Sanitary glove container
OwnerArmin Altemusinventor
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Abstract
A sanitary glove container assembly and a method for its use that permits the storage of sanitary gloves. The assembly comprises two rounded, hollow members with threaded openings, and the members are joined by a securing mechanism. The area of the openings is smaller than the cross sectional area of the hollow members such that gloves will not fall out inadvertently. The user may individually encapsulate one glove in each hollow member in a manner in order to allow for easy access to the gloves, allow for easy loading of the device, prevent tangling of the gloves, and ensure cleanliness of the glove before use.
Claims42
An enclosure for retaining sanitary gloves in a protected environment, the enclosure comprising:
- a first hollow member defining a first inner space and having a first opening at a first end of the first hollow member, wherein the area of the first opening is sufficiently large such that a sanitary glove can be positioned therethrough, and wherein the cross-sectional area of the first opening is at least smaller than the cross-sectional area of the first hollow member such that the sanitary glove can be retained within the first inner space via the first opening;
- a second hollow member defining a second inner space and having a second opening at the second end of the second hollow member, wherein the area of the second opening is sufficiently large such that a sanitary glove can be positioned therethrough, and wherein the cross-sectional area of the second opening is at least smaller than the cross-sectional area of the second hollow member such that the sanitary glove can be retained within the second inner space via the second opening;
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- a securing mechanism that secures the first end of the first hollow member to the second end of the second hollow member so that when the securing mechanism is engaged, the first and second inner spaces define a single enclosed protected environment for the sanitary gloves.
An assembly for retaining a first and a second sanitary gloves, the assembly comprising:
- a first member defining a first recess that is sized so as to receive a first sanitary glove wherein the first member includes a first neck portion that defines a first opening that is sized at least smaller than the first recess so as to inhibit the first sanitary glove from falling out of the first recess;
- a second member defining a second recess that is sized so as to receive a second sanitary glove wherein the second member includes a second neck portion that defines a second opening that is sized at least smaller than the second recess so as to inhibit the second sanitary glove from falling out of the second recess, wherein the first and second neck portions of the first and second members are configured to be interconnected together such that the first and second openings are closed so as to inhibit entry of foreign particles into the first and second recesses.
A method of storing sanitary gloves for transport comprising:
- positioning a sanitary glove inside a first hollow member through a first opening in the first hollow member into a first recess wherein the area of the first opening is smaller than the cross sectional area of the first recess such that the sanitary glove is prevented from escaping the first hollow member;
- positioning a sanitary glove inside a second hollow member through a first opening in the second hollow member into a second recess wherein the area of the second opening is smaller than the cross sectional area of the second recess such that the sanitary glove is prevented from escaping the second hollow member;
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- joining the first hollow member to the second hollow member with a securing mechanism to define a single enclosed protected environment such that the sanitary gloves are individually contained in the first and second hollow members so as to individually encapsulate the sanitary gloves and to isolate the sanitary glove contained in the first hollow member from the sanitary glove contained in the second hollow member to protect them from foreign contaminating particles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.