Examination gown

• US 5,768,707 A
• Filed: 03/19/1997
• Issued: 06/23/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bonnie Lederer
• Original Assignee: Bonnie Lederer
• Inventors: Lederer, Bonnie L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chapman, Jeanette E.
• Application Number:
  US08/820,101
• Time in Patent Office: 461 Days
• Field of Search: 2/69, 2/69.5, 2/75, 2/80, 2/83, 2/104, 2/105, 2/106, 2/114, 2/113, 2/115, 2/46, 2/48, 2/174, 2/52, 2/912, 2/913, 2/914, 2/DIG. 2
• US Class Current: 2/114
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/1236 Patients' garments

Abstract

An examination gown is formed of fabric and includes six panels. Two upper body panels are joined with four lower skirt panels. The panels are seamed so that two lower side access slits are provided and front and back access slits are provided through the upper body panels.

Claims

1. An examination gown for a female patient comprising in combination:

an upper bodice comprised of two panels and a lower skirt comprised of four panels, said upper bodice having a top with a neck scallop and arm scallops, and a horizontal waist line;

said gown including the six joined panels;

(a) a right-hand bodice panel with a median shoulder line, a neck scallop on one side of the shoulder line generally centered on the shoulder line, right bodice panel extensions in opposite directions from the shoulder line defining examination slit sides of the right bodice panel, said panel extensions extending from the shoulder line a generally equal extent to a front and back waist line, arm scallops on the side of the right bodice panel opposite the neck scallop, said arm scallops extending from the waist line partially toward the median shoulder line defining at least seamed sides;

(b) a left-hand bodice panel which is substantially a mirror image of the right-hand bodice panel;

(c) a generally rectangular back skirt panel having an upper waist line side, a left access side, a right access side, and a bottom side, said waist line side joined to the back waist line of the two bodice panels, said back skirt panel not seamed at the access sides;

(d) a generally rectangular front skirt panel having an upper waist line side, a left seamed side, a right seamed side and a bottom side, said waist line side positioned at the front waist line of the two bodice panels;

(e) left and right generally rectangular side skirt panels, each of side skirt panels having a waist line side, a bottom side and sides connecting the waist and bottom sides, said left seamed side panel seamed on one side to the left seamed side of the front skirt panel, the right seamed side panel seamed on one side to the right seamed side of the front skirt panel, said waist line sides including a connected waist string;

said waist string connected to said left and right rectangular sided skirt panels at the waist line sides; and

bodice examination slits defined medially along the front and back of the bodice by the said left and right examination slit sides of the said left and right bodice panels above the waist line and access slits are defined between the said left and right rectangular side skirt panels and said rectangular back skirt panel below the waist line.

2. The gown of claim 1 including fasteners for the front and back bodice slits above the waist.

3. The gown of claim 2 wherein the fasteners are hook and loop fasteners.