Post-surgical garment

Abstract

A garment that may be donned by a person without requiring extensive lifting of the arms. The garment comprises a front panel, a rear panel attached to the front panel at left and right shoulder junctions, and a neck hole disposed between the left and right shoulder junctions. When the garment is unfolded and oriented such that the shoulder junctions are oriented horizontally, the front panel has generally vertically oriented left and right side portions extending downwardly from the respective left and right shoulder junctions, and generally straight left and right side portions extending downwardly and inwardly from the respective vertically oriented left and right side portions. The rear panel has generally vertically oriented left and right side portions extending upwardly from the respective left and right shoulder junctions, and generally straight left and right side portions extending upwardly and outwardly from the respective vertically oriented left and right side portions. Mating, left-side zippers are disposed on an edge of the generally straight left side portion of the front panel, and on an edge of the generally straight left portion of the rear panel, and mating, right-side zippers are disposed on an edge of the generally straight right side portion of the front panel, and on an edge of the generally straight right portion of the rear panel.

What we claim is: 
     
         1 . A garment that may be donned by a person without requiring extensive lifting of the arms, comprising:
 a. a front panel   b. a rear panel attached to said front panel at left and right shoulder junctions;   c. a neck hole disposed between said left and right shoulder junctions;   d. wherein when said garment is unfolded and oriented such that said shoulder junctions are oriented horizontally:
 i. said front panel has
 1. generally vertically oriented left and right side portions extending downwardly from said respective left and right shoulder junctions, and 
 2. generally straight left and right side portions extending downwardly and inwardly from said respective vertically oriented left and right side portions; 
 
 ii. said rear panel has
 1. generally vertically oriented left and right side portions extending upwardly from said respective left and right shoulder junctions, and 
 2. generally straight left and right side portions extending upwardly and outwardly from said respective vertically oriented left and right side portions; 
 
   e. mating, left-side closures disposed on an edge of said generally straight left side portion of said front panel, and on an edge of said generally straight left portion of said rear panel; and   f. mating, right-side closures disposed on an edge of said generally straight right side portion of said front panel, and on an edge of said generally straight right portion of said rear panel;   
       wherein said mating left-side and right-side closures may be closed by said person without requiring extensive lifting of the arms of said person. 
     
     
         2 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the angle between said generally straight left and right side portions on said front panel and the horizontal is approximately 63 degrees. 
     
     
         3 . The garment of  claim 1  wherein said rear panel is bounded by a slightly convex upper edge. 
     
     
         4 . The garment of  claim 3  wherein the angle between said generally straight left and right side portions on said rear panel and said slightly convex upper edge is approximately 60 degrees. 
     
     
         5 . The garment of  claim 1  wherein said mating, left-side closures, and said mating, right-side closures are zippers. 
     
     
         6 . The garment of  claim 1  further comprising at least one pocket in one of said left and right side portions extending upwardly and outwardly from said respective vertically oriented left and right side portions of said rear panel. 
     
     
         7 . The garment of  claim 6  wherein said at least one pocket is disposed on the interior of said garment. 
     
     
         8 . The garment of  claim 1  further comprising a collar design disposed at said neck hole.