Patent · US Expired

Self-opening towel

US6170100A · kind A · utility

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38References
17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 19, 1998
Grant dateJan 9, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 19, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47G9/062
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A self-opening towel comprises a frame member being formed from a flexible twistable material and being removably attached to a covering membrane. The self-opening towel has a first shape being substantially planar when in an extended configuration, and a second shape being substantially planar and having an area less than an area of the first shape when the towel is in a collapsed configuration.

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