Shower mat of connected modular laundry bags

Abstract

A plurality of modular laundry bags connected to form a shower mat. The modular units are attached in series at their lateral margins with hook-and-loop fasteners. Each bag has a zippered port for loading laundry into the bag, and a hanger strap for drip-drying the laundry. The bags have a porous upper membrane allowing water to enter the bags and a non-skid lower member for contact with a shower floor.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A laundering shower mat, comprising:
 at least one fabric bag defining an interior volume for clothing to be laundered, including a water-porous upper fabric member permitting water to flow into the volume area around the clothing therein and a non-skid opposing lower member, the fabric bag shaped to lie flat for contact between the lower member with a shower floor, wherein compression by a user on the fabric bag during showering results in washing of the clothing.   
     
     
         2 . The shower mat of  claim 1 , including a plurality of fabric bags fastened releasably together. 
     
     
         3 . The shower mat of  claim 2 , wherein the fabric bags include identical separate units attachable in succession by releasable fasteners. 
     
     
         4 . The shower mat of  claim 3 , wherein the releasable fasteners are zippers. 
     
     
         5 . The shower mat of  claim 3 , wherein the releasable fasteners are hook-and-loop elements. 
     
     
         6 . The shower mat of  claim 1 , wherein the fabric bag is rectangular. 
     
     
         7 . The shower mat of  claim 1 , wherein the fabric bag has pleated corners. 
     
     
         8 . The shower mat of  claim 1 , including zipper access into the interior volume in the upper fabric member. 
     
     
         9 . The shower mat of  claim 8 , wherein the zipper access is off-center of the fabric bag. 
     
     
         10 . The shower mat of  claim 1 , including a strap extending from one end of the fabric bag, wherein a proximal end of the strap is fixedly attached to the fabric bag, and wherein the strap includes a loop portion along one side thereof and a hook portion on an opposing side at a free end thereof. 
     
     
         11 . The shower mat of  claim 1 , including three or more fabric bags connected together to form a pillow.