Customized disposable hand towel and method

Abstract

A disposable hand towel that can be customized for multiple sensory stimulation. That hand towel comprises a short fabric, cloth-like element for individual hand drying, said cloth-like element having at least two distinct color components, a first main component for a substantial body of the cloth-like element and a second accent component for covering only portions of the cloth-like element, each element further including a plurality of raised regions and recesses for providing each element with a three-dimensional feel. A plurality of such cloth-like elements are adjoined end to end on an elongated sheet and wound onto a central having at least one of: a scent dispensing element and a motion detector sound chip.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A disposable hand towel that can be customized for multiple sensory stimulation, said hand towel comprising:
 a short fabric, cloth-like element for individual hand drying, said cloth-like element having at least two distinct color components, a first main component for a substantial body of the cloth-like element and a second accent component for covering only portions of the cloth-like element, and a three-dimensional pattern, a plurality of said cloth-like elements being adjoined end to end on an elongated sheet;   said elongated sheet being intended for winding onto a central roll and continuously onto itself about said central roll;   said central roll having a scent dispensing element inserted into one roll end for emitting a scent analogous to one of the two distinct color components.   
     
     
         2 . The disposable hand towel of  claim 1  wherein said three-dimensional pattern includes a plurality of raised regions, recesses or both. 
     
     
         3 . The disposable hand towel of  claim 1  wherein said scent is selected from one associated with a smell found in nature. 
     
     
         4 . The disposable hand towel of  claim 3  wherein said nature smell is from a fruit or a flower. 
     
     
         5 . The disposable hand towel of  claim 1  wherein said scent is selected from one associated with a pleasant food smell. 
     
     
         6 . The disposable hand towel of  claim 1  wherein a plurality of adjacent cloth-like elements includes a school logo or emblem. 
     
     
         7 . The disposable hand towel of  claim 1  wherein a plurality of adjacent cloth-like elements includes a logo or emblem from a professional sports team. 
     
     
         8 . The disposable hand towel of  claim 1  wherein said central roll further includes a motion detector sound chip. 
     
     
         9 . The disposable hand towel of  claim 1 , which includes graphics, smells and/or sounds consistent with a holiday theme. 
     
     
         10 . A disposable hand towel that can be customized for multiple sensory stimulation, said hand towel comprising:
 a short fabric, cloth-like element for individual hand drying, said cloth-like element having at least two distinct color components, a first main component for a substantial body of the cloth-like element and a second accent component for covering only portions of the cloth-like element, each element further including a plurality of raised regions and recesses for providing each element with a three-dimensional feel in a pre-set pattern; and   a plurality of said cloth-like elements being adjoined end to end on an elongated sheet;   said elongated sheet being wound onto a central roll and then repeatedly onto itself about said central roll;   said central roll including at least one of: a scent-dispensing element for emitting a scent analogous to at least one of the color components and a sound-dispensing chip.   
     
     
         11 . The disposable hand towel of  claim 10  wherein said scent is selected from one associated with a smell found in nature. 
     
     
         12 . The disposable hand towel of  claim 11  wherein said nature smell is from a fruit or flower. 
     
     
         13 . The disposable hand towel of  claim 10  wherein said scent is one pleasantly affiliated with a food product. 
     
     
         14 . The disposable hand towel of  claim 10  wherein a plurality of adjacent cloth-like elements includes a school logo or emblem. 
     
     
         15 . The disposable hand towel of  claim 10  wherein a plurality of adjacent cloth-like elements includes a logo or emblem from a professional sports team. 
     
     
         16 . The disposable hand towel of  claim 10 , which includes graphics, smells and/or sounds consistent with a holiday theme. 
     
     
         17 . A method for dispensing disposable hand towels having multiple sensory stimulation, said method comprising:
 providing a plurality of short fabric, cloth-like elements for individual hand drying, each cloth-like element having at least two distinct color components, a first main component for a substantial body of the cloth-like element and a second accent component for covering only portions of the cloth-like element, each element further including a plurality of raised regions and recesses for providing each element with a three-dimensional feel in a pre-set pattern, said cloth-like elements being adjoined end to end on an elongated continuous sheet;   providing a central roll about which the elongated sheet of cloth-like elements are wrapped, said roll including at least one of: a scent dispensing element inserted into one roll end for emitting a scent analogous to one of the two distinct color components and a motion detector sound chip; and   providing a stand onto which the central roll can be positioned for users to dispense one or more sheets of cloth-like elements by manual rotation of the central roll about the stand.   
     
     
         18 . The dispensing method of  claim 17  wherein said scent is selected from one associated with a smell found in nature. 
     
     
         19 . The dispensing method of  claim 17  wherein a plurality of adjacent cloth-like elements includes a school logo or emblem. 
     
     
         20 . The dispensing method of  claim 17  wherein a plurality of adjacent cloth-like elements includes a logo or emblem from a professional sports team.