US 6,499,143 B2
Hospital gown
Ann Garza,
P.O. Box 57704,
Murray, Utah 84157 (US)
Assigned to Shelter-Pro, LLC,
Stearns, Ky. (US)
Filed on 09-Apr-2001, as Appl. No. Shelter-Pro, LLC,
Stearns, Ky. (US)
Int. Cl.7A41D 13/00
US 6,499,143 B2
Hospital gown
Ann Garza,
P.O. Box 57704,
Murray, Utah 84157 (US)
Filed on Apr. 09, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/829,663.
Prior Publication US 2002/0152535 A1, Oct. 24, 2002
Int. Cl.7A41D 13/00
U.S. Cl. 28212;114
15 Claims
1. 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 patients 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 patients 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.
