Patient garment having enhanced accessibility

• US 6,216,270 B1
• Filed: 03/10/2000
• Issued: 04/17/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gary J. Moquin, Patrick J. Moquin
• Original Assignee: Gary J. Moquin, Patrick J. Moquin
• Inventors: Moquin, Gary J., Moquin, Patrick J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hale, Gloria M.
• Application Number:
  US09/522,507
• Time in Patent Office: 403 Days
• Field of Search: 2 6/9, 211/4, 211/5, 210/4, 210/5, 210/6, 210/8, 211/3, 2 8/0, 2 7/9, 2 7/5, 2 7/81, 2 8/3, 211/8, 211/9, 2/1
• US Class Current: 2/69
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/1245 for the upper part of the body
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 3/005 with pullover structure

Abstract

A patient garment having enhanced accessibility for easy accessibility to a patient by health care workers. The patient garment having enhanced accessibility includes a body covering. The body covering comprises a torso portion and two sleeve portions fixedly coupled thereto. The body covering has a front side and a back side. The torso portion has a neck opening therein. A plurality of elongate openings is in the body covering. A plurality of closure means selectively open and close the elongate openings. Each of the closure means is fixedly coupled to one of the elongate openings.

Claims

1. An enhanced accessibility patient garment, said garment comprising:

a body covering, said body covering comprising a torso portion and two sleeve portions fixedly coupled thereto, said body covering having a front side and a back side, said torso portion having a neck opening therein;

a plurality of elongate openings being in said body covering;

a plurality of closure means for selectively opening and closing said elongate openings, each of said closure means being fixedly coupled to one of said elongate openings; and

at least one of said elongate openings being in said front side of said torso portion and positioned along a length between said torso portion and one of said sleeve portions, the opening being located along a slanted line extending from a lower portion of a junction between one of said sleeves and the neck opening of the torso portion.

2. The enhanced accessibility patient garment as in claim 1, said plurality of openings further comprising:

at least one of said elongate openings being in said front side of one of said sleeve portions and being generally orientated parallel to a longitudinal axis of the respective sleeve portion, said opening terminating at a location spaced from an end of the sleeve such that a cuff portion of the sleeve does not open at said end of the sleeve.

3. The enhanced accessibility patient garment as in claim 1, wherein at least one of said elongate openings being in said back side of said body covering, said elongate opening in said back side generally extending from said neck opening to a central area of said torso portion.

4. The enhanced accessibility patient garment as in claim 1, wherein each of said closure means comprises a zipper.

5. An enhanced accessibility patient garment, said garment comprising:

a body covering, said body covering comprising a torso portion and two sleeve portions fixedly coupled thereto, said body covering having a front side and a back side, said torso portion having a neck opening therein, said body covering comprising a cloth material;

a plurality of elongate openings being in said body covering, a first elongate opening being in said front side of a first of said sleeve portions, said first elongate opening being generally orientated parallel to a longitudinal axis of said first sleeve portion, a second of said elongate openings being in said front side of said torso portion, said second elongate opening being positioned generally along a juncture of a second sleeve portion and said torso portion, a third elongate opening being in said back side of said body covering, said third elongate opening generally extending from said neck opening to a central area of said torso portion, said third elongate opening being orientated generally perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said first sleeve portion;

a plurality of closure means for selectively opening and closing said elongate openings, each of said closure means being fixedly coupled to one of said elongate openings, each of said closure means comprises a zipper; and

a pocket, said pocket being located on an inside surface of said front side of said torso portion, said pocket having a top side and a bottom side, said bottom side being positioned generally adjacent to a bottom peripheral edge of said torso portion, a slot being in said torso portion, said slot being located generally adjacent to said top side of said pocket such that a user may have access to said pocket through said slot, said slot having a closure means thereon, said closure means being a zipper.

6. An enhanced accessibility patient garment, said garment comprising:

a body covering, said body covering comprising a torso portion and two sleeve portions fixedly coupled thereto, said body covering having a front side and a back side, said torso portion having a neck opening therein, said body covering comprising a cloth material;

a plurality of elongate openings being in said body covering, a first elongate opening being in said front side of a first of said sleeve portions, said first elongate opening being generally orientated parallel to a longitudinal axis of said first sleeve portion, a second of said elongate openings being in said front side of said torso portion, said second elongate opening being positioned generally adjacent to a juncture of a second sleeve portion and said torso portion, a third elongate opening being in said back side of said body covering, said third elongate opening generally extending from said neck opening to a central area of said torso portion, said third elongate opening being orientated generally perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said first sleeve portion;

a plurality of closure means for selectively opening and closing said elongate openings, each of said closure means being fixedly coupled to one of said elongate openings, each of said closure means comprises a zipper.

7. The enhanced accessibility garment of claim 6, additionally comprising a pocket, said pocket being located on an inside surface of said front side of said torso portion, said pocket having a top side and a bottom side, said bottom side being positioned generally adjacent to a bottom peripheral edge of said torso portion, a slot being in said torso portion, said slot being located generally adjacent to said top side of said pocket such that a user may have access to said pocket through said slot, said slot having a closure means thereon, said closure means being a zipper.