Hospital shorts

Claim 1

Shorts adapted for use by patients undergoing proctological examination and treatment to protect the patient's privacy without interfering with examination or treatment, comprising: a pair of trunks having front and rear portions joined together at a crotch and including a waistband and having identical leg portions extending from said front and back portions below said crotch a distance substantially above the patient's knee; said rear portion having an elongated opening centrally thereof extending from a point spaced below said waistband to a point rearwardly of and spaced above said crotch to provide access through said opening to the patient's anal region for examination or treatment; said front and rear portions further being dimensioned to gather below said waistband so that access through said opening is not interfered with by said shorts; said waistband being open at the front central portion thereof and including a drawstring for adjusting the fit at the patient's waist and including fasteners at said front central portion for fastening said waistband; and a rectangular flap having an upper and lower end, dimensioned to cover said opening in said rear portion, said flap being permanently secured at its lower end to said rear portion below said opening above said crotch and having fastening means at the opposite end thereof for removably fastening said upper end portion to said rear portion above said opening for covering said opening with said flap.