1. A patient gown comprising:
an outer gown having a body portion with arm openings and an upper opening and a first means for fastening for selectively closing a front thereof;
an inner jacket including a second means for fastening for selectively closing a front thereof, said inner jacket releasably fastened to said outer gown to cooperate therewith to form an upper opening, wherein said inner jacket is adapted to cover a desired portion of the patient; and
a third means for releasably fastening said inner jacket to said outer gown.
2. The patient gown of claim 1, wherein the first means for releasably fastening, the second means for releasably fastening, and the third means for releasably fastening are one of hook-and-loop fasteners, magnets, zippers, buttons, snaps, a pressure-sensitive resealable adhesive, and a combination of the foregoing.
3. The patient gown of claim 1, wherein said outer gown and said inner jacket are formed from one of cotton, a polyester, a cotton-polyester blend, rayon, silk, a plastic, and wool.
4. The patient gown of claim 1, wherein said outer gown and said inner jacket are formed from a disposable fibrous material.
5. The patient gown of claim 1, wherein said outer gown and said inner jacket are formed from a disposable plastic material.
6. The patient gown of claim 1, wherein said outer gown is sleeveless.
7. The patient gown of claim 1, an upper portion of said outer gown having shoulder straps cooperating to form the upper opening, a front of the shoulder straps releasably fastened to a back of the shoulder straps.
8. The patient gown of claim 7, wherein an upper portion of said inner jacket is releasably fastened to the back of the shoulder straps of said outer gown.
9. The patient gown of claim 1, wherein said inner jacket is releasably fastened to an interior of said outer gown.
10. The patient gown of claim 1, wherein said inner jacket is adapted to cover the upper body of the patient.
11. The patient gown of claim 1, wherein said inner jacket is adapted to cover a breast area of the patient.
12. The patient gown of claim 1, said outer gown further including an aperture adapted to provide access to a desired portion of a patient without removal of said outer gown to facilitate one of injections, insertion of catheters, insertion of IVs, examination of the desired portion, and a combination thereof.
13. The patient gown of claim 12, wherein the aperture is formed adjacent to one of a lower opening of the patient gown, an upper opening of the patient gown, and in a body of the patient gown.
14. A patient gown comprising:
an outer gown having a body portion with arm openings and an upper opening and a first means for fastening for selectively closing a front thereof, an upper portion of said outer gown having shoulder straps cooperating to form the upper opening, wherein a front of the shoulder straps is releasably fastened to a back of the shoulder straps;
an inner jacket including a second means for fastening for selectively closing a front thereof, said inner jacket releasably fastened to said outer gown, and an upper portion of said inner jacket releasably fastened to the back of the shoulder straps of said outer gown, wherein said inner jacket is adapted to cover a desired portion of the patient; and
a third means for releasably fastening said inner jacket to said outer gown.
15. The patient gown of claim 14, wherein said inner jacket is adapted to cover the upper body of the patient.
16. The patient gown of claim 14, wherein said inner jacket is adapted to cover a breast area of the patient.
17. The patient gown of claim 14, said outer gown further including an aperture adapted to provide access to a desired portion of the patient without removal of said outer gown to facilitate one of injections, insertion of catheters, insertion of IVs, examination of the desired portion, and a combination thereof.
18. The patient gown of claim 17, wherein the aperture is formed adjacent to one of a lower opening of the patient gown, an upper opening of the patient gown, and in a body of the patient gown.
19. A patient gown comprising:
an outer gown having a body portion with arm openings, an upper opening, an aperture adapted to provide access to a desired portion of the patient without removal of said outer gown, and a first means for fastening for selectively closing a front thereof, an upper portion of said outer gown having shoulder straps cooperating to form the upper opening, wherein one surface of the shoulder straps is releasably fastened to another surface of the shoulder straps;
an inner jacket including a second means for fastening for selectively closing a front thereof, said inner jacket releasably fastened to an interior of said outer gown, and an upper portion of said inner jacket releasably fastened to the back of the shoulder straps of said outer gown, wherein said inner jacket is adapted to cover a desired portion of the patient; and
a third means for releasably fastening said inner jacket to said outer gown.
