Patient clothing

Abstract

To provide patient clothing (patient top / patient bottom) that is simple in structure and can be easily put on and taken off. [Solution] The patient's top 2 has a body portion 11 and sleeve portions 31, and the left and right upper end portions 65, 66 of the top 2 extending from the neck 64 to the left and right cuffs 38, 39 are provided with fastening devices 54 on at least a portion from the neck to the left and right cuffs, and the left and right upper end portions of the top are the upper end portion 40 of the left front sleeve 32 and the upper end portion 41 of the left back sleeve 33, and the upper end portion 42 of the right front sleeve 34 and the upper end portion 43 of the right back sleeve 35. The patient lower garment 3 comprises a front covering part 91 that covers the wearer's abdominal side and a rear covering part 92 that covers the wearer's buttocks side, and the left and right sides 76, 77 of the lower garment from the top end 74 to the hem 75 of the lower garment 3 are provided with fasteners 125, 126, 131 on at least a portion from the hem to the top end, and the left and right sides of the lower garment are a left side part 98 of the front covering part, a left side part 118 of the rear covering part, and a right side part 99 of the front covering part, and a right side part 119 of the rear covering part.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to patient clothing. [Background technology]

[0002] Hospitalized patients, including those undergoing pre- and post-operative care, often have difficulty putting on and taking off clothes due to the immobility of the treatment area. Furthermore, those with reduced physical function or those requiring care leave it up to the caregiver to help them put on and take off their clothes. Clothing for these individuals has been available for some time. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3233336 [Patent Document 2] Patent Publication No. 2021-127541

[0004] For example, Patent Document 1 shows a garment that has a torso that can be opened in front by a front open zipper that extends from the neckline to the hem, and a pair of left and right sleeves attached to the torso, and the sleeves can be opened and closed by sleeve open zippers that run from the neckline through the sleeves to the cuffs.

[0005] Patent document 2 also shows nursing pajama pants in which a slit is formed from the waist area to 10 cm below the lower end of the right or left knee contact area, and multiple hook-and-loop fasteners are discretely provided in the slit area to allow the slit area to be attached and detached. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] The sleeve open zipper provided on the garment shown in Patent Document 1 is a linear fastener with a single slider, which can be moved to open and close the element (teeth) of the linear fastener (hereinafter referred to as the element) from its start point to its end point. If the garment is worn directly on a wearer's skin, there is a concern that the linear fastener may cause discomfort to the wearer due to contact with the skin, or that part of the wearer's skin may be caught in the element when the linear fastener is opened or closed. Furthermore, the linear fastener with a single slider has a fixed opening and closing direction. If a point A is between the start point and the end point and is closer to the start point, and a point B is closer to the end point than point A, the element can be partially opened from the start point to point A by moving the slider, but cannot be partially opened from point A to point B, and cannot be partially opened from point A to point B. Even with a reverse-opening open fastener equipped with a pair of sliders, if a point between two starting points and close to one starting point is designated as C, and a point close to the other starting point is designated as D, the element cannot be partially opened from point C to point D. Therefore, during examination or treatment, if the treatment area is far away from the opening direction of the linear fastener, the wearer will end up exposing areas other than the treatment area.

[0007] In the trousers shown in Patent Document 2, the slits extend from the waistband to 10 cm below the lower edge of the left or right knee contact area, with no slit extending from at least 10 cm below the lower edge of the knee contact area to the bottom of the trousers. For those who cannot move their legs or who wear leg casts, trousers with slits running the entire length of the sides are easier to put on and take off. For those with leg injuries who do not require much help putting on clothing, trousers without slits at least in the waistband, for example, trousers with slits extending from the bottom of the trousers to the wearer's hip joints or below the knees, are easier to put on and take off. Furthermore, hook-and-loop fasteners along the slits are prone to collecting lint during washing, and this lint must be removed if the trousers are to be washed and reused.

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and aims to provide patient clothing that is simple in structure and can be easily put on and taken off. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] The device of claim 1 of the present application provides a patient upper garment comprising a body and sleeves, the body comprising a back body that covers the back of the wearer's torso, and left and right front body sections connected to the left and right sides of the back body and covering the front of the wearer's torso, the sleeves comprising a left front sleeve joined to the left front body, a right front sleeve joined to the right front body, and left and right back sleeves joined to the back body, the left and right upper ends of the upper garment extending from the neck to the left and right cuffs are provided with fasteners on at least a portion of the length from the neck to the left and right cuffs, the fasteners being snap buttons, and the left and right upper ends of the upper garment being the upper end of the left front sleeve, the upper end of the left back sleeve, and the upper end of the right front sleeve, and the upper end of the right back sleeve.

[0010] The patient's top garment of this invention is equipped with fastening devices at the left and right upper ends of the garment, at least partially from the neck to the left and right cuffs, and by engaging and releasing the fastening devices, at least partially at the left and right upper ends of the garment can be opened and closed, making it easy to put on and take off the garment.

