Gown Up

Abstract

An architecture is presented that provides a combination gown and glove garment designed primarily for use in hospital and healthcare settings. The garment comprises an apron comprising a first end and a second end, and at least one sleeve secured to the first end of the apron. The at least one sleeve can also comprise a glove secured to an end of the sleeve as an integral unit. The glove comprises a wrist gather for retaining the glove on a hand of the user. Furthermore, the garment comprises a neck tie and/or a waist tie for securing the garment to a user. Multiple compressed garments are then removably secured together into one unit. The multiple compressed garments are secured via a tear-away edge at the top of the unit, such that users can rapidly don the garment in one fluid motion, tearing it away from the unit.

1 . A combination garment, comprising:
 an apron comprising a first end and a second end; and   at least one sleeve secured to the first end of the apron, the at least one sleeve comprising a first end and a second end; and   wherein the at least one sleeve comprises a sleeve opening for inserting a user's arm; and   wherein multiple combination garments are compressed together into one unit from which a single combination garment can be removed.   
     
     
         2 . The combination garment of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one glove secured to a first end of the at least one sleeve. 
     
     
         3 . The combination garment of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one glove comprises a wrist gather secured to the first end of the at least one sleeve before the at least one glove. 
     
     
         4 . The combination garment of  claim 1 , further comprising a neck tie located at a first end of the apron. 
     
     
         5 . The combination garment of  claim 4 , wherein the neck tie comprises at least one of a strap and loop, a tie strap, or a hook and loop fastened tab. 
     
     
         6 . The combination garment of  claim 1 , further comprising a waist tie located at a waist of the apron. 
     
     
         7 . The combination garment of  claim 6 , wherein the waist tie comprises at least one of a strap and loop, a tie strap, or a hook and loop fastened tab. 
     
     
         8 . The combination garment of  claim 1 , wherein the multiple compressed combination garments are removably secured together at top of the unit. 
     
     
         9 . The combination garment of  claim 8 , wherein the multiple compressed combination garments are removably secured via a tear-away edge. 
     
     
         10 . The combination garment of  claim 9 , wherein the unit is attached to at least one of a wall, a doorway, or a hook. 
     
     
         11 . The combination garment of  claim 10 , wherein the unit is attached via at least one of a bar clamp or holes with suspension rods. 
     
     
         12 . A combination gown and glove garment, comprising:
 an apron comprising a first end and a second end;   at least one sleeve secured to the first end of the apron, the at least one sleeve comprising a first end and a second end; and   at least one glove secured to a first end of the at least one sleeve; and   wherein the at least one sleeve comprises a sleeve opening for inserting a user's arm; and   wherein multiple gown and glove garments are compressed together into one unit from which a single gown and glove garment can be removed.   
     
     
         13 . The combination gown and glove garment of  claim 12 , wherein the multiple compressed garments are removably secured together at top of the unit. 
     
     
         14 . The combination gown and glove garment of  claim 13 , wherein the multiple compressed garments are removably secured via a tear-away edge. 
     
     
         15 . The combination gown and glove garment of  claim 14 , wherein the unit is attached to at least one of a wall, a doorway, or a hook. 
     
     
         16 . The combination gown and glove garment of  claim 12 , further comprising a neck tie located at a first end of the apron. 
     
     
         17 . The combination gown and glove garment of  claim 16 , wherein the neck tie comprises at least one of a strap and loop, a tie strap, or a hook and loop fastened tab. 
     
     
         18 . A method of utilizing a unit of compressed garments, wherein the compressed garments are a plurality of combination gown and glove garments, comprising:
 grasping a sleeve opening of one of the compressed garments to open a sleeve;   inserting a user's arms into the sleeve openings;   inserting a user's hands into a pair of gloves at an end of the sleeve openings; and   separating the compressed garment away from the unit.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the unit of compressed garments is removably attached to at least one of a wall, a doorway, or a hook. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising securing the compressed garment to a user by utilizing a neck tie located around neck opening of the compressed garment.