Article dispensing – Concurrent separation and distortion of flexible article – Plural sources – stacks or compartments
Patent
1995-03-22
1996-11-05
Skaggs, H. Grant
Article dispensing
Concurrent separation and distortion of flexible article
Plural sources, stacks or compartments
221 61, 221 63, 221311, B65H 100
Patent
active
055708080
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a dispenser for protective, medical or other protective gloves, and more particularly to the dispenser for dispensing gloves of different size, as well as a dispensing system incorporating the dispenser and at least one package of the gloves.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a dispenser for dispensing loose, unpackaged protective gloves, including: a container having at least one compartment with a filling opening at an upper end thereof to permit filling of a bulk quantity of loose, unpackaged protective gloves into the compartment, and a dispensing portion at a lower end of the container and having a dispensing opening into the compartment through which the gloves are dispensed, the dispensing portion being configured so as to present loose gloves within the compartment to the dispensing opening for dispensing therethrough, the dispensing opening being positioned laterally to one side of the compartment so as to prevent gloves in the compartment from inadvertently passing through the opening but shaped and sized to permit the insertion of a user's fingers into the dispensing portion for gripping individual gloves and withdrawing them through the dispensing opening.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a dispensing system for protective gloves, including the above dispenser and at least one package containing a bulk quantity of protective gloves for dispensing from the dispenser, the package being operable for supplying loose, unpackaged gloves to the or a respective compartment for subsequent removal therefrom through the dispensing opening.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
Embodiments of the invention will now be described by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dispenser for protective gloves;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a wall bracket for mounting the dispenser of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the dispenser in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 4A is a perspective view of another dispenser for protective gloves; and
FIG. 4B is a perspective view of a further preferred embodiment of the dispenser in accordance with the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The dispenser shown in FIG. 1 is in the form of a rectangular container 2 having an open upper end which is closable by means of a lid 4. The interior of the container is divided into several compartments by parallel partitions 6 extending vertically between the front and rear walls of the container. In the particular form shown there are three such compartments and each compartment extends vertically along the height of the container 2. The front wall 8 of the container includes dispensing apertures 10 each opening from a respective one of the compartments, the aperture 10 being at the bottom of the associated compartment. In use, each of the compartments is filled with protective gloves (typically made of thin latex) through the upper end of the container, the gloves being supplied in a bulk package which can be opened and its contents tipped into the upper end of the compartment. Each compartment contains gloves of a different size. Removal of the gloves is effected through the aperture 10 at the lower end of the compartment. When the gloves have been tipped into the compartment, portions of the lowermost gloves will tend to project through the dispensing apertures 10 and can thus be readily grasped and removed when required for use. One or more windows 11 are formed in the front wall of each compartment to permit visual inspection of the amount of product in each compartment to facilitate replenishment when required.
The dispenser may be fabricated in cardboard or plastics sheet material by folding a suitable blank or may be injection moulded in suitable plastics material.
The dispenser may be mounted on the wall by means of a wall bracket 12 shown in FIG. 2 in wh
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