Disposable hospital gown

Abstract

A disposable hospital gown is provided having a main body and a pair of sleeves. Integrally formed with the hospital gown is a disposable wrapper that is particularly positioned or placed such that the gown can be rolled or folded into a bundle, after which the disposable wrapper is reversed and in the process of reversing the disposable wrapper, the bundled gown is stuffed or placed into the reversed disposable wrapper for disposal. The disposable hospital gown is suitable for use as an isolation hospital gown, a surgical gown, or a patient disposable gown.

1 . A disposable hospital gown adapted to assume a wearing configuration and a disposable configuration,
 the disposable hospital gown in the wearing configuration comprising:
 a main body; 
 a pair of sleeves extending from the main body; 
 the main body having a front area, a back area, and including an inner surface and an outer surface; 
 a pliable disposable wrapper for receiving and holding the hospital gown secured on the inner surface of the main body of the gown about a lower portion of the front area of the main body; 
 the disposable wrapper in the wearing configuration including an outer surface and an inner surface; 
   the disposable hospital gown in the disposable configuration comprising:
 a bundle formed by the hospital gown wherein the sleeves are contained in the bundle; 
 at least a portion of the back area is folded over the outer surface of the front area; 
 wherein the back area and the front area form a part of the bundle; and 
 the disposable wrapper assuming an inside-outward orientation wherein the inside-outward orientation of the disposable wrapper forms a pouch that receives and holds the bundle and wherein the inner surface of the disposable wrapper becomes an outer surface of the pouch and wherein the outer surface of the disposable wrapper becomes an inner surface of the pouch. 
   
     
     
         2 . The disposable gown of  claim 1  including a pair of laterally spaced apart fold lines formed on the front area of the main body of the gown, and wherein the fold lines facilitate folding right and left hand back portions of the gown across right and left portions of the front area. 
     
     
         3 . The disposable gown of  claim 2  wherein the fold lines include at least two fold seams with each fold seam being secured into the front area of the main body of the gown. 
     
     
         4 . The disposable hospital gown of  claim 1  wherein the wrapper includes two opposed side edges, and wherein the two opposed side edges taper generally downwardly and inwardly with respect to the gown so as to facilitate the folding of the gown. 
     
     
         5 . A method of removing a disposable hospital gown and gloves from a person, and disposing of the disposable hospital gown and gloves, comprising the steps of:
 removing the gloves from the hands of the person wearing the hospital gown, and in the process of removing the gloves from the hands of the person, positioning the removed gloves inside the sleeves of the gown;   removing the gown from the person;   rolling or folding the removed gown into a bundle to form a bundled gown wherein the bundled gown includes the removed gloves held within the sleeves of the gown; and   the disposable wrapper assuming an inside-outward orientation wherein the inside-outward orientation of the disposable wrapper forms a pouch that receives and holds the bundled gown and wherein the inner surface of the disposable wrapper becomes an outer surface of the pouch and wherein the outer surface of the disposable wrapper becomes an inner surface of the pouch.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5  wherein removing the gloves from the hands includes using a first hand to grab an opposite sleeve and an opposite glove at the same time, and pulling a second hand from the opposite glove resulting in the opposite glove being left within the opposite sleeve. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6  further including utilizing the second hand while contained within the opposite sleeve, to grab both the other sleeve and the other glove, and to hold the other sleeve and the other glove while the first hand is removed from the other glove such that the first hand is free from the glove. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the gown includes a left sleeve and a right sleeve, and wherein the person wearing the gown includes a left hand inserted into a left hand glove, and a right hand inserted into a right hand glove, and wherein a right gloved hand is formed when the right hand is inserted into the right hand glove, and a left gloved hand is formed where the left hand is inserted into the left hand glove, and wherein the method includes:
 utilizing the right gloved hand to grip the left sleeve and the left hand glove at the same time, and withdrawing the left hand from the left hand glove, freeing the left hand, and leaving the left hand glove within the left sleeve; 
 utilizing the freed left hand to grip the right sleeve and the right hand glove, and withdrawing the right hand from the right hand glove, freeing the right hand, and leaving the right hand glove within the right sleeve; 
 utilizing the freed left hand and right hand to fold back portions of the gown over front portions of the gown; and 
 folding or rolling the gown into a bundle with the left hand glove contained within the left sleeve and the right hand glove contained within the right sleeve. 
 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the gown includes a glove integral with each sleeve and extending from an end of each sleeve, or wherein the gown includes a pair of gloves tethered to the gown. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the wrapper includes a pair of opposed edges, and wherein the edges are tapered inwardly and downwardly with respect to the gown. 
     
     
         11 . A disposable hospital gown that is configured to be folded or rolled into a disposable bundle and in a disposable mode is contained within a wrapper that forms an integral part of the disposable gown, the disposable gown comprising:
 a main body;   a pair of sleeves extending from the main body;   the main body having a front area and a back area;   a pliable disposable wrapper for receiving and holding the hospital gown secured to the main body of the gown about a lower portion of the main body; and   wherein the disposable wrapper is reversible so as to assume and inside-outward orientation wherein the inside-outward orientation of the disposable wrapper form a pouch that receives and holds the bundled gown wherein the inner surface of the disposable wrapper becomes an outer surface of the pouch and wherein the outer surface of the disposable wrapper becomes an inner surface of the pouch.   
     
     
         12 . The disposable gown of  claim 11  including a pair of laterally spaced seams formed vertically on the main body of the disposable gown to facilitate folding or rolling the gown into a bundle. 
     
     
         13 . The disposable hospital gown of  claim 11  including adhesive means for securing portions of the gown together.