Clothing configurations with multiple reclosable access regions
OwnerBimla Picotinventor
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Abstract
An article of clothing is provided having a plurality of accesses for accessing, when the clothing is worn by a wearer, the area below the clothing without removing the clothing. In one example, the article of clothing is an upper-body garment with two arm accesses, an anterior torso access, and two side torso accesses. In another example, the article of clothing is a lower-body garment with two leg accesses, two knee accesses, and two hip accesses. In one example, each access is opened or closed by an incremental fastening device such as a one-way or two-way zipper.
Claims10
A method for examining a patient comprising:
- examining a particular area on an upper body part of a patient while allowing the patient to maintain a sense of dignity, the patient wearing an upper-body article of clothing that includes a plurality of access ports, the upper-body article of clothing comprising:
- a collar;
- a first sleeve and a second sleeve;
- a torso portion comprising a front, a back, and two sides, wherein a superior end of the torso portion is proximal to the collar and the first and second sleeves, and wherein a hem is at an inferior edge of the upper-body article;
- a first arm access extending to the collar from an edge of the first sleeve, the first arm access opening distal to the collar;
- and
- a first side torso access extending along a side of the torso portion from the hem to a region of the torso portion superior to the hem and a second side torso access extending along an opposite side of the torso portion from the hem to a region of the torso portion superior to the hem,
- wherein the first side torso access terminates at the hem such that the hem comprises more than one section,
- and wherein at least one of the access openings on the upper-body article of clothing is openable by a healthcare provider in order to examine the particular area on the upper body of a patient without the patient having to remove the upper-body article of clothing.
An article of clothing that provides access to the upper body of a patient during examination of a particular area on an upper body part of a patient while allowing the patient to maintain a sense of dignity, the article of clothing comprising:
- an upper-body article of clothing that includes a plurality of access ports, the upper-body article of clothing comprising:
- a collar;
- a first sleeve and a second sleeve;
- a torso portion comprising a front, a back, and two sides, wherein a superior end of the torso portion is proximal to the collar and the first and second sleeves, and wherein a hem is at an inferior edge of the upper-body article;
- a first arm access extending to the collar from an edge of the first sleeve, the first arm access opening distal to the collar;
- and
- a first side torso access extending along a side of the torso portion from the hem to a region of the torso portion superior to the hem and a second side torso access extending along an opposite side of the torso portion from the hem to a region of the torso portion superior to the hem,
- wherein the first side torso access terminates at the hem such that the hem comprises more than one section,
- and wherein at least one of the access openings on the upper-body article of clothing is openable by a healthcare provider in order to examine the particular area on the upper body of a patient without the patient having to remove the upper-body article of clothing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.