Gown system
AssigneeGownUP Inc.
InventorNeil Andrew Louwrens
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Abstract
A gown dispenser system has a plurality of gowns, each having a back region, the gowns folded and stacked back region facing up, such that, pulling on the back region of a gown on top of the stack removes that gown from the stack and exposes the back region of the next gown in the stack, an enclosure containing the stack of gowns, the enclosure having an opening exposing the back region of the gown at the top of the stack, enabling a user to grasp the exposed back region and pull the topmost gown from the enclosure, exposing the next gown in the stack. Gowns are drawn from the enclosure one-at-a-time, at need.
Claims20
A gown dispenser system, comprising:
- a plurality of gowns, each gown comprising:
- an upper portion having a front region and an opposing back region;
- opposing left and right arm openings positioned in the upper portion;
- and
- a head opening positioned in the upper portion;
- the plurality of gowns folded and stacked with the back region of each gown facing up, such that, grasping and pulling on the back region of a gown on top of the stack removes that gown from the stack and exposes the back region of the next gown in the stack;
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- an enclosure containing the stack of gowns with the back regions facing up, the enclosure having an opening in one surface exposing at least a portion of the back region of the gown at the top of the stack, enabling a user to grasp the exposed back region, and to pull the topmost gown from the enclosure, exposing the next gown in the stack.
A gown dispenser system, comprising:
- a plurality of gowns, each gown comprising:
- an upper portion having a front region and an opposing back region;
- opposing left and right sleeves each having an arm opening into the upper portion;
- a head opening positioned in the upper portion;
- and
- a front apron portion integral with and extending downwardly from the front region, such that the back region has a length that is shorter than the front apron portion;
- the plurality of gowns folded and stacked with the back region of each gown facing up, such that, grasping and pulling on the back region of a gown on top of the stack removes that gown from the stack and exposes the back region of the next gown in the stack;
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- an enclosure containing the stack of gowns with the back regions facing up, the enclosure having an opening in one surface exposing at least a portion of the back region of the gown at the top of the stack, enabling a user to grasp the exposed back region, and to pull the topmost gown from the enclosure, exposing the next gown in the stack.
A method for providing a gown to a user from a gown dispensing system, the method comprising the steps of:
- folding a plurality of gowns into a stack of gowns, such that a back region of each gown in the stack faces up;
- placing the stack of gowns into an enclosure having an opening in one surface, said opening positioned for exposing at least a portion of the back region of a topmost gown at the top of the stack;
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- positioning the enclosure so as to allow a user to grasp the back region of the topmost gown and pull the topmost gown from the enclosure, leaving a next gown in the stack having the back region exposed through the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.