[0011] The device according to claim 2 of the present application provides lower garments for patients, the lower garments being trousers comprising a front covering part that covers the wearer's abdomen and a rear covering part that covers the wearer's buttocks, the front covering part comprising a front crotch part that covers the wearer's abdomen and a front crotch part that continues from the front crotch part and covers the front of the wearer's left and right legs, the rear covering part comprising a rear crotch part that covers the wearer's buttocks and a rear crotch part that continues from the rear crotch part and covers the back of the wearer's left and right legs, the front crotch part and the rear crotch part being joined at their inner edges, the left and right side parts of the lower garment extending from the top end to the hem of the lower garment comprise fasteners on at least a portion of the length from the hem to the top end, the fasteners being snap buttons, and the left and right side parts of the lower garment being the left side of the front covering part, the left side of the rear covering part, and the right side of the front covering part and the right side of the rear covering part.

[0012] The patient lower garment of this invention is equipped with fastening devices on the left and right sides of the lower garment, from the top end toward the bottom end of the lower garment, at least partially from the bottom end to the top end.By engaging and releasing the fastening devices, at least partially on the left and right sides of the lower garment can be opened and closed, making it easy to put on and take off the lower garment. [Effects of the Invention]

[0013] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide patient clothing (patient top / patient bottom) that is simple in structure and can be easily put on and taken off. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] 1A is a front view of a patient upper garment according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is an explanatory diagram showing the upper right end of the upper garment partially opened from the neck. [Figure 2] 1A and 1B are a front view and a left side view, respectively, of a patient undergarment according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3](A) An explanatory diagram showing a state in which part of the left side of the lower garment is open, (B) An explanatory diagram showing a part of the left side of the front covering part of the lower garment, and (C) An explanatory diagram showing a part of the left side of the back covering part of the lower garment. [Figure 4] 1A is a front view of a patient upper garment according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is an explanatory diagram showing the switching state of the left sleeve when the left neck portion of the upper garment is opened from the neck. [Figure 5] FIG. 1A is a left side view of a patient undergarment according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1B is an explanatory diagram showing a portion of the left side of the front cover part of the same undergarment; and FIG. 1C is an explanatory diagram showing a portion of the left side of the back cover part of the same undergarment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0015] The following describes an example of an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, the terms front, back, left, right, and front, and back refer to the front side as seen by the wearer, and the inside side as seen by the wearer.

[0016] (First embodiment of patient outer garment) The patient upper garment 2 of the present invention will now be described. As shown in FIG. 1(A), the upper garment 2 comprises a body portion 11 and sleeve portions 31. The body portion 11 covers the wearer's torso and comprises a back body portion 14 that covers the rear of the wearer's torso, and a left front body portion 12 and a right front body portion 13 that are connected to the left and right sides of the back body portion 14 and cover the front of the wearer's torso. In this embodiment, the back body portion 14 and the left front body portion 12 are sewn together at a left side seam 15, and the back body portion 14 and the right front body portion 13 are sewn together at a right side seam 16, thereby connecting the left front body portion 12 and the right front body portion 13 to the left and right sides of the back body portion 14. The left front body portion 12, the right front body portion 13, and the back body portion 14 are separate pieces, and may be joined together as in this embodiment, or may be a single piece. A chest pocket 23 is provided on the front side of the left front body portion 12.

[0017] The sleeve portion 31 includes a left front sleeve 32 joined to the left front body 12, a right front sleeve 34 joined to the right front body 13, and a left back sleeve 33 and a right back sleeve 35 joined to the back body 14. In this embodiment, the left front sleeve 32 is sewn to the armhole 17 of the left front body 12, the left and right back sleeves 33, 35 are sewn to the armhole of the back body 14, and the right front sleeve 34 is sewn to the armhole 18 of the right front body 13. The left front sleeve 32 and the left back sleeve 33 are sewn together at a left sleeve underline 36, and the right front sleeve 34 and the right back sleeve 35 are sewn together at a right sleeve underline 37. The left and right front sleeves 32, 34 and the left and right back sleeves 33, 35 may each be a single piece, or may be separate pieces joined together. For example, the left front sleeve may be formed by joining multiple separate pieces together. In addition, although the sleeves 31 are three-quarter sleeves in this embodiment, they may be short sleeves.

[0018] The left front body 12 and the right front body 13 are configured to open at the front. In this embodiment, a strip-shaped left placket 24 is sewn to the right side of the left front body 12, and a strip-shaped right placket 25 is sewn to the left side of the right front body 13. A front fastening device 26 is disposed on each of the left placket 24 and the right placket 25, stretching from top to bottom. In this embodiment, the front fastening device 26 is a snap button, and a tape 29 with snap buttons is used. The tape with snap buttons has multiple male snap buttons or multiple female snap buttons attached to the tape at predetermined intervals, and is configured as a pair of tape with male snap buttons and tape with female snap buttons. In this embodiment, a tape with female snap buttons is sewn to the back side of the left front placket 24, and a tape with male snap buttons is sewn to the front side of the right front placket 25. The left and right plackets 24, 25 are fastened together by mating the female snap button on the left placket 24 with the male snap button on the right placket 25; the left and right plackets are unlocked by removing the mated male and female snap buttons, and the left and right plackets 24, 25 are fastened together by the fastener 26 so as to be openable and closable. A single tape with snap buttons, having multiple male or female snap buttons attached, may be sewn to the back side of the left placket 24 or the front side of the right placket 25, or multiple short strips of the same tape with snap buttons may be cut and sewn at predetermined intervals. In this embodiment, three strips of tape with male snap buttons, each with two male snap buttons attached, are sewn to the back side of the right placket 25 at predetermined intervals, and three strips of tape with female snap buttons, each with two female snap buttons attached, are sewn to the front side of the left placket 24 at predetermined intervals.

