Dignity gowns

Claim 1

A dignity gown which provides total coverage of a trunk and torso of a patient while in a hospital, convalescent center, medical treatment facility and the like although remaining functional for nursing and medical procedures to be performed as to body portions of a patient as may be needed, comprising: an openable front of the gown consisting of in essence a top front portion as well as overlapping lower front flap panel portions as well as a band permanently joined to the front top and bottom portions transversely at an intermediate location thereof; a completely closed back portion unitary from top to bottom and secured along one side thereof in a predetermined fastening to at least one of said lower front panel portions; and fastening means along sleeve and shoulder areas of front and back portions as well as along a side opposite to that joined to said at least one of said lower front panel portions, said fastening means permitting partial removal and at least in part folding open of the top front portion if necessary independently of the lower front portion so that a patient only needs to expose a minimum of half of the chest area for examination as opposed to the entire or whole body exposure previously encountered as well as exposure of the complete chest area for examination while the bottom front portion of the trunk and torso of the body of a patient can be kept covered and vice versa as may be needed for examination and treatment of the patient in a medical facility; and said lower front portion being also removable and at least in part foldable open during examination and medical treatment by folding open thereof and detachment of the fastening means as to each other.