Glove dispensing apparatus and glove cartridge for use therewith and glove dispensing method
First Claim
1. A polymeric film dispensing apparatus comprising:
- an enclosed inflation chamber having;
an unsealed object 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 polymeric film-stacking region configured to receive a stack of polymeric films, each polymeric film of the stack of polymeric films having at least two film layers, such that each polymeric film in the stack is located with an open end adjacent to the unsealed object insertion opening and a closed end adjacent to the air outlet opening, anda chamber roof portion arranged at a height above the stack of polymeric films when the stack of polymeric films is in an installed position in the chamber such that a top polymeric film on the stack of gloves is inflated by a flow of air in the chamber from the unsealed object insertion opening to the air outlet opening.
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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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1. A polymeric film dispensing apparatus comprising:
an enclosed inflation chamber having; an unsealed object 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 polymeric film-stacking region configured to receive a stack of polymeric films, each polymeric film of the stack of polymeric films having at least two film layers, such that each polymeric film in the stack is located with an open end adjacent to the unsealed object 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 polymeric films when the stack of polymeric films is in an installed position in the chamber such that a top polymeric film on the stack of gloves is inflated by a flow of air in the chamber from the unsealed object 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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