[0019] The front fasteners 26 may be snap buttons as described above, a combination of buttons and buttonholes, or hook-and-loop fasteners. Snap buttons are preferred for the front fasteners 26 because they allow for smooth fastening and removal and do not attract laundry lint during washing. Using tape with male and female snap buttons as the front fasteners 26 makes it easy to attach the snap buttons to the left and right plackets 24, 25.

[0020] In this embodiment, the top 2 is provided with a left front stand-up collar 61, a right front stand-up collar 62, and a back stand-up collar 63. The left front stand-up collar 61 is sewn to the neckline 20 of the left front body 12 and the left front sleeve 32, the right front stand-up collar 62 is sewn to the neckline 21 of the right front body 13 and the right front sleeve 34, and the back stand-up collar 63 is sewn to the neckline 22 of the back body 14 and the left and right back sleeves 33, 35. In this embodiment, the back stand-up collar 63 is provided, but it is not necessary. If a back stand-up collar is not provided, the neck area can be made to look neat and is less likely to get in the way.

[0021] The left and right upper end portions 65, 66 of the top 2 extending from the neck 64 of the top 2 toward the left and right cuffs 38, 39 are provided with fasteners 54 on at least a portion of the area from the neck 64 to the left and right cuffs 38, 39. Here, the neck 64 of the top 2 refers to the neck circumference of the top 2, and in the case where stand-up collars 61, 62, 63 are attached to the front body portions 12, 13 or the back body portion 14, this refers to the neck circumference of the top 2 including the stand-up collars 61, 62, 63. Furthermore, the left and right upper end portions 65, 66 of the top 2 refer to the upper end portion 40 of the left front sleeve 32 and the upper end portion 41 of the left back sleeve 33, and the upper end portion 42 of the right front sleeve 34 and the upper end portion 43 of the right back sleeve 35. In this embodiment, fasteners 54 are provided from the neckline 64 to the cuff 38 of the top end 40 of the left front sleeve 32 and the top end 41 of the left back sleeve 33, and fasteners 54 are provided from the neckline 64 to the cuff 39 of the top end 42 of the right front sleeve 34 and the top end 43 of the right back sleeve 35. The fasteners 54 are snap buttons, and tapes with snap buttons are used. Tapes 56, 56, 56 with female snap buttons are sewn to the back side of the top end 40 of the left front sleeve 32 and the top end 42 of the right front sleeve 34, and tapes 55, 55, 55 with male snap buttons are sewn to the front side of the top end 41 of the left back sleeve 33 and the top end 43 of the right back sleeve 35. A single tape with a plurality of male or female snap buttons attached may be sewn from the neck 64 to the left and right cuffs 38, 39 of each of the left and right upper ends 65, 66 of the jacket 2, or the same tape with snap buttons may be cut into a plurality of short pieces and sewn at predetermined intervals. In this embodiment, three tapes with male snap buttons 55, 55, 55, each with two male snap buttons attached, are sewn at predetermined intervals to the front side of the upper end 41 of the left back sleeve 33 and the upper end 43 of the right back sleeve 35, and three tapes with female snap buttons 56, 56, 56, each with two female snap buttons attached, are sewn at predetermined intervals to the back side of the upper end 40 of the left front sleeve 32 and the upper end 42 of the right front sleeve 34.

[0022] The left and right upper end portions 65, 66 of the top 2 are locked by mating male and female snap buttons provided on the left and right upper end portions 65, 66 of the top 2, and the locked state of the left and right upper end portions 65, 66 of the top 2 is released by releasing the mated male and female snap buttons. In this way, the left and right upper end portions 65, 66 of the top 2 can be locked so as to be openable and closable by the locking devices 54 provided on the left and right upper end portions 65, 66 of the top 2.

