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US 2021/0368891 A1Published application
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.
Claims9
-20. (canceled)
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 the superior end of the torso portion is proximal to the collar and the two sleeves, and wherein a hem is at the inferior edge of the torso portion;
- a first arm access extending from the collar to the edge of the first sleeve and a second arm access extending from the collar to the edge of the second sleeve, the first arm access and the second arm access opening distal to the collar;
- at least one anterior torso access extending along the front of the torso portion from the collar to the hem;
- and
- a first side torso access extending along the 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;
- and wherein a health provider can selectively choose one of the plurality of access openings on the upper-body article of clothing 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, the upper-body article of clothing having an athletic wear appearance in that the article of clothing is made from a knit fabric containing polyester in an amount of at least 60% by weight and having stretch in one direction of at least 5% when tested according to ASTM Test D2594.
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