Hanging Towel with Reinforcing Stitches

Abstract

A hanging towel is disclosed. The hanging towel comprises a towel with four generally perpendicular edges formed of a water-absorbing fabric. In one embodiment, two hanging slits are located on the towel allowing the towel to be hung on a peg, or similar shaped object. The two hanging slits are located on the hanging towel on opposing edges of the hanging towel, each at a location in a middle portion of the hanging towel and near the opposing edges. A slit reinforcing stitching area surrounds the two hanging slits. The slit reinforcing area consists of a frame stitch area, an outside stitch area, a fill stitch area and an inside stitch area.

1 . A hanging towel comprising:
 a towel with four generally perpendicular edges formed of a water-absorbing fabric;   at least two hanging slits on the towel allowing the towel to be hung on a hanging towel support.   
     
     
         2 . The hanging towel of  claim 1  wherein wherein the at least two hanging slits are located in a middle portion of the hanging towel proximal one of the four generally perpendicular edges, wherein the at least one hanging slit consists of two hanging slits, the two hanging slits being located on the hanging towel on opposing edges of the hanging towel, each at a location in the middle portion of the hanging towel and proximal the opposing edges. 
     
     
         3 . The hanging towel of  claim 2  wherein a slit reinforcing stitching area surrounds the two hanging slits. 
     
     
         4 . The hanging towel of  claim 2  wherein each of the two hanging slits each has a generally teardrop shape. 
     
     
         5 . The hanging towel of  claim 3  wherein each of the two slit reinforcing stitching areas has a generally teardrop shape. 
     
     
         6 . The hanging towel of  claim 2  wherein each of the two slit reinforcing stitching area includes frame stitching, an outside stitch area, a fill stitch area and an inside stitch area, wherein the frame stitching forms a boundary around the outside stitch area, the fill stitch area and the inside stitch area. 
     
     
         7 . The hanging towel of  claim 6  wherein stitching in the outside stitch area has a generally zig-zag shape. 
     
     
         8 . The hanging towel of  claim 6  wherein stitching in the inside stitch area has a generally zig-zag shape. 
     
     
         9 . The hanging towel of  claim 6  wherein stitching in the fill stitch area has stitching formed in a grid pattern in a square or rectangular shape. 
     
     
         10 . The hanging towel of  claim 7  wherein the zig-sag stitching in the outside stitch area has a width of about 2 millimeters and a density of about 2.5 millimeters. 
     
     
         11 . The hanging towel of  claim 8  wherein the zig-sag stitching in the inside stitch area has a run pitch of about 2 millimeters and a density of about 2.5 millimeters. 
     
     
         12 . The hanging towel of  claim 9  wherein the grid pattern stitching in the fill stitch area on each side of the square or rectangular grid pattern has a density of about 3 millimeters. 
     
     
         13 . The hanging towel of  claim 12  wherein the hanging slit has a longitudinal axis and the grid pattern stitching has stitching with two orientations, one orientation of the grid pattern stitching being substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the hanging slit and the other orientation of the grid pattern stitching being substantially perpendicular axis to the longitudinal axis of the hanging slit. 
     
     
         14 . A method of manufacturing a hanging towel comprising:
 a rectangular or square-shaped towel with four generally perpendicular edges with two opposing hanging slits is procured or manufactured;   the two opposing hanging slits being located in a middle portion of the hanging towel proximal opposing edges of the rectangular or square-shaped towel; and   a slit reinforcing stitching area for each hanging slit is stitched into an area proximal each of the two hanging slits.   
     
     
         15 . The method of manufacturing a hanging towel of  claim 14  wherein the slit reinforcing stitching area is stitched as follows:
 a) frame stitching is stitched around the boundaries of an outside stitch area, a fill stitch area and an inside stich area; 
 b) the fill stitch area is partially formed by stitching substantially perpendicular stitches to a longitudinal axis of each hanging slit and then stitching substantially parallel stitches to the longitudinal axis of the hanging slit in order to form a generally-shaped grid pattern; 
 c) the outside stitch area is formed by stitching zig-zag stitching within the frame stitching; and 
 d) the inside stitch area is formed by stitching two-phase zig-zag stitching within the frame stitching. 
 
     
     
         16 . A hanging towel comprising:
 a towel with four generally perpendicular edges formed of a water-absorbing fabric;   at least two hanging slits on the towel allowing the towel to be hung on a hanging towel support;   wherein the at least two hanging slits are located in a middle portion of the hanging towel proximal one of the four generally perpendicular edges;   wherein a slit reinforcing stitching area surrounds the at least one hanging slit.   
     
     
         17 . The hanging towel of  claim 16  wherein the at least two hanging slits consists of two hanging slits, the two hanging slits is located on the hanging towel on opposing edges of the hanging towel, each at a location in the middle portion of the hanging towel and proximal the opposing edges. 
     
     
         18 . The hanging towel of  claim 17  wherein each of the two hanging slits each has a generally teardrop shape and each of the two slit reinforcing stitching areas has a generally teardrop shape. 
     
     
         19 . The hanging towel of  claim 18  wherein each of the two slit reinforcing stitching area includes an outside stitch area, a fill stitch area and an inside stitch area. 
     
     
         20 . The hanging towel of  claim 19  wherein stitching in the outside stitch area has a generally zig-zag shape, wherein stitching in the inside stitch area has a generally two-phase zig-zag shape, wherein stitching in the fill stitch area is stitched in a grid pattern of a square or rectangular shape, wherein the zig-sag stitching in the outside stitch area has a width of about 2 millimeters and a density of about 2.5 millimeters, wherein the zig-sag stitching in the inside stitch area has a run pitch of about 2 millimeters and a density of about 2.5 millimeters, wherein the grid pattern stitching in the fill stitch area on each side of the square or rectangular grid pattern has a density of about 3 millimeters, wherein the hanging slit has a longitudinal axis and the grid pattern stitching has stitching with two orientations, one orientation of the grid pattern stitching being substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the hanging slit and the other orientation of the grid pattern stitching being substantially perpendicular axis to the longitudinal axis of the hanging slit.