[0023] The male and female snap buttons provided on the left and right upper end portions 65, 66 of the top 2 allow the engaged left and right upper end portions 65, 66 of the top 2 to be opened from the neck 64 as shown in FIG. 1(B) or from the cuffs 38, 39. By removing all of these mated male and female snap buttons, the left and right upper end portions 65, 66 of the top 2 are all released from the fastening devices 54, allowing the sleeves 31 to be fully opened from the neck 64 to the cuffs 38, 39. Even patients who cannot move their shoulders or arms or who are receiving intravenous treatment can easily put on and take off the top 2. Furthermore, by removing some of the male and female snap buttons provided at the left and right upper ends 65, 66 of the top 2, it is possible to open a portion of the sleeve 31 from the neck 64 to the cuffs 38, 39. For example, it is possible to remove all of the male and female snap buttons provided at the upper left end 65 of the left and right upper ends 65, 66 of the top 2 and fully open the left sleeves 32, 33 from the neck 64 to the left cuff 38, or it is possible to remove some of the male and female snap buttons provided at the upper left end 65 and open the left sleeves 32, 33, for example, from the neck 64 at the upper left end 65 to the upper arm. During examinations and treatments, it is possible to open only the area corresponding to the treatment site, exposing only the treatment site. In this way, the upper garment 2 of the present invention can be fully opened at the left and right upper ends 65, 66 of the upper garment 2 by engaging and removing the fastening devices 54, which are snap buttons, provided on the left and right upper ends 65, 66 of the upper garment 2, and also can partially open parts of the left and right upper ends 65, 66 of the upper garment 2.

[0024] Additionally, the IV treatment tube can be pulled out from between the snap buttons provided on the left and right upper ends 65, 66 of the top 2. In conventional tops, the IV treatment tube is pulled out from the neck or cuffs, which can alleviate the discomfort felt by the wearer when the tube touches the arm or shoulder. Furthermore, the left front body 12, right front body 13 and back body 14 are sewn together at the left and right side seams 15, 16, and the sleeves 31 are sewn together at the armholes 17, 18 of each body 12, 13, 14, so the body 11 and sleeves 31 do not separate, preventing them from being lost during washing, and also preventing the male and female snap buttons provided at the left and right upper end portions 65, 66 of the top 2 from being misaligned.

[0025] (First embodiment of patient underwear) Next, we will explain the patient lower garment 3 of the present invention. The patient lower garment 3 of the present invention is a pair of pants, and as shown in Figures 2(A) and (B), it has a crotch portion 71 that covers the wearer's abdomen, a left crotch portion 72 that covers the wearer's left leg, and a right crotch portion 73 that covers the wearer's right leg, as well as a front covering portion 91 that covers the wearer's abdomen and a back covering portion 111 that covers the wearer's buttocks.

[0026] The front covering part 91 comprises a front crotch part 92 that covers the abdomen of the wearer, and a front crotch part 93 that continues from the front crotch part 92 and covers the front of the wearer's left and right legs, the front crotch part 93 comprising a front left crotch part 94 that covers the front of the wearer's left leg and a front right crotch part 95 that covers the front of the wearer's right leg. The back covering part 111 comprises a back crotch part 112 that covers the wearer's buttocks, and a back crotch part 113 that continues from the back crotch part 112 and covers the back of the wearer's left and right legs, the back crotch part 113 comprising a back left crotch part 114 that covers the back of the wearer's left leg and a back right crotch part 115 that covers the back of the wearer's right leg. The front crotch portion 92 and the rear crotch portion 112 form the crotch portion 71, the front left crotch portion 94 and the rear left crotch portion 114 form the left crotch portion 72, and the front right crotch portion 95 and the rear right crotch portion 115 form the right crotch portion 73. In addition, the left side 98 of the front covering part 91 is made up of the left side 100 of the front crotch part 92 and the left side 102 of the front crotch part 93, the left side 118 of the rear covering part 111 is made up of the left side 120 of the rear crotch part 112 and the left side 122 of the rear crotch part 113, the right side 99 of the front covering part 91 is made up of the right side 101 of the front crotch part 92 and the right side 103 of the front crotch part 93, and the right side 119 of the rear covering part 111 is made up of the right side 121 of the rear crotch part 112 and the right side 123 of the rear crotch part 113. The front left crotch part 94 and the rear left crotch part 114 are sewn together at the left inner edge 79, and the front right crotch part 95 and the rear right crotch part 115 are sewn together at the right inner edge 80, so that the front crotch part 93 and the rear crotch part 113 are joined at the inner edge 81.

[0027] The front covering portion 91 and the rear covering portion 111 may each be a single piece, or may be separate pieces joined together. For example, the front covering portion 91 may be formed by joining a right front covering portion covering the right front side of the lower body and a left front covering portion covering the left front side of the lower body at their center sides, or the rear covering portion 111 may be formed by joining a right rear covering portion covering the right rear side of the lower body and a left rear covering portion covering the left rear side of the lower body at their center sides. The front covering portion 91 and the rear covering portion 111 may be formed from multiple members in order to sandwich the piqué name tag 134 or for other processing reasons.

[0028] The upper end 74 of the lower garment 3 is provided with a waist portion 78. In this embodiment, the waist portion 78 is formed by sewing a stretched elastic member to the back side of the upper end 96 of the front covering portion 91 (excluding the left and right ends) and the back side of the upper end 116 of the back covering portion 111 (excluding the left and right ends). The waist portion may also be formed by sewing a stretched elastic member to the back side of the upper end 96 of the front covering portion 91 (excluding the left and right ends) or the upper end 116 of the back covering portion 111 (excluding the left and right ends). The upper end 96 of the front covering portion 91 (excluding the left and right ends) and the upper end 116 of the back covering portion 111 (excluding the left and right ends) may have a housing for housing an elastic member, and the waist portion may be formed by housing the elastic member in the housing and then sewing the stretched elastic member to the housing. Waist elastic may be used as the elastic member. The elastic member makes the waist portion 78 stretchable, allowing the waist portion to fit the wearer's torso.

