Beach accessory

Claim 1

A beach accessory in the form of a combined beach towel--chair cover--tote bag, comprising an elongated strip of absorbent towelling having substantially superimposed pockets on its opposite major surfaces at one end, at least one of said pockets being large enough to store the entire length of towelling not covered by the pockets, said pockets opening inwardly of the towelling and having stringing through casings along their free edges to allow closure thereof to form a tote bag for said towelling and other articles to be carried, said free edges, when said stringings therein are not under tension, running perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said towelling and being of substantially the same length as the width of said towelling adjacent said free edges, said accessary further comprising tucks in said towelling near said pockets, said tucks defining the corners of a fold adapted to fit said accessory to the back of a chair or chaise lounge, while allowing said pockets to hang from said back to provide storage, said tucks being short enough and said fold being narrow enough to allow said accessory to be placed substantially flat on a flat surface.