Laundry holder with attached bag with adjustable closing

Abstract

The present invention is drawn to a device for holding an individual's garments that can be used to keep track of an individual's garments when multiple individuals' garments are being laundered together. The device provides privacy for personal garments, security of maintaining the garments together, and allows the garments to be effectively and efficiently washed and dried. The device includes a strap with a releasable fastener for fastening the ends of the strap to each other coupled to a mesh bag with an adjustable closing.

We claim:  
     
         1 . A device for holding laundry, comprising: 
 a strap with a first end and a second end;    a fastener for releasably fastening said ends of said strap to each other; and    a mesh bag having an adjustably openable and closeable opening, wherein said bag is connected to said strap.    
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one cord coupled to said strap, wherein said cord forms a loop and said cord is threaded around said opening of said bag.  
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2 , further comprising a releasable cordlock coupled to said cord.  
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein said cordlock is selectively positionable on said cord to adjust the size of said opening of said bag.  
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein said cordlock is frictionally secured to said cord.  
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein said cordlock includes a spring biased plunger which releases said cord when said plunger is depressed and which grips said cord when said plunger is released.  
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 3 , further comprising a stop positioned between said cordlock and said end of said cord, wherein said stop prevents said cordlock from sliding off said cord.  
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said fastener includes a male buckle coupled to said first end of said strap; and a mating, female buckle coupled to said second end of said strap.  
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said bag is a mesh bag with a hem in close proximity and surrounding the opening.  
     
     
         10 . A device for holding laundry, comprising: 
 a strap with a first end and a second end;    a fastener for attaching said ends of said strap, including a male buckle coupled to said first end of said strap and a female buckle coupled to said second end of said strap;    at least one cord coupled to said strap;    a mesh bag with one opening, said opening around which said cord is threaded; and    a releasable cordlock coupled to said cord, wherein said cordlock is selectively positionable on said cord to adjust said opening of said bag.