[0029] The left and right side portions 76, 77 of the lower garment 3, extending from the upper end portion 74 toward the hem portion 75 of the lower garment 3, are provided with fasteners 125, 126, 131 on at least a portion from the hem portion 75 to the upper end portion 74. The left and right side portions 76, 77 of the lower garment 3 are the left side portion 98 of the front covering portion 91, the left side portion 118 of the back covering portion 111, and the right side portion 99 of the front covering portion 91, 119, and in this embodiment, extension cloths 104, 105 are sewn to the left side portion 98 of the front covering portion 91 and the right side portion 99 of the front covering portion 91, respectively, except for the upper end portion 96 of the front covering portion 91, and the extension cloths 104, 105 also form the left side portion 98 of the front covering portion 91 and the right side portion 99 of the front covering portion 91. In this embodiment, fasteners 125, 126, 131 are provided from the bottom edges 97, 117 to the top edges 96, 116 of the left side 98 of the front covering part 91 and the left side 118 of the rear covering part 111, respectively, and fasteners 125, 126, 131 are provided from the bottom edges 97, 117 to the top edges 96, 116 of the right side 99 of the front covering part 91 and the right side 119 of the rear covering part 111, respectively. The fasteners 125, 126, 131 are snap buttons, and snap buttons or tape with snap buttons is used. Tapes 133, 133, 133, 133 with female snap buttons are sewn to the backside of the extension cloths 104, 105 on the left side 98 of the front covering part 91 and the right side 99 of the front covering part 91, tapes 132, 132, 132, 132 with male snap buttons are sewn to the front side of the left side 118 excluding the top end 116 of the rear covering part 111 and the right side 119 excluding the top end 116 of the rear covering part 111, pieces of cloth 124, 124 with female dot buttons 126, 126 attached to the backside are sewn to the left and right sides 118, 119 of the top end 116 of the rear covering part 111, and male dot buttons 125, 125 which are male snap buttons are attached to the front side of the left and right sides 98, 99 of the top end 96 of the front covering part 91. A single piece of tape with snap buttons to which multiple male or female snap buttons are attached may be sewn to each of the left and right side portions 76, 77 of the lower garment 3, excluding the upper end portion 74, or the same single piece of tape with snap buttons may be cut into multiple short pieces and sewn at predetermined intervals.In this embodiment, four tapes with male snap buttons 132, 132, 132, 132, each with two male snap buttons attached, are sewn at predetermined intervals to the front side of the left side 118 of the rear cover part 111 excluding the upper end 116 and the right side 119 of the rear cover part 111 excluding the upper end 116, and four tapes with female snap buttons 133, 133, 133, 133, each with two female snap buttons attached, are sewn at predetermined intervals to the back side of the extension cloths 104, 105 of the left side 98 of the front cover part 91 and the right side 99 of the front cover part 91.

[0030] The left and right side portions 76, 77 of the lower garment 3 are fastened together by mating male and female snap buttons provided on the left and right side portions 76, 77 of the lower garment 3, and the fastening of the left and right side portions 76, 77 of the lower garment 3 is released by unfastening the mated male and female snap buttons. In this way, the left and right side portions 76, 77 of the lower garment 3 can be fastened together so that they can be opened and closed by the fasteners 125, 126, 131 provided on the left and right side portions 76, 77 of the lower garment 3.

[0031] The male and female snap buttons provided on the left and right side portions 76, 77 of the lower garment 3 allow the engaged left and right side portions 76, 77 of the lower garment 3 to be opened from the hem portion 75 or from the waist portion 78, which is the upper end portion 74. Fig. 3(A) is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the left side portion 76 of the lower garment 3 is partially opened. Fig. 3(B) is an explanatory diagram showing a portion of the left side portion 98 of the front covering portion 91 of the lower garment 3, and Fig. 3(C) is an explanatory diagram showing a portion of the left side portion 118 of the back covering portion 111 of the lower garment 3, both of which show the state in which the snap buttons, which are fasteners 125, 126, 131, have been removed. By removing all of these mated male and female snap buttons, the left and right side portions 76, 77 of the lower garment 3 are all released from the hem portion 75 to the upper end portion 74, and the left and right side portions 76, 77 of the lower garment 3 can be fully opened. The lower garment 3 can be easily put on and taken off even by patients who cannot move their legs, patients who have drains or urinary catheters attached after surgery, patients receiving intravenous treatment, and patients who wear diapers. Furthermore, by unfastening some of the male and female snap buttons on the left and right side portions 76, 77 of the lower garment 3, the left and right side portions 76, 77 of the lower garment 3 can be partially opened from the hem 75 to the top end 74. By unfastening the male and female snap buttons on the left and right side portions 100, 101, 120, 121 of the front crotch portion 92 and the back crotch portion 112, diapers can be changed with the front crotch portion 92 open forward. Furthermore, during medical examinations or treatments, only the area corresponding to the treatment site can be opened to expose the treatment site. Alternatively, by unfastening all of the male and female snap buttons on only one side of the left and right side portions 76, 77 of the lower garment 3, for example, the left side portion 76, the left side portion 76 of the lower garment 3 can be fully opened from the hem 75 to the top end 74. In this way, in the lower garment 3 of the present invention, by engaging and detaching the snap buttons provided on the left and right side portions 76, 77 of the lower garment 3, the left and right side portions 76, 77 of the lower garment 3 can be fully opened, or parts of the left and right side portions 76, 77 of the lower garment 3 can be partially opened.

