ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,029, issued on March 17.

"Towel cooler assembly" was invented by Curtis C. King (Texarkana, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A towel cooler assembly includes a container body with removable lid that is configured to seal an interior volume. Within the volume is stored a cooling medium and a fabric divided by a removable divider. The assembly is configured to internally house an absorbent fabric and locate such fabric adjacent to a cooling medium such as water in a liquid or solid state. The assembly is configured to include a divider which selectively allows passage between the cooling medium and the fabric. The fabric remains a...