Plastic gloves and glove dispensing apparatus
A pair of integrally formed plastic gloves is disclosed, in which the gloves are detachable from each other. A glove dispensing apparatus is also disclosed as including at pins engageable with pairs of plastic gloves.
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The present invention relates to plastic gloves and an apparatus allowing such gloves to be easily dispensed.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONPlastic gloves are used in a large variety of situations. Take, for example, the case in which a nurse has to wear a pair of gloves before entering a ward. Currently, the nurse may, bare handedly, pick up one of the gloves, open the opening and insert one of his/her hands into the glove. He/She may then open the remaining glove and insert his/her remaining hand into the glove. As discussed above, the nurse will touch the outside surface of the gloves with his/her bare hands before the gloves can be worn. In case of high sanitary requirements, such may defeat the purpose of wearing the gloves, as the outside surface of the gloves may thus be contaminated by the hands of the user. In addition, both hands of a user must usually be used in wearing the gloves. This may not be possible when one of the hands of the user is being occupied, e.g. holding other implements or articles. In such a situation, it will be very difficult for a user to wear a pair of gloves.
It is thus an object of the present invention to provide plastic gloves, and a glove dispensing apparatus, in which the aforesaid shortcomings are mitigated, or at least to provide a useful alternative to the trade and public.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONAccording to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pair of integrally formed plastic gloves, wherein said gloves are detachable from each other.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a glove dispensing apparatus including at least one engaging member engageable with at least a pair of plastic gloves.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGSPreferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
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The gloves 10a, 10b are joined with each other via an intermediate part 12, which is also formed with the gloves 10a, 10b integrally. Openings 14a, 14b are formed during production of the glove pair 10, which openings 14a, 14b allowing insertion of a hand of a user into the interior of the respective glove 10a, 10b. The surfaces of the glove pair 10 are embossed, so as to allow easy separation of the plastic layers forming the gloves 10a, 10b, thus facilitating insertion of the user's hands. Two parallel rows of perforations 16a, 16b are provided on the intermediate part 12, and run across the entire width of the intermediate part 12. Between the rows of perforations 16a, 16b are two circular holes 18, the function of which will be discussed below.
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To further facilitate the easy dispensing of the gloves 10a, 10b, a dispensing apparatus is provided, as shown in
In use, a user can easily insert each of his/her hands into a respective glove 10a, 10b and thereafter detach the gloves 10a, 10b from each other, and from the intermediate part 12, along the respective row of perforations 16a. The intermediate part 12 will be left fixed on the spine 26 of the dispensing apparatus 22, via the pins 28. It can be seen that by way of such an arrangement, the outer surface of the glove pair 10 will not be touched by the hands of the user before use, thus maintain their cleanliness. In addition, both hands can be inserted into the respective glove 10a, 10b simultaneously, without the assistance of another hand.
It should be understood that the above only illustrates examples whereby the present invention may be carried out, and that various modifications and/or alterations may be made thereto without departing from the spirit of the invention. It should also be understood that certain features of the invention, which are, for clarity, described in the context of separate embodiments, may be provided in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features of the invention which are, for brevity, described in the context of a single embodiment, may also be provided separately or in any appropriate sub-combinations.
Claims
1. A pair of integrally formed plastic gloves, wherein said gloves are detachable from each other.
2. A pair of gloves according to claim 1 wherein said gloves are made at least principally of polyethylene.
3. A pair of gloves according to claim 1 wherein said gloves are integrally formed with an intermediate portion.
4. A pair of gloves according to claim 3 further including at least a perforation between said intermediate portion and at least one said glove.
5. A pair of gloves according to claim 4 further including a plurality of perforations between said intermediate portion and at least one said glove.
6. A pair of gloves according to claim 5 further including a plurality of perforations between said intermediate portion and each said glove.
7. A pair of gloves according to claim 3 further including at least one engagement opening.
8. A pair of gloves according to claim 7 further including a plurality of engagement openings.
9. A pair of gloves according to claim 1 further including an opening associated with each glove allowing insertion of a hand of a user.
10. A glove dispensing apparatus including at least one engaging member engageable with at least a pair of plastic gloves.
11. An apparatus according to claim 10 wherein said at least one engaging member is adapted to fix at least part of said plastic gloves to said apparatus.
12. An apparatus according to claim 10 further including a plurality of engaging members.
13. An apparatus according to claim 10 further including support members for supporting said plastic gloves.
14. An apparatus according to claim 12 wherein said support member includes a board member.
15. An apparatus according to claim 10 wherein said engaging member includes a pin member.
16. An apparatus according to claim 10 wherein said engaging member is engageable with a plurality of pairs of plastic gloves.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 22, 2004
Publication Date: Sep 22, 2005
Applicant: Chun Yip Plastics Limited (Hong Kong)
Inventor: Woon Yung (Hong Kong)
Application Number: 10/805,388