Glove cartridge assemblies for touchless glove application systems
OwnerJames Edwin Dallyinventor
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Abstract
An expandable glove cartridge belt includes a first planar strip of flexible material including one or more first tabs, and a first section of a fastening system for securing a glove to the expandable glove cartridge belt, and a second planar strip of flexible material including one or more second tabs overlapping at least a portion of the one or more first tabs, and a second section of the fastening system positioned laterally adjacent the first section such that a gap is defined therebetween. The expandable glove cartridge belt is transitionable between a relaxed state, where the gap is minimal, and an expanded state, where the first planar strip moves relative to the second planar strip such that a size of the gap grows.
Claims20
An expandable glove cartridge belt, comprising:
- a first planar strip of flexible material including:
- one or more first tabs;
- and
- a first section of a fastening system for securing a glove to the expandable glove cartridge belt;
- and
- a second planar strip of flexible material including:
- one or more second tabs overlapping at least a portion of the one or more first tabs such that at least a portion of the one or more second tabs extends over at least a portion of the one or more first tabs;
- and
- a second section of the fastening system positioned laterally adjacent the first section such that a gap is defined therebetween,
- wherein the expandable glove cartridge belt is transitionable between a relaxed state, where the gap is minimal, and an expanded state, where the first planar strip moves relative to the second planar strip such that a size of the gap grows.
A method of donning a glove, comprising:
- advancing an expandable glove cartridge belt to align a glove with an access aperture in a housing of a glove application system, the expandable glove cartridge belt including:
- a first planar strip of flexible material including one or more first tabs, and a first section of a fastening system for securing the glove to the expandable glove cartridge belt;
- and
- a second planar strip of flexible material including one or more second tabs overlapping at least a portion of the one or more first tabs such that at least a portion of the one or more second tabs extends over at least a portion of the one or more first tabs, and a second section of the fastening system positioned laterally adjacent the first section such that a gap is defined therebetween;
- transitioning the expandable glove cartridge belt from a relaxed state, where the gap is minimal, to an expanded state, where the first planar strip moves relative to the second planar strip such that a size of the gap grows;
- extending a hand into the glove;
- and
- releasing the glove from the fastening system.
A glove application system comprising:
- a glove application module providing a housing that defines an access aperture providing access into an install cavity;
- and
- an expandable glove cartridge belt mounted to the housing and including:
- a first planar strip of flexible material including one or more first tabs, and a first section of a fastening system for securing a glove to the expandable glove cartridge belt;
- and
- a second planar strip of flexible material including one or more second tabs overlapping at least a portion of the one or more first tabs such that at least a portion of the one or more second tabs extends over at least a portion of the one or more first tabs, and a second section of the fastening system positioned laterally adjacent the first section such that a gap is defined therebetween,
- wherein the expandable glove cartridge belt is transitionable between a relaxed state, where the gap is minimal, and an expanded state, where the first planar strip moves relative to the second planar strip such that a size of the gap grows.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.