Adjustable Gown

Abstract

An adjustable gown ( 100 ) includes a closing component and a cinching component. The closing component includes at least three closing elements ( 107,109,110,111 ). A first closing element ( 107 ) is coupled a first side of the back portion of the gown, while the remaining closing elements ( 109,110,111 ) are disposed distally from each other on a second side of the back portion. A wearer can couple the first closing element to one of the remaining closing elements to make the adjustable gown a first size, or may couple the first closing element to another of the remaining closing elements to make the adjustable gown a second size different from the first size. The cinching component can include a drawstring ( 203 ), snap fastener strips ( 950 ), or combinations thereof.

1 . An adjustable gown, comprising:
 a body covering portion having front portion, a first back portion, and a second back portion, the first back portion and the second back portion defining an opening therebetween; and   a closing component comprising at least three closing elements, wherein a first closing element coupled to one of the first back portion or the second back portion, and remaining closing elements are disposed distally from each other on another of the first back portion or the second back portion;   wherein coupling the first closing element to one of the remaining closing elements configures the adjustable gown in a first size, and coupling the first closing element to another of the remaining closing elements configures the adjustable gown in a second size different from the first size.   
     
     
         2 . The adjustable gown of  claim 1 , wherein the at least three closing elements each comprise ties. 
     
     
         3 . The adjustable gown of  claim 1 , wherein the at least three closing elements each comprise snap fasteners. 
     
     
         4 . The adjustable gown of  claim 1 , wherein the at least three closing elements comprise four or more closing elements, wherein the remaining closing elements are periodically displaced from one another. 
     
     
         5 . The adjustable gown of  claim 1 , further comprising an adjustable cinching component configured to adjust a girth of the body covering portion. 
     
     
         6 . The adjustable gown of  claim 5 , wherein the adjustable cinching component comprises a drawstring. 
     
     
         7 . The adjustable gown of  claim 6 , wherein the drawstring is attached to the body covering portion at side seams such that the drawstring is configured to adjust the girth of the body covering portion only along the front portion. 
     
     
         8 . The adjustable gown of  claim 7 , wherein the drawstring is disposed in a drawstring channel disposed along a waist region of the front portion, with each drawstring element emanating from the drawstring channel in a naval region of the front portion. 
     
     
         9 . The adjustable gown of  claim 5 , wherein the adjustable cinching component comprises one or more snap fastener strips, each of the one or more snap fastener strips comprising a snap element of a first type and a plurality of snap elements of a second type disposed distally from each other. 
     
     
         10 . The adjustable gown of  claim 9 , wherein the snap element of the first type comprises a post element, and the snap element of the second type comprises a socket element. 
     
     
         11 . The adjustable gown of  claim 9 , wherein the one or more snap fastener strips are disposed along a base member having a color different from the body covering portion to distinguish the one or more snap fastener strips from the closing component. 
     
     
         12 . The adjustable gown of  claim 1 , wherein the closing component comprises a plurality of hook or loop fastening elements. 
     
     
         13 . The adjustable gown of  claim 1 , wherein the closing component comprises a plurality of button or button-hole components. 
     
     
         14 . The adjustable gown of  claim 1 , wherein the remaining closing elements are displaced from each other between an edge of the another of the first back portion or the second back portion and a side seam. 
     
     
         15 . A gown, comprising:
 a body covering portion defining an opening, the opening having a first side and a second side; and   an adjustable closing structure comprising a first closing element coupled to one of the first side or the second side and a plurality of complementary closing elements disposed about apart from each other along a waist region of another of the first side or the second side;   wherein a perimetric size of the body covering portion can be adjusted by coupling the first closing element to different ones of the plurality of complementary closing elements.   
     
     
         16 . The gown of  claim 15 , wherein:
 when the first closing element is coupled to one of the plurality of complementary closing elements the gown has a first perimetric size; and   when the first closing element is coupled to another of the plurality of complementary closing elements the gown has a second perimetric size.   
     
     
         17 . The gown of  claim 15 , wherein the first closing element and the plurality of complementary closing elements are one of ties, snap fasteners, hook and loop fasteners, buttons, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         18 . The gown of  claim 15 , further comprising a cinching structure configured to further adjust the perimetric size of the body covering portion. 
     
     
         19 . A method of donning a gown, comprising:
 accessing gown comprising:
 a body covering portion defining an opening, the opening having a first side and a second side; and 
 an adjustable closing structure comprising a first closing element coupled to one of the first side or the second side and a plurality of complementary closing elements disposed about apart from each other along a waist region of another of the first side or the second side; 
   wrapping the body covering portion about a torso; and   adjusting a size of the gown by:
 selecting one of the plurality of complementary closing elements; and 
 coupling the first closing element to a selected complementary closing element corresponding to a selected size. 
   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising adjusting a cinching structure to chinch the body covering portion about a waist of the torso.