IP Library Granted Patent US 11,547,160
Granted Patent B2
US 11,547,160 · App. 16/185,081 · Granted Jan 10, 2023

Gown with selectively openable sleeve

Inventors: Rachel Randall (Des Plaines, IL); Teri Burke (Wauconda, IL)
Assignee: Medline Industries, LP
A41D13/1245A41D27/10A41D27/24A41D2300/324A41D2400/52
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Patent No.
US 11,547,160
App. No.
16/185,081
Granted
Jan 10, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A garment ( 300 ) includes a body-covering portion ( 301 ). A sleeve ( 100 ) is attached to the body-covering portion at a seam ( 310 ) and extends to a terminal edge ( 102 ) defining a first linear portion ( 104 ), a second linear portion ( 105 ), and a curved portion ( 106 ) spanning the first linear portion and the second linear portion. A first fastener ( 107 ) is coupled to the first linear portion on an interior side ( 201 ) of the terminal edge, while a second fastener ( 108 ) is coupled to the second linear portion on an exterior side ( 101 ) of the terminal edge. A third fastener ( 212 ) is coupled to the seam on an exterior side of the seam, while a fourth fastener ( 211 ) coupled to the seam on an interior side of the seam.

Claims (18)

1. A garment, comprising:

a body-covering portion;

a sleeve attached to the body-covering portion at a seam and extending to a terminal edge defining a first linear portion, a second linear portion, and a curved portion spanning the first linear portion and the second linear portion;

at least a first fastener coupled to the first linear portion on an interior side of the terminal edge;

at least a second fastener coupled to the second linear portion on an exterior side of the terminal edge;

at least a third fastener coupled to the seam on an exterior side of the seam; and

at least a fourth fastener coupled to the seam on an interior side of the seam.

2. The garment of claim 1 , wherein the at least a first fastener is coupled to the at least a third fastener.

3. The garment of claim 2 , wherein the at least a second fastener is coupled to the at least a fourth fastener.

4. The garment of claim 3 , wherein one or more of the at least a first fastener, the at least a second fastener, the at least a third fastener, or the at least a fourth fastener comprises a snap.

5. The garment of claim 3 , further comprising:

at least a fifth fastener coupled to the first linear portion on the interior side of the terminal edge;

at least a sixth fastener coupled to the second linear portion on the exterior side of the terminal edge;

at least a seventh fastener coupled to the seam on the exterior side of the seam; and

at least an eighth fastener coupled to the seam on the interior side of the seam.

6. The garment of claim 5 , wherein the at least a fifth fastener is coupled to the at least a seventh fastener.

7. The garment of claim 6 , wherein the at least a sixth fastener is coupled to the at least an eighth fastener.

8. The garment of claim 1 , the sleeve defining an overlapping Raglan sleeve.

Assignments (6)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 28, 2026
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 075643/0462 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 20, 2025
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071672/0100 →
CONVERSION OF ENTITY FROM CORPORATION TO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Recorded Oct 31, 2021
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC
To: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
Reel/Frame 057977/0436 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2021
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 057927/0091 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2021
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 058040/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2018
From: RANDALL, RACHEL; BURKE, TERI
To: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 047530/0914 →