[0032] Additionally, intravenous therapy tubes, drains, and urinary catheters can be pulled out from between the snap buttons on the left and right sides 76, 77 of the lower garment 3. In conventional lower garments, intravenous therapy tubes, drains, and urinary catheters are pulled out from the waist or hem, which can alleviate the discomfort felt by the wearer when the intravenous therapy tubes, drains, and urinary catheters touch the waist or legs. Furthermore, since the front crotch portion 93 and the back crotch portion 113 are joined at the inner edge 81, the front covering portion 91 and the back covering portion 111 do not separate, preventing them from being lost during washing, and also preventing the male and female snap buttons provided on the left and right side portions 76, 77 of the lower garment 3 from fitting together unevenly.

[0033] In this embodiment, the length of the pants, which are the lower garment 3, is such that it does not cover the wearer's ankles, but it may also be long enough to cover the wearer's ankles or below the wearer's knees.

[0034] (Second embodiment of patient garment) 4(A) and 4(B) show a second embodiment of the patient upper garment 2 according to the present invention. The same parts as those in the first embodiment of the patient upper garment 2 according to the present invention are designated by the same reference numerals, and their description will be omitted.

[0035] The difference between the patient top 2 of the present invention and the first embodiment is that of the left and right upper end portions 65, 66 of the top 2, the left and right sleeve end portions 44, 45 including the cuffs are sewn together, and the left and right upper end portions 65, 66 of the top 2 are provided with fastening devices 54 on a portion from the neck 64 to the left and right cuffs 38, 39. Specifically, of the left and right upper end portions 65, 66 of the top 2, the left and right sleeve end portions 44, 45 are sewn together, and the left and right neck portions 67, 68 are not sewn together; the left sleeve end portion 44 is formed by sewing together the sleeve end portion 50 of the left front sleeve 32 and the sleeve end portion 51 of the left back sleeve 33; the right sleeve end portion 45 is formed by sewing together the sleeve end portion 52 of the right front sleeve 34 and the sleeve end portion 53 of the right back sleeve 35; fasteners 54 are provided at the neck portion 46 of the left front sleeve 32 and the neck portion 47 of the left back sleeve 33, which form the left neck portion 67; and fasteners 54 are provided at the neck portion 48 of the right front sleeve 34 and the neck portion 49 of the right back sleeve 35, which form the right neck portion 68. In this embodiment, a single tape 55 with male snap buttons, having a plurality of male snap buttons attached thereto, is sewn to the front side of the neck portion 47 of the left back sleeve 33 and the neck portion 49 of the right back sleeve 35, and a single tape 56 with female snap buttons, having a plurality of female snap buttons attached thereto, is sewn to the back side of the neck portion 46 of the left front sleeve 32 and the neck portion 48 of the right front sleeve 34. In this embodiment, of the left and right upper end portions 65, 66 of the top 2, when a wearer puts on the top 2, the portions from near the wearer's elbows to the cuffs are referred to as sleeve end portions 44, 45, and the portions from near the wearer's elbows to the neck 64 are referred to as neck portions 67, 68. Figure 4(B) is an explanatory diagram showing the switching state of the left sleeves 32, 33 when the left neck portion 67 of the top 2 is opened from the neck 64.

[0036] Although the left and right sleeve ends 44, 45 are sewn together, the neck portions 67, 68 can be opened and closed by engaging and disengaging male and female snap buttons provided at the neck portions 67, 68, which are part of the left and right upper ends 65, 66 of the top 2. Because the left and right sleeve ends 44, 45 are sewn together, the number of male and female snap buttons provided at the neck portions 67, 68 is fewer than that of the top 2 according to the first embodiment of the present application. This reduces the burden on the wearer, nurse, or caregiver associated with engaging and disengaging the male and female snap buttons, whether the wearer puts on or takes off the top 2 themselves or entrusts the putting on and taking off of the top 2 to a nurse or caregiver. Furthermore, because the left and right sleeve ends 44, 45 are sewn together, it is easier to align the male and female snap buttons provided at the neck portions 67, 68. Depending on the wearer's physical condition and the area to be treated, the wearer can choose to wear the top 2 of the first embodiment or the top 2 of the second embodiment of the present invention.

[0037] In the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the front fastening device 26 is a snap button, and a tape 29 with a snap button is used, but a single tape with a snap button having multiple female snap buttons attached thereto is sewn from top to bottom to the back side of the left placket 24, and a single tape with a snap button having multiple male snap buttons attached thereto is sewn from top to bottom to the front side of the right placket 25.

