Abstract A robe adapted for use by incontinent individuals having a front panel extending continuously from the neck downward to about the feet of the wearer and extending across the front of the body of the wearer; upper rear panel forming sections from either edge of the front panel around the sides and across the back of the wearer to the middle of the back, and including means for securing together the upper sections; sleeves having first ends secured between the front panel and the upper rear panel-forming sections with longitudinal openings extending throughout the length thereof and being shaped to cover at least the shoulders of the wearer; lower rear panel forming sections extending from either edge of the lower part of the front panel, the lower sections being adapted for wrapping around the legs of the wearer; and, the upper and the lower sections being spaced apart along the edges of the front panel such that the upper and lower rear panel forming sections separate when worn in a sitting position so as not to expose any part of the robe beneath the buttocks of the wearer when seated.
A robe for incontinent individuals comprising: (a) a front panel extending continuously from the neck downward to about the feet of the wearer and extending across the front of the body of the wearer; (b) upper rear panel forming sections extending from either edge of said front panel around the sides and across the back of the wearer to the middle of the back, and including means for securing together said upper sections; (c) sleeves having first ends secured between said front panel and said upper sections with longitudinal openings extending throughout the length thereof and being shaped to cover at least the shoulders of the wearer; (d) lower rear panel forming sections extending from either edge of the lower part of the front panel, said lower sections being adapted for wrapping around the legs of the wearer; and (e) said upper and said lower sections being spaced apart along the edges of said front panel such that the upper and lower rear panel forming sections separate when worn in a sitting position so as not to expose any part of the robe beneath the buttocks of the wearer when seated.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
191 words
A robe for incontinent individuals comprising: (a) a front panel extending continuously from the neck downward to about the feet of the wearer and extending across the front of the body of the wearer; (b) upper rear panel forming sections extending from either edge of said front panel around the sides and across the back of the wearer to the middle of the back, and including means for securing together said upper sections; (c) sleeves having first ends secured between said front panel and said upper sections with longitudinal openings extending throughout the length thereof and being shaped to cover at least the shoulders of the wearer; (d) lower rear panel forming sections extending from either edge of the lower part of the front panel, said lower sections being adapted for wrapping around the legs of the wearer; and (e) said upper and said lower sections being spaced apart along the edges of said front panel such that the upper and lower rear panel forming sections separate when worn in a sitting position so as not to expose any part of the robe beneath the buttocks of the wearer when seated.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A robe as in claim 1 further characterized by additional securing means being provided near seams between said front panel and said upper panel forming sections for securing bottom corners of said upper sections when said corners are folded away.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
A robe as in claim 1 further characterized by said front panel including an additional panel attached thereto and extending across said front panel between the waist and bust lines of the robe, so as to form means for receiving a safety belt securing a wearer in a chair.