Garment assembly

Abstract

A garment assembly includes a plurality of garments that utilize oversized fasteners, such as large buttons and tie-strings, to join each garment together for adorning and disrobing, and also to reveal sections of the body for examination. In this manner, the entire garment may not have to be disrobed to examine a specific area of the body. The garment assembly includes a front garment and a back garment that join by strategically-positioned buttons and ties. The buttons and tie-strings align across from each other on the front garment and the rear garment. The buttons and ties detach in proximity to areas of the body to reveal a specific body part, including, a breast, a leg, an arm, a shoulder, and a back. The garment assembly allows for faster and easier physical access to a medical patient, while improving the patient's privacy.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An assembly comprising:
 a front garment, said front garment being configured to be operable to cover at least part of a body;   a rear garment, said rear garment being configured to cover said at least part of a body; and   a plurality of fasteners, said plurality of fasteners being disposed to align along said front garment and said rear garment, said plurality of fasteners being configured to join said front garment and said rear garment, said plurality of fasteners being configured to be operable to detach for exposing said at least part of a body.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly of  claim 1 , in which said assembly comprises a medical gown. 
     
     
         3 . The assembly of  claim 1 , in which said assembly comprises cotton flannel. 
     
     
         4 . The assembly of  claim 1 , in which said assembly comprises a male medical gown. 
     
     
         5 . The assembly of  claim 4 , in which said medical gown comprises said plurality of fasteners on said front garment. 
     
     
         6 . The assembly of  claim 1 , in which said assembly comprises a female medical gown. 
     
     
         7 . The assembly of  claim 6 , in which said medical gown comprises said plurality of fasteners on said rear garment. 
     
     
         8 . The assembly of  claim 1 , in which said front garment covers a breast and/or front legs and/or front arms. 
     
     
         9 . The assembly of  claim 1 , in which said rear garment covers a back and/or rear legs and/or rear arms and/or buttocks. 
     
     
         10 . The assembly of  claim 1 , in which said rear garment comprises a solid piece of material. 
     
     
         11 . The assembly of  claim 1 , in which said plurality of fasteners comprise buttons. 
     
     
         12 . The assembly of  claim 11 , in which said buttons comprises oversize buttons. 
     
     
         13 . The assembly of  claim 12 , in which said buttons comprise twelve sets of snap buttons. 
     
     
         14 . The assembly of  claim 13 , in which said snap buttons comprise a one inch diameter. 
     
     
         15 . The assembly of  claim 14 , in which said snap buttons are disposed to position on a torso and sleeve sidewall of said front garment and said rear garment. 
     
     
         16 . The assembly of  claim 1 , in which said plurality of fasteners comprise tie-strings. 
     
     
         17 . The assembly of  claim 1 , in which said tie-strings comprise three inch twill-tie segments. 
     
     
         18 . The assembly of  claim 17 , in which said twill-tie segments are disposed to position on a torso sidewall. 
     
     
         19 . A system comprising:
 means for positioning a front garment in alignment with a rear garment;   means for joining said front garment with said rear garment around a body;   means for fastening a plurality of fasteners on said front garment and said rear garment;   means for unfastening at least one fastener; and   means for exposing at least a part of a body for examination.   
     
     
         20 . A system consisting of:
 a front garment, said front garment being configured to be operable to cover a front area of a body;   a rear garment, said rear garment being configured to cover a rear area of a body, said rear garment being operable to join with said front garment; and   a plurality of fasteners, said plurality of fasteners being disposed to align along said front garment and said rear garment, said plurality of fasteners comprising buttons, said buttons comprising snap buttons, said snap buttons comprising a one inch diameter, said plurality of fasteners further comprising tie-strings, said tie-strings comprising three inch twill-tie segments, said plurality of fasteners being configured to join said front garment and said rear garment, said plurality of fasteners being configured to be operable to detach for exposing said at least part of a body.