Squat Towel

Abstract

The towel of the present invention is designed to securely wrap around a barbell to protect the user from abrasion and injury when performing various exercises such as squatting, hip thrusters, and deadlifts. The towel of the present invention comprises a front face with a plurality of female attachment mechanisms, a back face with a plurality of male attachment mechanisms for mating with the female attachment mechanisms, gripper dots located on the back face of the towel, and padding located throughout the towel.

1 . A towel comprising:
 a front face with a first set of female attachment means located at opposite edges at the top of the towel;   a back face with a first set of male attachment means located at opposite edges at the top portion of the towel.   
     
     
         2 . The towel according to  claim 1 , wherein the front face further comprises a second set of female attachment means located at the bottom portion of the towel. 
     
     
         3 . The towel according to  claim 1 , wherein the back face further comprises a second set of male attachment means located at the bottom portion of the towel. 
     
     
         4 . The towel according to  claim 1 , wherein a back face further comprises a first set of gripper dots located on opposite edges at the top of the towel. 
     
     
         5 . The towel according to  claim 1 , wherein the attachment means are selected from the group consisting of hook and loop fasteners, snaps, buttons, magnets, clips, clasps, ties, and drawstrings. 
     
     
         6 . The towel according to  claim 1 , wherein the towel further comprises additional padding that is affixed to the top portion of the towel. 
     
     
         7 . The towel according to  claim 1 , wherein the top portion of the towel comprises at least one section of material that is denser than the rest of the towel. 
     
     
         8 . The towel according to  claim 1 , wherein the towel further comprises additional padding that is sewn into the bottom portion of the towel. 
     
     
         9 . The towel according to  claim 1 , wherein the bottom portion of the towel comprises at least one section of material that is denser than the rest of the towel to provide additional padding. 
     
     
         10 . The towel according to  claim 1 , wherein additional attachment means are placed along the top and bottom edges of the towel. 
     
     
         11 . The towel according to  claim 1 , wherein the female attachment means are loop patches and the male attachment means are hook patches. 
     
     
         12 . The towel according to  claim 11 , wherein there is an additional set of loop flaps attached at the edge of each hook patch. 
     
     
         13 . The towel according to  claim 1 , wherein snap fasteners are placed along the short sides and long sides of the towel to enable the towel to become secured to barbells of various diameters. 
     
     
         14 . The towel according to  claim 1 , wherein the front of the towel can be made of non-hook catching or snagging material.