Glove dispensing apparatus and glove cartridge for use therewith and glove dispensing method
US10314422B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B42/50
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for dispensing a disposable polymeric film and applying it to the hand of a user or an object, in which a stream of air drawn into an enclosed inflation chamber through a constricted opening aligned with an open end of the polymeric film inflates the topmost of a stack of polymeric films in the chamber so that a user can readily insert his hand or an object into the polymeric film. After the user has donned the polymeric film on the hand or an object has been placed in the polymeric film, a wall of the chamber is opened to permit the user to readily withdraw his hand or the object from the chamber while the air flow which originally inflated the top-most polymeric film is disrupted. Upon closure of the chamber wall, the re-established air flow automatically inflates the next lower polymeric film in the polymeric film stack to prepare the next polymeric film for receipt of another hand or object.
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