Patent ID: 6499143
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
A gown for use by a patient in a health care environment, comprising:a front panel having a front top edge, a front bottom edge, a front left side and a front right side; a back panel having a back top edge, a back bottom edge, a back left side and a back right side, said front and back panels comprising drapable material and being connected at said front and back top edges to form a neck opening of said gown, the bottom of said gown comprising said front and back bottom edges, said front left and back left sides corresponding to a left side of said gown, said front right and back right sides corresponding to a right side of said gown; and releasable fastening structure associated with left and right openings disposed respectively on said left and right sides of said gown, said fastening structure being adjustable to change a girth of said gown and being operable to maintain an overlap between front and rear portions of said gown at said left and right openings, and being configured and arranged for selectable release whereby to expose desired underlying portions of a patient's body for examination, wherein: said fastening structure comprises a plurality of paired front and back straps, a first end of each front strap being attached adjacent to a side of said front panel, a first end of each back strap being attached adjacent to a side of said back panel, the attachment location of at least one of said paired straps being spaced apart from an edge of said side to form an overlappable side closure in said gown functional to maintain a patient's modesty, and with a length between said first end and a second end of each strap being unattached and operable to form a tied coupling with its paired strap.