[0038] In the second embodiment, the upper garment 2 has left and right gussets 27, 28 at positions corresponding to the left and right armpits of the wearer. The left and right gussets 27, 28 have portions joined to the back body 14 and the left front body 12 or the back body 14 and the right front body 13, and portions joined to the left or right front sleeves 32, 34 and the left or right back sleeves 33, 35. First, the left and right gussets 27, 28 are joined to the back body 14 and the left front body 12 or the back body 14 and the right front body 13 by sewing or the like, then the left back sleeve 33 and the right back sleeve 35 are joined to the armholes of the back body 14 to which the left and right gussets 27, 28 have been joined by sewing or the like, then the left front sleeve 32 is joined to the armhole 17 of the left front body 12 to which the left gusset 27 has been joined by sewing or the like, and then the right front sleeve 34 is joined to the armhole 18 of the right front body 13 to which the right gusset 28 has been joined by sewing or the like. By providing the gussets 27, 28 on the left and right sides, space is created in the body part 11 near the armpits and in the sleeve parts 31, 31, making it possible to put on and take off the upper garment 2 more smoothly by putting on and taking off the arms through the sleeve parts 31.

[0039] (Second embodiment of patient underwear) 5(A) to 5(C) show a second embodiment of the patient undergarment 3 according to the present invention. The same parts as those in the first embodiment of the patient undergarment 3 according to the present invention are designated by the same reference numerals, and their description will be omitted.

[0040] The patient lower garment 3 according to the present invention differs from the first embodiment in that, of the left side 76 and right side of the lower garment 3, the left side 100 of the front crotch 92 and the left side 120 of the back crotch 112 are partially sewn together from their upper ends 106, 127, and similarly, the right side of the front crotch 92 and the right side of the back crotch 112 are partially sewn together from their upper ends, and a fastener 131 is provided on the left side 76 and right side of the lower garment from the hem 75 to the upper end 74. Specifically, approximately one-fifth of the length from the upper end 82 of the left side 76 of the lower garment 3 and the right side of the lower garment 3 is sewn together with a seam 135, and the remainder is not sewn together. At least the left side 102 of the front crotch portion 93 and the left side 122 of the back crotch portion 113 are provided with fasteners 131, and at least the right side of the front crotch portion 93 and the right side of the back crotch portion 112 are provided with fasteners. The lower garment 3 according to this embodiment does not have left and right extension cloths on the left side 98 and right side 99 of the front covering portion 91. FIG. 5(A) shows a left side view of the lower garment 3 according to this embodiment, which is symmetrical with the exception of the sewn-on size label 136. FIG. 5(B) is an explanatory diagram showing a portion of the left side 98 of the front covering portion 91 of the lower garment 3, and FIG. 5(C) is an explanatory diagram showing a portion of the left side 118 of the back covering portion 111 of the lower garment 3, with the snap button serving as the fastener 131 removed. In this embodiment, one tape 132 with male snap buttons having a plurality of male snap buttons attached thereto is sewn to the front side of at least the left side 122 of the rear crotch portion 113 and the right side of the rear crotch portion 113, and one tape 133 with female snap buttons having a plurality of female snap buttons attached thereto is sewn to the back side of at least the left side 102 of the front crotch portion 93 and the right side of the front crotch portion 93. In the first and second embodiments of the patient lower garment 3 according to the present invention, when a wearer puts on the lower garment 3, the area above the vicinity of the wearer's hip joints is defined as the crotch portion 71, and the areas below the vicinity of the wearer's hip joints are defined as the left crotch portion 72 and the right crotch portion.

[0041] By engaging and disengaging male and female snap buttons provided on at least the left side 102 of the front crotch section 93, the right side 122 of the front crotch section 113, and the right side 113 of the rear crotch section, at least the left side 100 of the front crotch section 92 and the left side 120 of the rear crotch section 112 are partially sewn together from their upper ends 106, 127, and the right side 92 of the front crotch section 92 and the right side 112 of the rear crotch section 112 are partially sewn together from their upper ends, but at least the left side 102 of the front crotch section 93, the left side 122 of the rear crotch section 113, the right side 93 of the front crotch section 93, and the right side 113 of the rear crotch section 113 can be engaged to be openable and closable. Since the left side 100 of the front crotch portion 92 and the left side 120 of the back crotch portion 112 are partially sewn together from their upper ends 106, 127, and the right side of the front crotch portion 92 and the right side of the back crotch portion 112 are partially sewn together from their upper ends, the number of male and female snap buttons provided on at least the left side 102 of the front crotch portion 93, the right side of the front crotch portion 93, the left side 122 of the back crotch portion 113, and the right side of the back crotch portion 113 is fewer than in the lower garment 3 of the first embodiment of the present application.As a result, the burden on the wearer, nurse, or caregiver associated with engaging and removing the male and female snap buttons is reduced, whether the wearer puts on or takes off the lower garment 3 themselves or whether the wearer leaves the putting on and taking off of the lower garment 3 to a nurse or caregiver. Furthermore, the left side portion 100 of the front crotch portion 92 and the left side portion 120 of the back crotch portion 112 are partially sewn together from their upper ends 106, 127, and the right side portion of the front crotch portion 92 and the right side portion of the back crotch portion 112 are partially sewn together from their upper ends, which makes it easier to align the male and female snap buttons provided on at least the left side portion 102 of the front crotch portion 93, the right side of the front crotch portion 93, and the left side portion 122 of the back crotch portion 113 and the right side of the back crotch portion 113. The wearer can choose whether to wear the lower garment 3 of the first embodiment or the lower garment 3 of the second embodiment, depending on the physical condition of the wearer and the area to be treated.

