Apron with magnetically attached accesories

Abstract

An apron includes a skirt configured to hang down from the waist of a wearer, a resilient spring member secured to the skirt and configured to partly extend about a waist of the wearer to hold the skirt in place at the waist of the wearer, and at least one accessory removably secured to the skirt. The resilient spring member includes a ferromagnetic material and the at least one accessory has a magnet removably secured to the resilient spring member by magnetic attraction. The accessory can be a towel, a potholder and/or the like.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apron comprising, in combination:
 a skirt configured to hang down from the waist of a wearer;   a resilient spring member secured to the skirt and configured to partly extend about a waist of the wearer to hold the skirt in place at the waist of the wearer;   wherein the resilient spring member comprises a ferromagnetic material;   at least one accessory removably secured to the skirt; and   wherein the at least one accessory has a magnet removably secured to the resilient spring member by magnetic attraction.   
     
     
         2 . The apron according to  claim 1 , further comprising a bodice extending upward from the skirt at a front of the wearer and a plurality of spaced apart boning rods upwardly extending along the bodice to support the bodice. 
     
     
         3 . The apron according to  claim 2 , further comprising a front pocket located on a front of the bodice that is sized and located for a portable electronic device. 
     
     
         4 . The apron according to  claim 1 , wherein there is a plurality of the accessories removably secured to the skirt. 
     
     
         5 . The apron according to  claim 1 , wherein the accessory is a towel. 
     
     
         6 . The apron according to  claim 1 , wherein the accessory is a pot holder. 
     
     
         7 . An apron comprising, in combination:
 a waist band configured to extend partially about a waist of a wearer;   a skirt configured to hang down from the waist band;   a resilient spring member secured to the waist band and configured to partly extend about the waist of the wearer to hold the skirt in place at the waist of the wearer;   waist band extensions extending from free ends of the waist band such that the waist band extensions overlap when the waist band and the waist band extensions are extended about the waist of the wearer;   wherein the resilient spring member does not extend along the waist band extensions; and   cooperating hook and loop fastener segments secured to the waist band extensions to removably secure the waist band extensions about the waist of the wearer.   
     
     
         8 . The apron according to  claim 7 , further comprising a bodice extending upward from the skirt at a front of the wearer and a plurality of spaced-apart boning rods upwardly extending along the bodice to support the bodice. 
     
     
         9 . The apron according to  claim 8 , further comprising a front pocket located on a front of the bodice that is sized and located for a portable electronic device. 
     
     
         10 . The apron according to  claim 8 , wherein the resilient spring member comprises a ferromagnetic material, further comprising at least one accessory removably secured to the skirt, and wherein the at least one kitchen has a magnet removably secured to the resilient spring member by magnetic attraction. 
     
     
         11 . The apron according to  claim 10 , wherein there is a plurality of the accessories removably secured to the skirt. 
     
     
         12 . The apron according to  claim 10 , wherein the accessory is a towel. 
     
     
         13 . The apron according to  claim 10 , wherein the accessory is a pot holder. 
     
     
         14 . The apron according to  claim 7 , further comprising a pair of waist band extenders selectively securable to the waist band extensions and extending from free ends of the waist band extensions such that the waist band extenders overlap when the waist band, the waist band extensions, and the waist band extenders are extended about the waist of the wearer. 
     
     
         15 . A towel comprising, in combination:
 a panel of textile;   a pair of pot magnets spaced-apart and secured to the panel of textile; and   wherein each of the pair pot magnets is configured so that the pair of pot magnets magnetically attract with each other.   
     
     
         16 . The towel according to  claim 15 , wherein the pair of pot magnets face in the same direction. 
     
     
         17 . The towel according to  claim 15 , wherein the panel of textile is rectangular shaped and the pot magnets are located near opposite corners of the panel of textile. 
     
     
         18 . The towel according to  claim 15 , wherein each of the pair of pot magnets is sealed to prevent moisture from contacting the pot magnet. 
     
     
         19 . The towel according to  claim 18 , wherein each of the pair of pot magnets is located within a sealed interior cavity of a plastic seal member to prevent moisture from contacting the pot magnet. 
     
     
         20 . The towel according to  claim 15 , wherein each of the pair of pot magnets is secured to the panel of textile by a textile cover secured to the panel of textile with the pot magnet located between the panel of textile and the textile cover.