Garment for preventing incontinent brief removal or for preventing removal of dressings on bedsores or the like

Abstract

A hospital garment for preventing removal of incontinent briefs, diapers or wound dressings including a main body that defines a front, back, top and bottom. A neck opening is formed in the top of the main body. Also, the main body forms a left arm opening and a right arm opening one each side of the neck opening. A crotch flap extends from the front of the main body. The crotch flap defines a distal end that is removably attachable to the back of the main body to establish a left leg opening and a right leg opening. In one embodiment, the bottom edge of the back of the main body is fastened to the proximal end of the crotch flap in addition to the attachment of the distal end of the crotch flap to the back of the main body.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A hospital garment, comprising: 
 a body suit; and    means for securing said body suit firmly to a wearer wherein said means is inaccessible to the wearer.    
     
     
         2 . A hospital garment as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said means for securing the body suit comprises: 
 a frontal flap attached to said body suit; and    means for securing said frontal flap to a rear side of said body suit.    
     
     
         3 . A hospital garment as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said means for securing said frontal flap comprises a plurality of fasteners mounted to said flap and the rear side of the body suit.  
     
     
         4 . A hospital garment as recited in  claim 3 , wherein said fasteners comprise a hook and loop fastener and a snap fastener.  
     
     
         5 . A hospital garment as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said means for securing said frontal flap comprises a first fastener member and a second fastener member mounted to said flap, said first and second fastener members configured to engage a corresponding third fastener member and fourth fastener member respectively on the rear side of the body suit.  
     
     
         6 . A hospital garment as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said body suit further comprises: 
 a longitudinal slit from a neck opening in said body suit to approximately a mid back location; and    means for closing said slit.    
     
     
         7 . A hospital garment as recited in  claim 6 , wherein said means for closing said slit comprises a plurality of hook and loop strips.  
     
     
         8 . A hospital garment, comprising: 
 a main body defining a front, back, top and bottom;    a neck opening formed in the top of the main body;    a left arm opening formed in the main body;    a right arm opening formed in the main body; and    a crotch flap extending from the front of the main body and defining a distal end, the distal end of the crotch flap being removably attachable to the back of the main body to establish a left leg opening and a right leg opening.    
     
     
         9 . A hospital garment as recited in  claim 8 , further comprising a back slit formed in the back of the main body extending from the neck opening, said back slit having a periphery.  
     
     
         10 . A hospital garment as recited in  claim 9 , further comprising means for reversibly closing said slit of said main body.  
     
     
         11 . A hospital garment as recited in  claim 10 , wherein said means for reversibly closing said slit comprises a plurality of fasteners configured to join together the periphery of said slit.  
     
     
         12 . A hospital garment as recited in  claim 11 , further comprising at least one back slit fastener attached to one side of said slit and at least one opposing back slit fastener attached to an opposite side of said slit in the back of the main body adjacent to the neck opening.  
     
     
         13 . A hospital garment as recited in  claim 12 , wherein the back slit fastener and opposing back slit fastener are snaps.  
     
     
         14 . The hospital garment as recited in  claim 12 , wherein the back slit fastener is a buttonhole and the opposing back slit fastener is a button.  
     
     
         15 . The hospital garment of  claim 12 , wherein the back slit fastener and opposing back slit fastener are hook-and-loop fasteners.  
     
     
         16 . The hospital garment as recited in  claim 8 , further comprising at least one crotch flap fastener attached to the distal end of the crotch flap and at least one opposing crotch flap fastener attached to the back of the main body.  
     
     
         17 . The hospital garment as recited in  claim 16 , wherein the crotch flap fastener and opposing crotch flap fastener are snaps.  
     
     
         18 . The hospital garment as recited in  claim 16 , wherein the crotch flap fastener is a buttonhole and the opposing crotch flap fastener is a button.  
     
     
         19 . The hospital garment as recited in  claim 16 , wherein the crotch flap fastener and opposing crotch flap fastener are hook-and-loop fasteners.  
     
     
         20 . The hospital garment of  claim 1 , wherein the garment is made of cotton.  
     
     
         21 . A hospital garment, comprising: 
 a main body defining a front, back, top and bottom;    a neck opening formed in the top of the main body;    two arm openings formed in the main body;    a crotch flap extending from the bottom of the front of the main body; and    means for removably attaching the end of the crotch flap to the bottom of the back of the main body in order to establish two leg openings.    
     
     
         22 . The hospital garment of  claim 21 , further comprising: 
 a back slit formed in the back of the main body extending from the neck opening; and    means for temporarily closing the back slit.    
     
     
         23 . The hospital garment of  claim 21 , wherein the means for removably attaching the crotch flap to the main body includes at least one snap.  
     
     
         24 . The hospital garment of  claim 21 , wherein the means for removably attaching the crotch flap to the main body includes at least one button and at least one buttonhole.  
     
     
         25 . The hospital garment of  claim 21 , wherein the means for removably attaching the crotch flap to the main body includes at least one hook-and-loop fastener.  
     
     
         26 . The hospital garment of  claim 22 , wherein the means for temporarily closing the back slit includes at least one snap.  
     
     
         27 . The hospital garment of  claim 22 , wherein the means for temporarily closing the back slit includes at least one button and at least one buttonhole.  
     
     
         28 . The hospital garment of  claim 22 , wherein the means for temporarily closing the back slit includes at least one hook-and-loop fastener.  
     
     
         29 . The hospital garment of  claim 21 , wherein the garment is made from cotton.  
     
     
         30 . The hospital garment of  claim 22 , further comprising: 
 a back flap coupled to a first side of said slit formed in the back of the main body extending from the neck opening; and    a plurality of fasteners configured to reversibly join said back flap and a second side of said slit together.    
     
     
         31 . A hospital garment, comprising: 
 a main body defining a front, back, top and bottom;    a neck opening formed in the top of the main body;    two arm openings formed in the main body;    a crotch flap extending from the bottom of the front of the main body;    means for reversibly attaching a proximal end of the crotch flap to a bottom edge of the back of the main body; and    means for reversibly attaching a distal end of the crotch flap to the back of the main body in order to establish two leg openings.    
     
     
         32 . The hospital garment of  claim 31 , wherein the means for reversibly attaching said proximal end of said flap includes at least one button and at least one buttonhole.  
     
     
         33 . The hospital garment of  claim 31 , wherein the means for reversibly attaching said proximal end of said flap includes at least one button and at least one hook-and-loop fastener.  
     
     
         34 . The hospital garment of  claim 31 , wherein the means for reversibly attaching a distal end of said crotch flap to the main body includes at least one snap.  
     
     
         35 . The hospital garment of  claim 31 , wherein the means for reversibly attaching a distal end of said crotch flap to the main body includes at least one button and at least one buttonhole.  
     
     
         36 . The hospital garment of  claim 31 , wherein the means for reversibly attaching a distal end of said crotch flap to the main body includes at least one hook-and-loop fastener.