Glove dispensing apparatus and glove cartridge for use therewith and glove dispensing method
First Claim
1. A glove dispensing apparatus comprising:
- an enclosed glove inflation chamber having;
an unsealed hand insertion opening at a first end of the chamber,an air outlet opening at a second end of the chamber configured to permit air within the chamber to flow out of the chamber,a glove stacking region configured to receive a stack of gloves such that each glove in the stack is located with an open end adjacent to the unsealed hand insertion opening and a closed end adjacent to the air outlet opening, anda chamber roof portion arranged at a height above the stack of gloves when the stack of gloves is in an installed position in the chamber such that a top glove on the stack of gloves is inflated by a flow of air in the chamber from the unsealed hand insertion opening to the air outlet opening.
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Abstract
An apparatus for dispensing a disposable glove and applying it to the hand of a user in which 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 top-most glove is disrupted. Upon closures 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.
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1. A glove dispensing apparatus comprising:
an enclosed glove inflation chamber having; an unsealed hand insertion opening at a first end of the chamber, an air outlet opening at a second end of the chamber configured to permit air within the chamber to flow out of the chamber, a glove stacking region configured to receive a stack of gloves such that each glove in the stack is located with an open end adjacent to the unsealed hand insertion opening and a closed end adjacent to the air outlet opening, and a chamber roof portion arranged at a height above the stack of gloves when the stack of gloves is in an installed position in the chamber such that a top glove on the stack of gloves is inflated by a flow of air in the chamber from the unsealed hand insertion opening to the air outlet opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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