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Publication Number
US-10117470-B2
Publication Date
2018-11-06
Expiration Date
Abstract
A medical gown includes tie straps detachably connected to sleeves of the gown. The straps are detachable by tugging on them once the gown is donned. The tie members are extendable, upon being detached, around the left and right sides to a back of the medical gown for tying together to form a closure around a waist of a wearer. The tie members may be sufficiently long to extend back around for tying in the front of the gown. A section of each of the left and right tie straps may be folded over lengthwise, a portion of the folded section of each tie member being detachably connected to the sleeves. Once the wearer detaches the folded tie members, the tie members may be unfolded and elongated as needed for adjustably sizing the closure securing the medical gown on the wearer.
Core Innovation
The disclosed invention relates to a medical gown with a torso portion that includes a front portion and left and right side portions connected on opposing sides thereto, and an upper portion extending upward from the torso portion. The upper portion includes left and right arm members configured to cover the left and right arms, respectively, and includes an opening configured to fit around a wearer's neck.
A tie member extends with a first end integrally extending from one of the left and right side portions and a second end configured to be tied by a wearer. The tie member includes a first section and a second section connected by a folded edge, where the first section is disposed in a superposed folded position lengthwise on the second section and is folded over lengthwise at the folded edge.
The tie member is detachably connected to one of the left and right arm members while in the superposed folded position through detachably connected portions. The tie member is detachable via the detachably connected portions from the arm member in the superposed folded position for tying the folded edge around a waist of a wearer, and is configured to be unfolded along the folded edge and elongated by a wearer to form a larger closure for tying the second end around a waist of the wearer.
In an independent alternative embodiment, the gown includes a left tie member and a right tie member, each configured to be folded, detachably connected, tied around a waist, and then unfolded and elongated to form a larger closure.
Claims Coverage
The document provides two independent claims. Across the independent claims, the core inventive coverage centers on detachable tie member(s) arranged in a superposed folded position relative to an arm member, and further configured to be unfolded along a folded edge and elongated to form a larger waist closure.
Detachable superposed folded tie member for waist closure
A medical gown comprising a tie member including a first end integrally extending from one of the left and right side portions and a second end configured to be tied by a wearer, a first section and a second section connected by a folded edge, the first section being disposed in a superposed folded position lengthwise on the second section, the tie member being detachably connected in the superposed folded position to one of the left and right arm members, and being detachable for tying the folded edge around a waist of a wearer and configured to be unfolded along the folded edge and elongated to form a larger closure for tying the second end around a waist of the wearer.
Left and right detachable folded tie members cooperatively tied around waist
A medical gown comprising a left tie member and a right tie member, each including a first section and a second section connected by a folded edge, each being disposed in a superposed folded position lengthwise on the second section, each being detachably connected in the superposed folded position to the left and right arm members respectively, and each being detachable for tying the folded edge around a waist of a wearer and configured to be unfolded along the folded edge and elongated to form a larger closure for tying the second end of each tie member around a waist of the wearer.
Across the independent claims, the key claim coverage is directed to a medical gown in which tie portions are arranged in a superposed folded position and are detachably connected to an arm member during that folded state. In both embodiments, the tie portion(s) are used to tie a waist closure using the folded edge and are configured to be unfolded along the folded edge and elongated to form a larger closure by tying a second end, or second ends, around the waist.
Stated Advantages
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Documented Applications
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