Rollable portable personal blanket

Abstract

Disclosed is an improved outdoor children's picnic blanket the size of a standard beach towel, with one side soft for comfortable seating, while the other is waterproof for protection from wet leaves or grass. The blanket may be rolled up and secured with a hook and loop attachment for easy transport or storage.

1 . A personal, rollable, and portable blanket comprising:
 a rectangular shaped top fabric layer configured to be soft for comfortable seating, wherein the top fabric layer is chosen from the group consisting of fleece, terry cloth, and microfiber;   a rectangular shaped bottom fabric layer substantially the same size as the top fabric layer, wherein the top fabric layer and the bottom fabric layer are joined to each other to form a rectangular shaped blanket with a common edge around an entire perimeter; wherein the bottom fabric layer is waterproof;   a flap connected to a short side of the rectangular shaped blanket, wherein the flap has a top side continuous with the top fabric layer and a bottom side continuous with the bottom fabric layer, and wherein the flap is smaller in width than the width of the short side of the rectangular shaped blanket;   a hook and loop attachment sewn onto an end of the flap on the side that is continuous with the top fabric layer;   a hook and loop attachment sewn onto the bottom fabric layer in a position such that when the blanket is rolled up starting from a short side of the rectangular shaped blanket opposite the short side to which the flap is attached, the hook and loop attachment sewn onto the end of the flap secures to the hook and loop attachment sewn onto the bottom layer fabric.   a handle sewn onto the bottom fabric layer that is exposed to the outside when the blanket is rolled up starting from a short side of the rectangular shaped blanket opposite the short side to which the flap is attached.   
     
     
         2 . The blanket of  claim 1  wherein the bottom fabric layer comprises a waterproof polyester. 
     
     
         3 . The blanket of  claim 1  configured such that in the rolled up configuration there is a hollow central cylindrical space at the center of the roll. 
     
     
         4 . The blanket of  claim 1  configured such that in the rolled up configuration there is not a hollow central cylindrical space at the center of the roll. 
     
     
         5 . A method of using a personal, rollable, and portable blanket, wherein the blanket comprises:
 a rectangular shaped top fabric layer configured to be soft for comfortable seating, wherein the top fabric layer is chosen from the group consisting of fleece, terry cloth, and microfiber;   a rectangular shaped bottom fabric layer substantially the same size as the top fabric layer, wherein the top fabric layer and the bottom fabric layer are joined to each other to form a rectangular shaped blanket with a common edge around an entire perimeter; wherein the bottom fabric layer is waterproof,   a flap connected to a short side of the rectangular shaped blanket, wherein the flap has a top side continuous with the top fabric layer and a bottom side continuous with the bottom fabric layer, and wherein the flap is smaller in width than the width of the short side of the rectangular shaped blanket;   a hook and loop attachment sewn onto an end of the flap on the side that is continuous with the top fabric layer;   a hook and loop attachment sewn onto the bottom fabric layer in a position such that when the blanket is rolled up starting from a short side of the rectangular shaped blanket opposite the short side to which the flap is attached, the hook and loop attachment sewn onto the end of the flap secures to the hook and loop attachment sewn onto the bottom layer fabric.   a handle sewn onto the bottom fabric layer that is exposed to the outside when the blanket is rolled up starting from a short side of the rectangular shaped blanket opposite the short side to which the flap is attached.   the method comprising:   folding a first long side of the blanket toward a center line of the blanket such that the top fabric layer folds together and the bottom fabric layer remains exposed;   folding a second long side of the blanket toward the center line of the blanket such that the top fabric layer folds together and the bottom fabric layer remains exposed;   wherein the folded over portions of each side do not overlap in the middle of the blanket but instead are spaced a distance from each other leaving only a small portion of the top side exposed when in this folded configuration;   rolling the blanket from starting from the short side of the rectangular shaped blanket opposite the short side to which the flap is attached;   securing the hook and loop attachment sewn onto the top fabric layer to the hook and loop attachment sewn onto the bottom fabric layer, and utilizing the handle of the rolled up blanket to transport it.