Apron with magnetically attached accessories

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.

1 - 20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . An apron for a wearer having a front and a waist, the apron comprising, in combination:
 a skirt configured to hang down from the waist of a the wearer;   a resilient spring member secured to the skirt and configured to partly extend about a the 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 two spaced-apart magnets that selectively secure the at least one accessory to the resilient spring member by magnetic attraction to selectively secure the at least one accessory to the skirt and are each configured to magnetically attract to each other to selectively secure the two spaced-apart magnets together.   
     
     
         22 . The apron according to  claim 21 , further comprising a self-supporting bodice extending upward from the skirt at a the front of the wearer. 
     
     
         23 . The apron according to  claim 22 , further comprising a front pocket located on a front of the bodice that is sized and located for holding a portable electronic device. 
     
     
         24 . The apron according to  claim 21 , wherein there is a plurality of the accessories removably secured to the skirt. 
     
     
         25 . The apron according to  claim 21 , wherein the at least one accessory is a towel. 
     
     
         26 . The apron according to  claim 21 , wherein each of the two magnets are pot magnets. 
     
     
         27 . The apron according to  claim 26 , wherein each of the two pot magnets face in the same direction. 
     
     
         28 . The apron according to  claim 27 , wherein the two pot magnets are located near opposite ends of the accessory. 
     
     
         29 . The apron according to  claim 27 , wherein the accessory is rectangular shaped and the two pot magnets are located near opposite corners of the accessory. 
     
     
         30 . The apron according to  claim 26 , wherein each of the two pot magnets is sealed to prevent moisture from contacting the pot magnet. 
     
     
         31 . The apron according to  claim 30  wherein each of the two pot magnets is located within a sealed interior cavity of a plastic seal member to prevent moisture from contacting the pot magnet. 
     
     
         32 . The apron according to  claim 26 , wherein each of the two pot magnets is secured to the accessory by a textile cover secured to the accessory with the pot magnet located between the accessory and the textile cover. 
     
     
         33 . The apron according to  claim 21 , wherein each of the two magnets face in the same direction on the accessory. 
     
     
         34 . The apron according to  claim 33 , wherein the two magnets are located near opposite ends of the accessory. 
     
     
         35 . The apron according to  claim 34 , wherein the accessory is rectangular shaped and the two magnets are located near opposite corners of the accessory. 
     
     
         36 . The apron according to  claim 21 , wherein each of the two magnets is sealed to prevent moisture from contacting the magnet. 
     
     
         37 . The apron according to  claim 36 , wherein each of the two magnets is located within a sealed interior cavity of a plastic seal member to prevent moisture from contacting the magnet. 
     
     
         38 . The apron according to  claim 37 , wherein each of the two magnets is secured to the accessory by a textile cover secured to the accessory with the magnet and the plastic seal member both located between the accessory and the textile cover. 
     
     
         39 . The apron according to  claim 21 , wherein each of the two magnets is secured to the accessory by a textile cover secured to the accessory with the magnet located between the accessory and the textile cover.