US 11,076,648 B2 · Disposable over-the-head gown

Abstract

A gown, comprising: a body member having integral or attached side panels extending behind a front of the body member; wherein the side panels overlap each other behind the front of the body member; means for attaching together the side panels where they are overlapped; wherein the body member defines a neck opening and left and right arm openings; and wherein the gown comprises left and right sleeves attached at the left and right arm openings, respectively. The means for attaching comprises one of the group consisting of welding, spot welding, sonic welding, heat welding, hot or cold glues, adhesives, tapes, hook and loop fasteners, micro adhesives and dry adhesives.

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Dependent claims

An over-the-head gown, comprising:

a body member having side panels extending and overlapping behind a front of the body member, wherein the body member defines a complete neck opening prior to donning the gown and left and right arm openings, wherein a tab is integrally attached with and extends from one of the side panels, wherein the tab is disposed adjacent to a top edge of the respective side panel;
an attachment feature for attaching together the side panels where the side panels overlap at a back or side of said gown to form a back or a side part of the complete neck opening, wherein the tab is folded back to strengthen an area where the side panels overlap adjacent to or contiguous with the back or side of the complete neck opening and where the side panels are attached together by the attachment feature;
and
left and right sleeves attached at the left and right arm openings, respectively.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Disposable over-the-head gown

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Disposable over-the-head gown

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Abstract

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