Body containment garment
OwnerRonald E. Greshaminventor
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Abstract
A body containment garment for containing body fluids from deceased individuals, particularly following tissue or organ donation procurement. The body containment garment generally includes a unitary structure including a pair of arm portions, a pair of leg portions, and a body portion. The only openings in the containment garment are a pair of arm openings at the distal end of the arm portions and a neck opening at the upper end of the body portion through which the head of the deceased may extend. The containment garment may be heat-shrunk to tightly and snugly fit around the body of the deceased. In this manner, the deceased may wear burial clothing without any noticeable bulky undergarment and prevent leakage of bodily fluids and the like.
Claims20
A body containment garment for a deceased individual, comprising:
- a body portion comprised of an upper end, a lower end, a first side, a second side, a front end, and a rear end, wherein the body portion is adapted to fit around a body of the deceased individual;
- a neck opening at or near the upper end of the body portion through which a head of the body of the deceased individual may extend;
- a first arm portion extending outwardly from the body portion in a first direction, wherein the first arm portion is adapted to receive a first arm of the deceased individual;
- a second arm portion extending outwardly from the body portion in a second direction, wherein the second arm portion is adapted to receive a second arm of the deceased individual;
- a first leg portion extending outwardly from the body portion, wherein the first leg portion is adapted to receive a first leg of the deceased individual;
- a second leg portion extending outwardly from the body portion, wherein the second leg portion is adapted to receive a second leg of the deceased individual;
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- a central slit extending between the upper end and the lower end of the body portion;
- wherein the body portion, the first arm portion, the second arm portion, the first leg portion, and the second leg portion each comprise a heat-shrinkable material such that the body portion, the first arm portion, the second arm portion, the first leg portion, and the second leg portion shrink to tightly fit around the body of the deceased individual upon application of heat from a heat source.
A body containment garment, comprising:
- a body portion comprised of an upper end, a lower end, a first side, a second side, a front end, and a rear end, wherein the body portion is adapted to fit around a body of a deceased individual;
- a neck opening at or near the upper end of the body portion through which a head of the body of the deceased individual may extend;
- a first arm portion extending outwardly from the body portion in a first direction, wherein the first arm portion is adapted to receive a first arm of the deceased individual, wherein the first arm portion comprises a first arm opening through which a first hand of the deceased individual may extend;
- a second arm portion extending outwardly from the body portion in a second direction, wherein the second arm portion is adapted to receive a second arm of the deceased individual, wherein the second arm portion comprises a second arm opening through which a second hand of the deceased individual may extend;
- a first leg portion extending outwardly from the body portion, wherein the first leg portion is adapted to receive a first leg of the deceased individual, wherein a distal end of the first leg portion is enclosed;
- a second leg portion extending outwardly from the body portion, wherein the second leg portion is adapted to receive a second leg of the deceased individual, wherein a distal end of the second leg portion is enclosed;
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- a central slit extending between the upper end and the lower end of the body portion;
- wherein the body portion, the first arm portion, the second arm portion, the first leg portion, and the second leg portion each comprise a heat-shrinkable material such that the body portion, the first arm portion, the second arm portion, the first leg portion, and the second leg portion shrink to tightly fit around the body of the deceased individual upon application of heat from a heat source.
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