Glove dispensing apparatus and glove cartridge for use therewith and glove dispensing method

US9414706B2 · kind B2 · utility

Inventors

• David Purcell · Plainfield, US
• John Robert Morris · Chandler, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 27, 2012
• Grant date: Aug 16, 2016
• Expiry date: Jan 15, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B42/50
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An apparatus for dispensing a disposable glove and applying it to the hand of a user. A stream of air drawn into an enclosed glove applying chamber through a constricted opening aligned with the heel of the glove inflates the topmost glove in a stack of gloves in the chamber so that a user can readily insert his hand into the glove. After the user has donned the glove on the hand, a wall of the chamber is opened to permit the user to readily withdraw his hand from the glove applying chamber while the air flow which originally inflated the topmost glove is disrupted. Upon closure of the chamber wall, the re-established air flow automatically inflates the next lower glove in the glove stack to prepare the next glove for receipt of another hand.