Hospital gown

Abstract

The hospital gown of the present invention is a one-piece garment defined generally by a body portion with sleeve portions attached on opposing sides of the body portion. The body portion extends from the patient's neck to the patient's knees. The sides of the gown are secured in the rear by releasable closures. The releasable closures include a tie closure extending from opposite sides at the neck of the gown, and a series of mating hook and loop fasteners extending from the neck to the bottom of the gown. Thus, the gown may be secured by the tie closure, or if the patient desires a more modest garment or is unable to tie the gown, by mating the hook and loop fasteners.

1 . A hospital gown, comprising: 
 a main body portion having an upper section, a bottom edge, a left side terminating in a first edge, and a right side terminating in a second edge, the main body portion being adapted for wrapping around a patient's body and covering the patient's body from neck to knee, defining a front side and a back side with a gap between the left side and right side extending down the back side from neck to knee;    a pair of sleeves joined to the upper section of the main body portion;    a collar formed by the main body portion and the sleeves defining a neck opening having a gap on the back side between the left side and the right side;    a first tie extending from the left side of the collar and a second tie extending from the right side of the collar, forming a tie closure for releasably fastening the gown at the neck; and    a plurality of a mating hook and loop fastener strips attached to the first and second edges, the mating strips being spaced apart from the collar to the bottom edge.    
   
   
       2 . The hospital gown according to  claim 1 , wherein the main body portion and the sleeves are made from a blend of cotton and polyester fabric.  
   
   
       3 . A hospital gown, comprising: 
 a main body portion having an upper section, a bottom edge, a left side terminating in a first edge, and a right side terminating in a second edge, the main body portion being adapted for wrapping around a patient's body and covering the patient's body from neck to knee, defining a front side and a back side with a gap between the left side and right side extending down the back side from neck to knee;    a pair of sleeves joined to the upper section of the main body portion;    a collar formed by the main body portion and the sleeves defining a neck opening having a gap on the back side between the left side and the right side;    a first tie extending from the left side of the collar and a second tie extending from the right side of the collar, forming a tie closure for releasably fastening the gown at the neck; and    means for releasably fastening the first edge to the second edge in order to close the gap in the back side from the collar to the bottom edge.    
   
   
       4 . The hospital gown according to  claim 3 , wherein said releasable fastener means comprises mating strips of hook and loop fastener material attached to the first edge and the second edge, the left side and the right side overlapping when said mating strips are fastened together.  
   
   
       5 . The hospital gown according to  claim 3 , wherein said releasable fastener means comprises a plurality of strips of hook and loop fastener material attached to the first edge in spaced apart relation and a plurality of mating strips of hook and loop fastener material attached to the second edge in spaced apart relation, the left side and the right side overlapping when said mating strips are fastened together.  
   
   
       6 . The hospital gown according to  claim 1 , wherein the main body portion and the sleeves are made from a blend of cotton and polyester fabric.