, with the central portions of the towel and cover forming apexes of the cones;
• and
• loop means for carrying the accessory with the towel cover inside the towel and at least an upper portion of the towel cover surrounded by the towel, said loop means comprising a loop attached to the central portion of the towel.

In combination:

• a fabric hand towel having a central portion;
• a towel cover constructed from a sheet of a material which is at least water-resistant, said towel cover being separate from said towel and having a central portion;
• connector means detachably connecting together the central portions of the towel and towel cover;
• and
• carrying means connected so that, in use, the towel and towel cover are suspended from the carrying means and said towel and towel cover each hang freely from said means and each assume the shape of a pleated cone, with the central portions of the towel and cover forming apexes of the cones;
• and
• wherein the connector means comprises a snap member attached to said central portion of the towel, and a complementary snap member attached to said central portion of the cover, and said carrying means comprises a loop attached to the towel cover substantially opposite said complementary snap member.