Adjustable Hospital Gown
An adjustable hospital gown is designed to cover the bodies of users of varying shape and size. The gown has a torso-covering garment, a pair of backflaps, and an adjustable fastener. The torso-covering garment is used to cover the front side of the user's body. The pair of backflaps are connected along backflap seams that are positioned on opposite sides of the torso-covering garment. As a result, the pair of backflaps can be transitioned between an opened and a closed configuration. The adjustable fastener is connected in between one of the backflaps and the torso-covering garment such that the backflap can be repositioned to cinch the gown around the body of the user. By connecting the adjustable fastener to various anchor points, the size of the gown can be modified to accommodate user's of varying shape.
The current application claims a priority to the U.S. Provisional Patent application Ser. No. 62/646,225 filed on Mar. 21, 2018.
FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates generally to an apparatus for a hospital gown. More specifically, the present invention is an apparatus for a hospital gown that is fully adjustable to accommodate users of varying shape and size.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONHospital gowns are designed to efficiently cover a user's body while using the least amount of fabric as possible. This becomes a challenge because patients come in varying shape and size. To address this challenge, the present invention provides a hospital gown whose size can be adjusted as desired. Specifically, the present invention is a fully adjustable hospital gown with snaps built in at neck and waist to allow optimal usability for patient and ease of entry for a care provider. The waist of the gown can be cinched around the user's body by employing an adjustable fastener or belt. Similarly, the neck of the gown is designed to use multiple snap points that enable the size of the collar to be adjusted and accommodate users of varying size.
All illustrations of the drawings are for the purpose of describing selected versions of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.
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Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
Claims
1. An adjustable hospital gown comprising:
- a torso-covering garment;
- a first backflap;
- a second backflap;
- at least one adjustable fastener;
- the adjustable fastener comprising a connector assembly and at least one anchor point;
- the first backflap being adjacently connected along a first backflap seam of the torso-covering garment;
- the second backflap being adjacently connected along a second backflap seam of the torso-covering garment, opposite to the first backflap;
- the connector assembly being mounted onto the first backflap, opposite to the first torso-covering garment;
- the anchor point being mounted onto the torso-covering garment;
- the anchor point being positioned adjacent to the second backflap;
- the connector assembly being detachably coupled to the anchor point; and
- a body cavity being delineated by the torso-covering garment, the first backflap, and the second backflap.
2. The adjustable hospital gown as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
- the connector assembly comprising a belt and a fastening mechanism;
- the at least one anchor point being a plurality of anchor points
- the belt being terminally connected to the first backflap;
- the fastening mechanism being integrated into the belt;
- the fastening mechanism being positioned offset from the first backflap, across the belt; and
- the plurality of anchor points being serially distributed across the torso-covering garment.
3. The adjustable hospital gown as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
- the first backflap comprising a covering portion and an adjustment portion;
- the covering portion being connected in between the torso-covering garment and the adjustment portion; and
- the connector assembly being connected adjacent to the adjustment portion.
4. The adjustable hospital gown as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
- the torso-covering garment comprising a central panel, a first sleeve and a second sleeve;
- the first sleeve being connected along a first front shoulder seam of the central panel;
- the first sleeve being connected along a first rear shoulder seam of the first backflap;
- the second sleeve being connected along a second front shoulder seam of the central panel, opposite to the first sleeve; and
- the second sleeve being connected along a second rear shoulder seam of the second backflap.
5. The adjustable hospital gown as claimed in claim 2 comprising:
- a first adjustment slit;
- at least one first slit fastener;
- the first adjustment slit traversing into the first sleeve;
- the first adjustment slit being oriented parallel to a longitudinal axis of the first sleeve; and
- the first slit fastener being detachably connected across the first adjustment slit.
6. The adjustable hospital gown as claimed in claim 2 comprising:
- a second adjustment slit;
- at least one second slit fastener;
- the second adjustment slit traversing into the second sleeve;
- the second adjustment slit being oriented parallel to a longitudinal axis of the second sleeve; and
- the second slit fastener being detachably connected across the second adjustment slit.
7. The adjustable hospital gown as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
- an adjustable collar;
- a collar fastener;
- at least one collar anchor point;
- the adjustable collar being integrated around a neck hole of the torso-covering garment;
- the collar fastener being connected adjacent to a first end of the adjustable collar; and
- the at least one collar anchor point being connected adjacent to a second end of the adjustable collar, opposite to the collar fastener.
8. The adjustable hospital gown as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
- the first coupler comprising a belt and a fastening mechanism;
- a pocket;
- an access hole;
- the pocket being connected adjacent to the torso-covering garment;
- the pocket being positioned opposite to the body cavity, across the torso-covering garment; and
- the access hole traversing through the torso-covering garment into the pocket.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 21, 2019
Publication Date: Sep 26, 2019
Inventors: Robert Schultz (Boonton, NJ), Jonathan Ashley Schultz (Boonton, NJ)
Application Number: 16/361,189