[0042] The upper end 74 of the lower garment 3 is provided with a waist section 78. In this embodiment, the waist section 78 is formed by sewing a stretched annular elastic member to the back side of the upper end 96 of the front covering part 91 and the back side of the upper end 116 of the back covering part 111. Alternatively, the upper end 96 of the front covering part 91 and the upper end 116 of the back covering part 111 may be provided with storage sections for storing elastic members, and the elastic members may be stored in the storage sections, and then the elastic members may be sewn to the storage sections in a stretched state to form the waist section.

[0043] If male and female snap button tapes 55, 56, 132, 133 are used as fasteners 54, 131, the snap buttons can be easily attached to the top 2 or bottom 3.

[0044] The materials for the top garment 2 and bottom garment 3 are not particularly limited, but are preferably wash-resistant, shrink-resistant, absorbent, and quick-drying, and more preferably soft to the touch. For example, fabrics, knitted fabrics, nonwoven fabrics, etc. made from various synthetic fibers, such as polyester, polyolefin, polyamide, and polyvinyl chloride, as well as natural fibers and blends, such as cotton, wool, coconut fiber, and jute, can be used. For example, knitted fabrics made from polyester or blends of polyester and cotton can be used. Furthermore, fabrics, knitted fabrics, nonwoven fabrics, etc. may be treated with an anti-pilling finish to prevent pilling due to friction during wear, or anti-pilling materials that are less likely to pill even after repeated washing and wearing may be used for the fabrics, knitted fabrics, nonwoven fabrics, etc.

[0045] The patient clothing of the present invention, which includes the patient top 2 and patient bottom 3, is suitable for use as clothing for hospitalized patients, as well as clothing for care recipients and clothing for medical examinations. [Explanation of symbols]

[0046] 2 jacket 3 Lower clothing 11 Body 31 Sleeves 32 Left front sleeve 33 Left rear sleeve 34 Right front sleeve 35 Right rear sleeve 40 Upper edge of left front sleeve 41 Upper edge of left back sleeve 42 Top edge of right front sleeve 43 Top of right back sleeve 54 Fasteners (snap buttons) 64 Neck 66 Upper left corner 67 Upper right corner 74 Upper end 75 Hem 76 Left side of lower garment 77 Right side of lower garment 81 inner edge 91 Front cover 92 Front crotch 93 Front crotch 98 Left side of front cover 99 Right side of front cover 111 Rear cover 112 Rear crotch area 113 Rear crotch 118 Left side of rear cover 119 Right side of rear cover 125 Fastener (male dot button) 126 Fastener (female dot button) 131 Fasteners (snap buttons)

Claims

1. A patient outer garment comprising: The upper garment comprises a body portion and sleeve portions, The body portion includes a rear body portion that covers the rear of the wearer's torso, and a left front body portion and a right front body portion that are connected to the left and right of the rear body portion and cover the front of the wearer's torso, the sleeve portion includes a left front sleeve joined to the left front body, a right front sleeve joined to the right front body, and a left back sleeve and a right back sleeve joined to the back body, The upper right and left ends of the upper garment extending from the neck to the left and right cuffs are provided with fasteners at least in a portion from the neck to the left and right cuffs, and the fasteners are snap buttons; A patient upper garment characterized in that the left and right upper ends of the upper garment are the upper end of the left front sleeve, the upper end of the left back sleeve, and the upper end of the right front sleeve, and the upper end of the right back sleeve.

2. A patient undergarment, comprising: The lower garment is a pair of trousers having a front covering part that covers the wearer's abdomen side and a rear covering part that covers the wearer's buttocks side, The front covering portion includes a front crotch portion that covers the abdomen of the wearer and a front crotch portion that is continuous with the front crotch portion and covers the front of the wearer's left and right legs, The rear covering portion includes a rear crotch portion that covers the buttocks of the wearer and a rear crotch portion that is continuous with the rear crotch portion and covers the rear of the wearer's left and right legs, The front crotch portion and the rear crotch portion are joined at their inner edges, The left and right side portions of the lower garment extending from the upper end portion toward the bottom portion of the lower garment are provided with fasteners on at least a portion thereof from the bottom portion to the upper end portion, the fasteners being snap buttons; A patient undergarment, characterized in that the left and right sides of the undergarment are the left side of the front cover portion, the left side of the rear cover portion, and the right side of the front cover portion and the right side of the rear cover portion.

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