Golf club towel assembly

Abstract

Assemblies are provided for carrying a golf towel, the assembly comprising a hook, a hanger and a connector connecting the hook and the hanger. The assembly can be removably attached to the shaft of a golf club. The methods of making and using the assembly are also disclosed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An assembly comprising:
 (a) a hook, comprising a hooking section, an eyelet section and a connecting section that connects the hooking section to the eyelet section,   wherein the hooking section and the connecting section define a first opening therebetween and the eyelet section defines a second opening,   wherein the first opening comprises a narrower curved portion having the greatest dimension of between about 0.25″ and about 0.35″, and a wider curved portion adjacent to, and integrated with, the narrower curved portion, the wider curved portion having the greatest dimension of between about 0.30″ and about 0.50″,   wherein the first opening is configured to accept the shaft of a golf club inserted therein and securely, yet slidably retain the shaft within the wider curved portion,   wherein the eyelet section is sufficiently offset from the first opening that the eyelet section does not interfere with insertion of the shaft of the golf club into the first opening; and   (b) a flexible connector fastened to the eyelet section for removably connecting the hook to a golf towel;   wherein the hook is configured to allow a detachable attachment of the assembly to the shaft of the golf club.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a golf towel having a hanging element, wherein the flexible connector is fastened to the eyelet section of the hook and to the hanging element of the golf towel, thereby connecting the hook to the golf towel. 
     
     
         3 . The assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the hanging element is selected from the group consisting of a loop, an opening, a strap, a grommet, a buttonhole, a ring, a carabineer, a clip, a hook or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the hanging element is adjacent to an edge of the golf towel. 
     
     
         5 . The assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the hanging element is in the center of the golf towel. 
     
     
         6 . The assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a hanger configured for supporting a golf towel in an extended form, the hanger comprising an upper portion defining a third opening, and two straight, coplanar arms integrated with and extending distally from the upper portion,
 wherein the two straight arms are positioned and held at a fixed angle to each other in an inverted V-shape over which the golf towel can be draped,   wherein the flexible connector is fastened to the hanger.   
     
     
         7 . The assembly of  claim 6  wherein the arms of the hanger are substantially rigid and can flex no more than about 10% from their unflexed shape such that the arms cannot contact each other. 
     
     
         8 . The assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the fixed angle is between about 45° and about 160°. 
     
     
         9 . The assembly of  claim 6 , further comprising a golf towel having a having a hanging element, wherein the upper portion of the hanger is inserted through the hanging element and the golf towel is draped over the arms of the hanger such that the surface of the golf towel is distributed evenly along the arms of the hanger. 
     
     
         10 . The assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the flexible connector is a lanyard and the hanging element is an opening in the towel. 
     
     
         11 . The assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the lanyard is removably fastened to the hook and to the hanger by knots, loops or hitches. 
     
     
         12 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the golf towel is a multi-layered composition comprising a microfiber wet side towel layer, a microfiber dry side towel layer and a waterproof barrier layer between the wet side towel layer and the dry side towel layer. 
     
     
         13 . The assembly of  claim 12 , wherein in the multi-layered golf towel composition the microfiber wet side towel, the microfiber dry side towel and the waterproof barrier layer are held together by stitching along two adjacent sides of the towel. 
     
     
         14 . The assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the waterproof barrier layer is longer and wider than either of the microfiber wet side towel and the microfiber dry side towel, thereby preventing contact between the edges of the microfiber wet side towel and the microfiber dry side towel. 
     
     
         15 . A method for placing a golf towel on the shaft of a golf club, the method comprising:
 a) making an assembly comprising the following steps:
 i) providing:
 1. a hook, comprising a hooking section, an eyelet section and a connecting section that connects the hooking section to the eyelet section, wherein the hooking section and the connecting section define a first opening therebetween and the eyelet section defines a second opening, wherein the first opening comprises a narrower curved portion having the greatest dimension of between about 0.25″ and about 0.35″, and a wider curved portion adjacent to, and integrated with, the narrower curved portion, the wider curved portion having the greatest dimension of between about 0.30″ and about 0.50″, wherein the first opening is configured to accept the shaft of a golf club inserted therein and securely, yet slidably retain the shaft within the wider curved portion, wherein the eyelet section is sufficiently offset from the first opening that the eyelet section does not interfere with insertion of the shaft of the golf club into the first opening; 
 2. a flexible connector; and 
 3. a golf towel having a hanging element; 
 
 ii) roving the flexible connector through the second opening in the eyelet section; 
 iii) fastening the flexible connector to the hook; 
 iv) roving the flexible connector through the hanging element of the golf towel; 
 v) fastening the flexible connector to the hanging element of the golf towel, thereby making the assembly; and 
   b) hooking the assembly to the shaft of the golf club via the hooking section of the hook, to thereby place the golf towel on the shaft of the golf club.   
     
     
         16 . A method for removing a golf towel from the shaft of a golf club after the hooking step of  claim 15 , the method comprising rotating the hook from a position perpendicular to the shaft to a position parallel to the shaft, to thereby unhook the assembly from the shaft. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the eyelet section of the hook is grasped and moved to rotate the hook. 
     
     
         18 . A method for placing a golf towel on the shaft of a golf club, the method comprising:
 a) making an assembly comprising the following steps:
 i) providing:
 1. a hook, comprising a hooking section, an eyelet section and a connecting section that connects the hooking section to the eyelet section, wherein the hooking section and the connecting section define a first opening therebetween and the eyelet section defines a second opening, wherein the first opening comprises a narrower curved portion having the greatest dimension of between about 0.25″ and about 0.35″, and a wider curved portion adjacent to, and integrated with, the narrower curved portion, the wider curved portion having the greatest dimension of between about 0.30″ and about 0.50″, wherein the first opening is configured to accept the shaft of a golf club inserted therein and securely, yet slidably retain the shaft within the wider curved portion, wherein the eyelet section is sufficiently offset from the first opening that the eyelet section does not interfere with insertion of the shaft of the golf club into the first opening; 
 2. a flexible connector; and 
 3. a hanger comprising configured for supporting a golf towel in an extended form, the hanger comprising an upper portion defining a third opening, and two straight, coplanar arms integrated with and extending distally from the upper portion, wherein the two straight arms are positioned and held at a fixed angle to each other in an inverted V-shape over which the golf towel can be draped; 
 
 ii) roving the flexible connector through the second opening in the eyelet section; 
 iii) fastening the flexible connector to the hook; 
 iv) roving the flexible connector through the third opening in the upper portion of the hanger; 
 v) fastening the flexible connector to the hanger to thereby make the assembly; 
   b) providing a golf towel comprising a hanging element;   c) inserting the hook through the hanging element of the golf towel;   d) drawing the flexible connector and upper portion of the hanger through the hanging element of the golf towel;   e) draping the golf towel over the arms of the hanger so as to have the golf towel rest upon the two arms of the hanger; and   f) hooking the assembly to the shaft of the golf club via the hooking section of the hook, to thereby place the golf towel on the shaft of the golf club.   
     
     
         19 . A method for removing a golf towel from the shaft of a golf club after the hooking step of  claim 18 , the method comprising rotating the hook from a position perpendicular to the shaft to a position parallel to the shaft, to thereby unhook the assembly from the shaft. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the eyelet section of the hook is grasped and moved to rotate the hook.