Patient's examination clothing

• US 6,272,685 B1
• Filed: 10/26/2000
• Issued: 08/14/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rekha Anand Kumar
• Original Assignee: Rekha Anand Kumar
• Inventors: Kumar, Rekha Anand
• Primary Examiner(s): Hale, Gloria M.
• Application Number:
  US09/697,983
• Time in Patent Office: 292 Days
• Field of Search: 211/4, 210/4-1-6, 2 6/9, 2 8/0, 2 8/3, 2 8/5, 2 9/3, 2 9/5, 2 7/81, 2 7/82, 2 4/6, 2 5/1, 2 5/0, 2 4/91
• US Class Current: 2/114
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/1236 Patients' garments

Abstract

A patient'"'"'s examination clothing for allowing the patient to be examined while being appropriately covered. The patient'"'"'s examination clothing includes a gown having a front, a back, an upper portion, and a lower portion; and also includes a bib member being attached to the front and the upper portion of the gown; and further includes an apron member being attached to the back and to the lower portion of the gown; and also includes a plurality of fastening members being attached to the gown and the bib member.

Claims

1. A patient'"'"'s examination clothing comprising:

a gown having a front, a back, an upper portion, and a lower portion;

a bib member being attached to said front and said upper portion of said gown;

an apron member being attached to said back and said lower portion of said gown; and

a plurality of fastening members being attached to said gown and said bib member.

2. A patient'"'"'s examination clothing as described in claim 1, wherein said gown also includes an upper back portion and an upper front portion being removably fastened to one another, each of said upper back and front portions including shoulder portions, sleeve portions and a neck portion.

3. A patient'"'"'s examination clothing as described in claim 2, wherein said gown further includes an opening disposed through said upper front portion and through a top edge thereof, and also includes an opening disposed through said lower back portion and through a bottom edge thereof.

4. A patient'"'"'s examination clothing as described in claim 3, wherein said bib member includes a bottom edge which is securely attached along a bottom edge defining said opening disposed through said upper front portion of said gown, and also includes side edge portions which removably overlap side edge portions defining said opening disposed through said upper front portion of said gown.

5. A patient'"'"'s examination clothing as described in claim 4, wherein said bib member further includes a top edge having a recessed portion centrally disposed in said top edge thereof, said recessed portion being adapted to accommodate a user'"'"'s neck.

6. A patient'"'"'s examination clothing as described in claim 5, wherein said apron member includes a top edge which is securely attached along a top edge defining said opening disposed through said lower back portion of said gown, and also includes side edge portions which removably overlap side edge portions defining said opening disposed through said lower back portion of said gown.

7. A patient'"'"'s examination clothing as described in claim 6, wherein said top edge of said apron member is securely attached at a waist line of said gown.

8. A patient'"'"'s examination clothing as described in claim 7, wherein said fastening members include first fastening members which are securely disposed along edges of said sleeve portions and said shoulder portions of said upper front and back portions for securely and removably fastening respective said sleeve portions together and respective said shoulder portions together.

9. A patient'"'"'s examination clothing as described in claim 8, wherein said fastening members also include second fastening members which are securely disposed along said side edge portions defining said opening disposed through said upper front portion of said gown, and which are securely disposed along said side edge portions of a back of said bib member.

10. A patient'"'"'s examination clothing as described in claim 9, wherein said gown is adapted to extend below a user'"'"'s crotch and buttock.

11. A patient'"'"'s examination clothing comprising:

a gown having a front, a back, an upper portion, and a lower portion, said gown also including an upper back portion and an upper front portion being removably fastened to one another, each of said upper back and front portions including shoulder portions, sleeve portions and a neck portion, said gown further including an opening disposed through said upper front portion and through a top edge thereof, and also including an opening disposed through said lower back portion and through a bottom edge thereof, said gown being adapted to extend below a user'"'"'s crotch and buttock, said gown having a length of approximately 39 inches;

a bib member being attached to said front and said upper portion of said gown, said bib member including a bottom edge which is securely attached along a bottom edge defining said opening disposed through said upper front portion of said gown, and also including side edge portions which removably overlap side edge portions defining said opening disposed through said upper front portion of said gown, said bib member further including a top edge having a recessed portion centrally disposed in said top edge thereof, said recessed portion being adapted to accommodate a user'"'"'s neck;

an apron member being attached to said back and said lower portion of said gown, said apron member including a top edge which is securely attached along a top edge defining said opening disposed through said lower back portion of said gown, and also including side edge portions which removably overlap side edge portions defining said opening disposed through said lower back portion of said gown, said top edge of said apron member being securely attached at a waist line of said gown; and

a plurality of fastening members being attached to said gown and said bib member, said fastening members including first fastening members which are securely disposed along edges of said sleeve portions and said shoulder portions of said upper front and back portions for securely and removably fastening respective said sleeve portions together and respective said shoulder portions together, said fastening members also including second fastening members which are securely disposed along said side edge portions defining said opening disposed through said upper front portion of said gown, and which are securely disposed along said side edge portions of a back of said bib member.