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» Obscure Patent
of the Week - 7/12/04
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Towel for hair styling [ HTML ]
US Patent No. 6,655,387
Issued December 2, 2003
Although the title of this invention suggests that the invention is a
towel, and while the Summary of the Invention discusses only
an improved towel, the invention in this case is not a towel, but
rather a method for using a towel. This patent has only 7 claims, all
of which are method claims that relate to using a towel.
Nevertheless, and without further ado, lets go straight to the
broadest claim for this new and unique invention. Claim 1 reads
A method of using a towel to cover the neck and shoulder portions of
a user, the towel including a slit disposed in one edge of the towel,
the slit separating first and second portions of the towel, the
method comprising the steps of:
holding first and second corners of the towel such that the slit is
oriented substantially vertically;
permitting the first and second portions of the towel to fall
downward so as to form a top edge of the towel into substantially a V-shape;
wrapping the towel around the neck of the user; and
coupling said first and second corners so as to hold the towel
securely in place.
This application was filed on April 10, 2001, but I am sure that
every barber I have ever seen has used this method, or an obvious
variation thereof. I must be living in a twighlight zone episode. It
is like deja vu all over again. Strange indeed, particularly knowing
that the Patent Office would never issue a patent on something so
obviously obvious.
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» Patent Abstract
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An improved towel has at least a top edge and first and second side
edges, and contains an improvement, which includes a slit cut into
the towel, the slit extends partially into the towel from the top
edge and is disposed substantially parallel to the side edges, the
towel further includes a reinforcement means located on the towel
substantially adjacent to an end point of the slit, and an attachment
means coupled to two corners of the towel.
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» Guts of the Invention
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From the Summary of the Invention:
The present invention provides an improved towel that is intended and
designed to overcome the limitations of the prior art. The towel is
intended to be used primarily in the cosmetology, beauty and hair
care industries. In its preferred embodiment, the present invention
provides a towel which has at least a top edge and first and second
side edges, and contains an improvement, which includes a slit cut
into the towel, the slit extends partially into the towel from the
top edge and is disposed substantially parallel to the side edges,
the towel further includes a reinforcement means located on the towel
substantially adjacent to an end point of the slit, and an attachment
means coupled to two corners of the towel.
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