Specialty Pants for Wheelchair Bound Patients

Abstract

A pair of specialty pants for immobile patients includes at least two open-ended zippers configured in series on each pant leg. This configuration of zipper assemblies affords access to the full length of the patient's leg and makes it much easier to put on or take off the specialty pants for a patient with mobility issues such as a wheelchair bound patient.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . Specialty pants suitable for an immobile patient which are configured for accessibility and ease of dressing and undressing, the specialty pants comprising:
 a waistband of the specialty pants, a top of the waistband being at a proximal end of the specialty pants;   a first pant leg ending in a first distal end, and a second pant leg ending in a second distal end;   a plurality of pantleg zipper assemblies mounted on the first pant leg including a first zipper assembly and a second zipper assembly in series with the first zipper assembly;   the first zipper assembly including two first zipper teeth tracks, the two first zipper teeth tracks extending from the proximal end of the specialty pants to a vertical middle section of the first pant leg;   the second zipper assembly including two second zipper teeth tracks, the two second zipper teeth tracks extending from the first distal end of the first pant leg towards an end of the two first zipper teeth tracks in the vertical middle section of the first pant leg;   a first zipper slider configured as part of the first zipper assembly, the first zipper slider being moveably mounted and being captive on at least one of the two first zipper teeth tracks;   a second zipper slider as configured part of the second zipper assembly, the second zipper slider being moveably mounted and being captive on at least one of the two second zipper teeth tracks.   
     
     
         2 . The specialty pants of  claim 1 , wherein the first zipper assembly and the second zipper assembly are both open-ended zipper assemblies. 
     
     
         3 . The specialty pants of  claim 2 , wherein the two first zipper teeth tracks extend across the waistband to the proximal end of the specialty pants. 
     
     
         4 . The specialty pants of  claim 1 , wherein the first zipper assembly is in a zipped position with the first zipper slider adjacent the proximal end of the specialty pants. 
     
     
         5 . The specialty pants of  claim 4 ,
 wherein the first zipper assembly is in a zipped position with the first zipper slider adjacent the first distal end of the first pant leg; and   wherein the first zipper assembly and the second zipper assembly are both open-ended zipper assemblies.   
     
     
         6 . The specialty pants of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 one or more barrier cloths positioned behind the first zipper assembly and the second zipper assembly.   
     
     
         7 . The specialty pants of  claim 4 , wherein the first zipper assembly and the second zipper assembly are characterized by an upper/lower zipper ratio ranges of from 55/45 to 45/55. 
     
     
         8 . The specialty pants of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a side pocket positioned within 2 inches of the first zipper assembly but no closer than 8 inches from the proximal end of the specialty pants.   
     
     
         9 . The specialty pants of  claim 5 , wherein the first zipper assembly and the second zipper are configured in an opposing pull zipper configuration. 
     
     
         10 . The specialty pants of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a waistband fastener and a plurality of belt loops provided on the waistband.   
     
     
         11 . The specialty pants of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 one or more access pockets, each of the one or more access pockets including a dual closed-end zipper assembly and a removable inner pocket portion.   
     
     
         12 . The specialty pants of  claim 11 , wherein at least one of the one or more access pockets is located above a vertical middle point of the first pant leg.