20. The patient gown of claim 19, wherein the aperture is formed adjacent to one of a lower opening of the patient gown, an upper opening of the patient gown, and in a body of the patient gown to facilitate one of injections, insertion of catheters, insertion of IVs, examination of the desired portion, and a combination thereof.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A connector including a plurality of contacts having at least one contact portion adapted to contact a connecting object, a housing arranging and holding said contacts and having a fitting opening into which said connecting object is inserted, and a pivoting member for causing said contacts to be elastically deformed to urge said contacts against said connecting object,
wherein said contacts each comprise a first piece having the contact portion at one end adapted to contact said connecting object, a pressure receiving portion at the other end adapted to be urged by said pivoting member, and a projection inwardly extending from the front end of said pressure receiving portion; a second piece having a fulcrum portion at one end and a connection portion at the other end adapted to be connected to a board; and an elastic portion for connecting said first piece and said fulcrum portion; and said contact portion, said elastic portion, said fulcrum portion and said connection portion being arranged substantially in the form of a crank,
wherein said housing includes a ceiling portion for covering said contact portions of the contacts, said ceiling portion being formed at least on both the ends with protection walls for preventing said ceiling portion from being raised when said connecting object is accidentally subjected to undue external force, and
wherein said pivoting member includes an actuating portion for pivotally moving said pivoting member, urging portions continuously arranged in the longitudinal direction of the pivoting member, and anchoring grooves independent from one another for receiving therein said pressure receiving portions and adapted to engage said projections, respectively, and said pivoting member is mounted on said housing so that the urging portions are pivotally moved between the connection portions and the pressure receiving portions of the contacts, and the rotational axis of said urging portions is moved with their pivotal movement to achieve their compact rotation.
2. A connector including a plurality of contacts having at least one contact portion adapted to contact a connecting object, a housing arranging and holding said contacts and having a fitting opening into which said connecting object is inserted, and a pivoting member for causing said contacts to be elastically deformed to urge said contacts against said connecting object,
wherein said contacts consist of two kinds of contacts arranged alternately staggered,
said contacts of the one kind each comprising a first piece having the contact portion at one end adapted to contact said connecting object and a pressure receiving portion at the other end adapted to be urged by said pivoting member; a second piece having a fulcrum portion at one end and a connection portion at the other end adapted to be connected to a board; and an elastic portion for connecting said first piece and said fulcrum portion; and said contact portion, said elastic portion, said fulcrum portion and said connection portion being arranged substantially in the form of a crank, and
said contacts of the other kind each comprising a first piece having the contact portion at one end adapted to contact said connecting object and a pressure receiving portion at the other end adapted to be urged by said pivoting member; a second piece having a connection portion at one end adapted to be connected to a board and a fulcrum portion at the other end; and an elastic portion for connecting said first piece and said fulcrum portion; and said contact portion, said elastic portion, said fulcrum portion and said connection portion being arranged substantially in the form of a U-shape, and said pressure receiving portions of the contacts of at least either the one kind or the other kind being each provided at the front end with an inwardly extending projection,
wherein said housing includes a ceiling portion for covering said contact portions of the contacts, said ceiling portion being formed at least on both the ends with protection walls for preventing said ceiling portion from being raised when said connecting object is accidentally subjected to undue external force, and
wherein said pivoting member includes an actuating portion for pivotally moving said pivoting member, urging portions continuously arranged in the longitudinal direction of the pivoting member, and anchoring grooves independent from one another for receiving therein said pressure receiving portions and adapted to engage said projections, respectively, and said pivoting member is mounted on said housing so that the urging portions are pivotally moved between the connection portions and the pressure receiving portions of the contacts of the one kind and between the pressure receiving portions of the contacts of the other kind and the housing, and the rotational axis of said urging portions is moved with their pivotal movement to achieve their compact rotation.
