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US 2025/0099196 A1Published application
Glove dispensing systems and methods thereof
AssigneeQwik Glove LLC
InventorsPaul O. Kretz, John M. Kretz
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Abstract
A disposable glove apparatus. A cartridge of disposable gloves can be configured and mounted for presentation to a user. A user's hands in proximity to an open portion of a glove causes a gas flow to inflate a pair of gloves. A user can insert hands into the open gloves and remove them, thereby donning gloves in an easy and sanitary manner.
Claims20
A glove dispensing apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
- a sanitizing system, wherein the sanitizing system stores a sanitizing agent;
- a plurality of disposable gloves, wherein each of the plurality of disposable gloves defines an entry portion, wherein the plurality of disposable gloves is arranged into a first cartridge and a second cartridge;
- a first glove holder coupled to the housing, wherein the first glove holder comprises a first gas nozzle, wherein the first cartridge is mounted to the first glove holder, wherein the first gas nozzle is externally positioned relative to each of the plurality of disposable gloves of the first cartridge, wherein the first gas nozzle is stationary with respect to the housing;
- a second glove holder coupled to the housing, wherein the second glove holder comprises a second gas nozzle, wherein the second cartridge is mounted to the second glove holder, wherein the second gas nozzle is externally positioned relative to each of the plurality of disposable gloves of the second cartridge, wherein the second gas nozzle is stationary with respect to the housing;
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- a gas source, the gas source in fluid communication with the first gas nozzle and the second gas nozzle, wherein upon activation of the gas source, a gas is externally delivered into the entry portion of at least one of the plurality of disposable gloves.
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A glove dispensing apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
- a first stack comprising a plurality of disposable gloves, wherein the first stack is hanging from a first glove holder coupled to the housing;
- a second stack comprising a plurality of disposable gloves, wherein the second stack is hanging from a second glove holder coupled to the housing;
- at least one ultraviolet (UV) light source, wherein the at least one UV light source is configured to irradiate at least one of the plurality of disposable gloves of the first stack and at least one of the plurality of disposable gloves of the second stack;
- a gas source;
- a first gas nozzle in fluid communication with the gas source, the first gas nozzle externally positioned proximate to the first stack;
- a second gas nozzle in fluid communication with the gas source, the second gas nozzle externally positioned proximate to the second stack;
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- wherein the gas source is configured to deliver a gas through the first gas nozzle to inflate one of the plurality of disposable gloves of the first stack and deliver the gas through the second gas nozzle to inflate one of the plurality of disposable gloves of the second stack, and wherein the first gas nozzle and the second gas nozzle are each stationary with respect to the housing.
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A glove dispensing apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
- a dispensable sanitizing agent;
- a first plurality of disposable gloves hanging from a first glove holder, wherein the first plurality of disposable gloves includes a first front glove and a first back glove, wherein the first glove holder is coupled to the housing;
- a second plurality of disposable gloves hanging from a second glove holder, wherein the second plurality of disposable gloves includes a second front glove and a second back glove, wherein the second glove holder is coupled to the housing, wherein the second plurality of disposable gloves are laterally spaced and parallel to the first plurality of disposable gloves, wherein each of the first plurality of disposable gloves and the second plurality of disposable gloves defines an entry portion;
- at least one ultraviolet (UV) light source, wherein the at least one UV light source is configured to irradiate at least the first front glove and the second front glove;
- a first nozzle positioned externally proximate to the first front glove, wherein the first nozzle is stationary with respect to the housing;
- a second nozzle positioned externally proximate to the second front glove, wherein the second nozzle is stationary with respect to the housing;
- a gas source in fluid communication with each of the first nozzle and the second nozzle;
- and wherein the gas source is configured to inflate the first front glove and the second front glove by directing a gas into the respective entry portions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.