Patent ID: 9179716
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
1. An adjustable front-opening hospital gown comprising: a first front panel having a first set of fasteners; a second front panel having a second set of fasteners that exceeds the first set of fasteners in count or number to thereby facilitate adjustability of the hospital gown, wherein the first front panel is configured to overlap part of the second front panel and thereby define a front of the hospital gown with respect to a patient when the hospital gown is worn by the patient, and wherein each of the first set of fasteners is configured to engage with a corresponding one of the second set of fasteners; a rear panel connected to the first and second front panels, wherein the rear panel includes a first rear panel and a second rear panel joined together to form a pair of seams, and defines an elongated slot defined by material between the pair of seams that is not joined together, wherein the elongated slot is located between the pair of seams of the rear panel, and wherein the rear panel further defines a pair of sleeves in conjunction with the first and second front panels; a pair of intravenous access flaps each positioned with respect to a corresponding one of the sleeves, wherein each of the pair of intravenous access flaps is color-coded to identify a corresponding one of the sleeves; and a collar positioned only on the front of the hospital gown, wherein the collar is a strip of fabric material sewn to the first and second front panels and configured to contrast with the material of the first and second front panels and the rear panel to thereby identify the front of the hospital gown; wherein the first rear panel includes an edge that is overlapped by the second rear panel within the elongated slot to close the elongated slot.