3. A connector including a plurality of contacts having at least one contact portion adapted to contact a connecting object, a housing arranging and holding said contacts and having a fitting opening into which said connecting object is inserted, and a pivoting member for causing said contacts to be elastically deformed to urge said contacts against said connecting object,
wherein said contacts each comprise a first piece having the contact portion at one end adapted to contact said connecting object, a pressure receiving portion at the other end adapted to be urged by said pivoting member, and a projection inwardly extending from the front end of said pressure receiving portion; a second piece having a fulcrum portion at one end, and a connection portion at the other end adapted to be connected to a board; and an elastic portion for connecting said first piece and said fulcrum portion; and said contact portion, said elastic portion, said fulcrum portion and said connection portion being arranged substantially in the form of a crank,
wherein said housing includes a ceiling portion for covering said contact portions of the contacts, said ceiling portion being formed at least on both the ends with protection walls for preventing said ceiling portion from being raised when said connecting object is accidentally subjected to undue external force,
wherein said pivoting member includes an actuating portion for pivotally moving said pivoting member, urging portions continuously arranged in the longitudinal direction of the pivoting member, and anchoring grooves independent from one another for receiving therein said pressure receiving portions and adapted to engage said projections, respectively, and
wherein said pivoting member is mounted on said housing such that before connecting said connecting object to said connector, the lower ends of said urging portions are positioned between the projections of said pressure receiving portions and said connection portions of said contacts, that second on pivotally moving said actuating portion of the pivoting member, said urging portions are moved in a direction opposite to said fitting opening so that the lower ends of said urging portions are embraced between the projections of said pressure receiving portions and said extension portions of said contacts, that third on further pivotally moving said actuating portion of the pivoting member, said urging portions at their second position are pivotally moved about the center of said urging portions as their rotational axis, that fourth on further pivotally moving said actuating portion of the pivoting member, said urging portions at their third position are pivotally moved about the center of said urging portions as their rotational axis so that said urging portions stand substantially upright between said pressure receiving portions and said connection portions, and the rotational axis is moved toward the upper ends of said urging portions in contact with said projections, and that finally on further pivotally moving said actuating portion of the pivoting member, said urging portions at their fourth position are pivotally moved about a center in the proximity of the upper ends of said urging portions in contact with said projections to cause said urging portions to engage said projections, thereby moving the rotational axis of said urging portions with their pivotal movement to achieve their compact rotation.
4. A connector including a plurality of contacts having at least one contact portion adapted to contact a connecting object, a housing arranging and holding said contacts and having a fitting opening into which said connecting object is inserted, and a pivoting member for causing said contacts to be elastically deformed to urge said contacts against said connecting object,
wherein said contacts consist of two kinds of contacts arranged alternately staggered,
said contacts of the one kind each comprise a first piece having the contact portion at one end adapted to contact said connecting object and a pressure receiving portion at the other end adapted to be urged by said pivoting member; a second piece having a fulcrum portion at one end, and a connection portion at the other end adapted to be connected to a board; and an elastic portion for connecting said first piece and said fulcrum portion; and said contact portion, said elastic portion, said fulcrum portion and said connection portion being arranged substantially in the form of a crank, and
said contacts of the other kind each comprise a first piece having the contact portion at one end adapted to contact said connecting object, and a pressure receiving portion at the other end adapted to be urged by said pivoting member; a second piece having a connection portion at one end adapted to be connected to a board, and a fulcrum portion at the other end; and an elastic portion for connecting said first piece and said fulcrum portion; and said contact portion, said elastic portion, said fulcrum portion and said connection portion being arranged substantially in the form of a U-shape, and said pressure receiving portions of the contacts of at least either the one kind or the other kind being each provided at the front end with an inwardly extending projection,
wherein said housing includes a ceiling portion for covering said contact portions of the contacts, said ceiling portion being formed at least on both the ends with protection walls for preventing said ceiling portion from being raised when said connecting object is accidentally subjected to undue external force,
wherein said pivoting member includes an actuating portion for pivotally moving said pivoting member, urging portions continuously arranged in the longitudinal direction of the pivoting member, and anchoring grooves independent from one another for receiving therein said pressure receiving portions and adapted to engage said projections, respectively, and
wherein said pivoting member is mounted on said housing such that before connecting said connecting object to said connector, the lower ends of said urging portions are positioned between the projections of said pressure receiving portions and the connection portions and the housing and, that second on pivotally moving said actuating portion of the pivoting member, said urging portions are moved in a direction opposite to said fitting opening so that the lower ends of said urging portions are embraced between the projections of said pressure receiving portions and the extension portions of said contact and the housing, that third on further pivotally moving said actuating portion of the pivoting member, said urging portions at their second position are pivotally moved about the center of said urging portions as their rotational axis, that fourth on further pivotally moving said actuating portion of the pivoting member, said urging portions at their third position are pivotally moved about the center of said urging portions as their rotational axis so that said urging portions stand substantially upright between said pressure receiving portions and said connection portions and the housing, and the rotational axis is moved toward the upper ends of said urging portions in contact with said projections, and that finally on further pivotally moving said actuating portion of the pivoting member, said urging portions at their fourth position are pivotally moved about a center in the proximity of the upper ends of said urging portions in contact with said projections to cause said urging portions to engage said projections, thereby moving the rotational axis of said urging portions with their pivotal movement to achieve their compact rotation.
