MEDICAL GOWN

• US 20130198930A1
• Filed: 02/06/2012
• Published: 08/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Medicom Group Inc. (A. R. Medicom Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Ian Levine
• Inventors: Levine, Ian
• Granted Patent: US 8,701,215 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 2/114
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/12 Surgeons' or patients' gowns or dresses operating gloves A61B42/10
• CPC Class Codes: A41F 1/00 Fastening devices specially adapted for garments for pairing socks A41B11/002; for fur garments A41D5/006

Abstract

A body covering gown which is secured on the user by one or more stretchable strips which extend across an opening in the gown.

Claims

1. A gown comprising:

a body covering portion with at least one opening; and

at least one elastic strip positioned to be in a shoulder area of a user, extending across the opening, and attached to the body covering portion on each side of the opening.

2. A gown according to claim 1 further comprising at least one additional means to secure the gown after placement on a user.

3. A gown according to claim 2 in which a strap is used to further secure the gown after placement on the user.

4. A gown according to claim 2 in which the additional means to secure the gown is a hook and loop design is attached in at least one appropriate location on the gown.

5. A gown according to claim 1 further comprising sleeves in which the sleeves extend out from the body covering portion down to each hand and include separate openings for the thumb and for the other fingers.

6. A gown according to claim 1 in which at least one elastic strip is located on an upper portion of the gown.

7. A gown according to claim 1 in which the gown is disposable.

8. A gown according to claim 2 in which the gown is designed to be reusable.

19. A gown according to claim 1 in which the gown is designed to extend from a shoulder area of a user to at least a thigh area of the user.

9. A gown comprising:

a body covering portion with at least one opening;

at least one elastic strip positioned to be in a shoulder area of a user, extending across the opening, and attached to the body covering portion on each side of the opening; and

sleeves.

10. A gown according to claim 9 in which the sleeves extend from the body covering portion of the gown to each hand and include separate openings for a user'"'"'s thumb and for the user'"'"'s other fingers.

11. A gown according to claim 9 further comprising at least one additional means to secure the gown after placement on a user.

12. A gown according to claim 11 in which a strap is used to further secure the gown after placement on the user.

13. A gown according to claim 11 in which the additional means to secure the gown is a hook and loop design is attached in at least one appropriate location on the gown.

14. A gown comprising:

a body covering portion with at least one opening;

at least one opening extending from the gown'"'"'s top area to the gown'"'"'s bottom area; and

at least one elastic strip positioned to be in a shoulder area of a user, extending across the opening, and attached to the body covering portion on each side of the opening.

15. A gown according to claim 14 further comprising sleeves in which the sleeves extend from the body covering portion of the gown to each hand and include separate openings for a user'"'"'s thumb and for the user'"'"'s other fingers.

16. A gown according to claim 14 further comprising at least one additional means to secure the gown after placement on a user.

17. A gown according to claim 16 in which a strap is used to further secure the gown after placement on the user.

18. A gown according to claim 16 in which the additional means to secure the gown is a hook and loop design is attached in at least one appropriate location on the gown.