Mortuary undergarment with drainage system
View Patent ↗A liquid impermeable mortuary undergarment having resealable drainage ports mounted in the lower end of the undergarment's upper surface. The ports are positioned to grant ready access to drain any liquid accumulated in the undergarment.
1. An apparatus comprising a drainable mortuary undergarment for covering a lower portion of a dead body, the apparatus comprising:
the mortuary undergarment configured to cover at least each of two leg portions of the lower portion of the dead body and leave uncovered for funeral proceedings an upper portion of the dead body, the undergarment comprising:
a liquid impermeable body covering configured in a shape of the lower portion of the dead body, the shape including at least two separate and distinct leg covers providing a gap between the leg covers, and having an internal cavity that selectively receives the lower portion of the dead body, the internal cavity holding fluid emanating from the portion of the dead body;
an access port to a front wall of the covering proximate to a lower end of one of the leg covers of the liquid impermeable body covering, wherein the port has a removable cap and includes a passage through the front wall and into the internal cavity, for the purpose of draining the fluid from the internal cavity; and
a sealing fringe located around an opening of the liquid impermeable body covering configured to seal against the body and prevent the fluid from leaking past the sealing fringe.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said removable cap selectively seals said passage.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said access port includes an annular flap depending from a lower end of a tubular body and wherein said annular flap is sealed to an outer surface of said front wall.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sealing fringe comprises an elastic fringe.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the liquid impermeable body covering is further configured in a shape of two arms of the dead body.