5. The connector as set forth in claim 1, wherein when the connecting object is connected to the connector, the urging portions of the pivoting member are positioned such that before connecting said connecting object to said connector, the lower ends of said urging portions are positioned between the projections of said pressure receiving portions and the connection portions and the housing or extension portions, that second on pivotally moving said actuating portion of the pivoting member, said urging portions are moved in a direction opposite to said fitting opening so that the lower ends of said urging portions are embraced between the projections of said pressure receiving portions and the connection portions and the housing or extension portions, that third on further pivotally moving said actuating portion of the pivoting member, said urging portions at their second position are pivotally moved about the center of said urging portions as their rotational axis, that fourth on further pivotally moving said actuating portion of the pivoting member, said urging portions at their third position are pivotally moved about the center of said urging portions as their rotational axis so that said urging portions stand substantially upright between said pressure receiving portions and said connection portions and the housing or the extension portions, and the rotational axis is moved toward the upper ends of said urging portions in contact with said projections, and that finally on further pivotally moving said actuating portion of the pivoting member, said urging portions at their fourth position are pivotally moved about a center in the proximity of the upper ends of said urging portions in contact with said projections to cause said urging portions to engage said projections.
6. The connector as set forth in any one of claim 1, wherein said ceiling portion is further provided with a protection wall substantially at its center for preventing said ceiling portion from being raised when the connecting object is accidentally subjected to undue external force.
7. The connector as set forth in any one of claim 1, wherein said contacts and said contacts of the one kind are each provided with an extension portion extending from the fulcrum portion in such a direction that said extension portion faces to said contact portion.
8. The connector as set forth in claim 2, wherein said contacts of the other kind are each provided with an extension portion extending from the fulcrum portion in such a direction that said extension portion faces to said pressure receiving portion, and said pivoting member is mounted on the housing so that said urging portions of the pivoting member are pivotally moved between said extension portions and said pressure receiving portions.
9. The connector as set forth in any one of claim 2, wherein a further contact portion adapted to contact the connecting object is provided on said extension portion of each of said contacts and said contacts of the one kind, and a further contact portion adapted to contact the connecting object is also provided between said fulcrum portion and the connection portion of each of said contacts of the other kind.
10. The connector as set forth in any one of claim 2, wherein said housing is provided with recessed portions on the side of the fitting opening for conducting a connecting object, and the contacts of the other kind are so arranged that the connection portions of the contacts do not extend from said recessed portions.
11. The connector as set forth in any one of claim 1, wherein the connecting object is provided with anchoring portions, and there are provided locking members each having an engaging portion adapted to engage said anchoring portion and said locking members are substantially the same in construction as that of said contacts, said contacts of the one kind or said contacts of the other kind.
12. The connector as set forth in claim 9, wherein said further contact portion provided on said extension portion of each of said contacts and said contacts of the one kind is constructed to have elasticity, and said further contact portion provided between the fulcrum portion and the connection portion of each of said contacts of the other kind is constructed to have elasticity.
13. The connector as set forth in claim 11, wherein the housing is provided with anchoring portions at locations corresponding to the connection portions of said contacts or said contacts of the one kind, while the connection portions of said contacts and said contacts of the one kind are each provided with an inclined engaging portion adapted to engage said anchoring portion, and said extension portions of said contacts and said contacts of the one kind are not held by the housing.
14. The connector as set forth in claim 13, wherein when inserting said contact or said contact of the one kind into said housing from the opposite side of said fitting opening, at the commencement of the engagement of the anchoring portion with the engaging portion, the contact portion of the contact is substantially in parallel with an inserting hole of the housing, and on proceeding of the insertion the contact is obliquely inclined so that the contact portion of the contact comes into contact with the upper wall of the inserting hole, and wherein when the insertion of the contact has been completed, the contact portion has returned in parallel with the inserting hole with the aid of said inclined engaging portion.
15. The connector as set forth in claim 9, wherein said further contact portion provided on said extension portion of each of said contacts and said contacts of the one kind and said further contact portion provided between said fulcrum portion and the connection portion of each of said contacts of the other kind are of a bent shape to extend into said fitting opening and have elasticity.
16. The connector as set forth in claim 15, wherein a tip of each of said further contact portions is provided with a protrusion.
17. The connector as set forth in any one of claim 1, wherein the fitting opening is inclined for easy insertion of connecting object.
18. The connector as set forth in claim 17, wherein inclination of the fitting opening is in an angle between 15 to 25 degree with respect to the base of housing of the connector.