Patent ID: 8056146
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: A41D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of removing and disposing of a disposable gown wherein the disposable gown comprises a main body having a front area, a back area, and inner and outer surfaces; a pair of sleeves extending from the main body, and a disposable wrapper in the form of sheet material for wrapping and enclosing the disposable gown when the gown assumes a bundled configuration; and wherein the disposable wrapper is secured on the inner surface of the main body about a lower portion of the front area of the main body, such that in a wearing configuration the wrapper forms a panel that is secured about outer portions to the inner surface of the main body and the panel extends across the inner surface of the main body, and wherein the method comprises: removing the gown from a person; rolling or folding the removed gown into a bundle to form a bundled gown; positioning the bundled gown adjacent the wrapper; and engaging the wrapper while holding the bundled gown and pulling the wrapper away from the adjacent inner surface of the main body of the gown and wrapping the wrapper around the entire bundled gown such that one portion of the wrapper overlaps another portion of the wrapper and the entire disposable bundled gown is encircled and enclosed by the overlapping wrapper that is wrapped around the disposable bundled gown.