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(12) Patent Application: (11) CA 2145074
(54) English Title: DISPENSERS FOR PROTECTIVE GLOVES
(54) French Title: DISTRIBUTEURS DE GANTS DE PROTECTION
Status: Dead
Bibliographic Data
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):
  • A47F 1/08 (2006.01)
  • A47F 3/024 (2006.01)
  • B65D 5/16 (2006.01)
  • B65D 25/04 (2006.01)
  • B65D 83/00 (2006.01)
  • B65D 83/08 (2006.01)
  • B65D 85/18 (2006.01)
(72) Inventors :
  • TASSONI, VINCENT ANTHONY (Australia)
(73) Owners :
  • TASSONI, VINCENT ANTHONY (Australia)
(71) Applicants :
(74) Agent: SIM & MCBURNEY
(74) Associate agent:
(45) Issued:
(86) PCT Filing Date: 1992-09-23
(87) Open to Public Inspection: 1994-03-31
Examination requested: 1999-09-17
Availability of licence: N/A
(25) Language of filing: English

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT): Yes
(86) PCT Filing Number: PCT/AU1992/000504
(87) International Publication Number: WO1994/006329
(85) National Entry: 1995-03-20

(30) Application Priority Data: None

Abstracts

English Abstract






A dispenser for protective gloves comprises three parallel
compartments each containing a different size of glove. Each
compartment is filled through a filling opening at its upper end
and the gloves are withdrawn by insertion of the hand through an
opening at the lower end of the compartment.


Claims

Note: Claims are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.




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Claims:
1. A dispenser for dispensing loose, unpackaged protective
gloves, comprising: 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 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.
2. A dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
compartment has a filling shaft for the gloves extending
downwardly from the filling opening to the dispensing portion,
the dispensing portion protruding forwardly from the filling
shaft so that the dispensing opening is spaced forwardly
thereof.
3. A dispenser as claimed in claim 2, wherein the filling
shaft extends vertically from the filling opening to the
dispensing portion.
4. A dispenser as claimed in claim 3, wherein the filling
shaft is of constant cross sectional shape and size throughout
its length, the axis of the filling shaft being rectilinear.
5. A dispenser as claimed in claim 2, wherein the filling
shaft leads into a dispensing shaft being downwardly inclined
from the filling shaft, the dispensing opening being at a
lower end of the inclined dispensing shaft.
6. A dispenser as claimed in claim 5, wherein the
dispensing portion has a bottom wall providing a bottom to the
dispensing shaft which slopes downwardly and forwardly from
the filling shaft toward the dispensing opening.
7. A dispenser as claimed in claim 6, wherein a part of the
dispensing opening is formed in a wall of the compartment
facing the sloping bottom.
8. A dispenser as claimed in claim 5, wherein the




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dispensing portion has a planar top wall providing a top to
the dispensing shaft which slopes downwardly and forwardly
from the filling shaft toward the dispensing opening.
9. A dispenser as claimed in claim 8 when appended to claim
6, wherein the dispensing portion has an end wall extending
between the top and bottom walls, and the dispensing opening
extends within part of each of the end and top walls.
10. A dispenser as claimed in claim 9, wherein the top,
bottom and end walls are planar.
11. A dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
dispensing opening has arched upper and lower edges.
12. A dispenser as claimed in claim 1, and further
comprising at least one window in a wall of the compartment to
permit visual inspection of the glove contents within the
compartment.
13. A dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dispenser
is formed from folded sheet material.
14. A dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein the container
includes an outer carton formed from folded sheet material,
and at least one inner tube formed from folded sheet material
and housed within the outer carton to provide the or a
respective compartment.
15. A dispenser as claimed in claim 14, wherein the inner
tube has at its lower end an inclined wall providing a sloping
bottom which slopes downwardly and forwardly toward the
dispensing opening.
16. A dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein three said
compartments are provided, the respective compartments
intended to contain a different size of glove.
17. A dispensing system for protective gloves, comprising:
a dispenser as claimed in claim 1 and at least one package
containing a bulk quantity of protective gloves for dispensing
from the dispenser, the package being openable for supplying
loose, unpackaged gloves to the or a respective compartment
for subsequent removal therefrom through the dispensing
opening.
18. A dispensing system as claimed in claim 17, wherein the
gloves are arranged within the bulk package for tipping from
an opened package through the filling opening into the or a
respective compartment.



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19. A dispensing system as claimed in claim 17, wherein the
gloves are arranged within the bulk package so that, when
supplied to a compartment, portions of the lower most gloves
will be presented toward the dispensing opening of the
compartment for removal.
20. A dispensing system as claimed in claim 18, wherein
three said compartments are provided and bulk packages
containing gloves of different sizes are provided for
supplying gloves of different sizes to the respective
compartments.

Description

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DISPENSERS FOR PROlr~llv~ GLOVES
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.
According to one aspect of the present invention, there
is provided a dispenser for dispensing loose, unpackaged
protective gloves, includinq: 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 openable for supplying
loose, unpackaged gloves to the or a respective compartment for
subsequent removal therefrom through the dispensing opening.
Embodiments of the invention will now be described by way
of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings in
which:-
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a dispenser for
protective gloves;
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a wall bracket for
mounting the dispenser of Figure l;
Figure 3 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment
of the dispenser in accordance with the present invention;
Figure 4A is a perspective view of another dispenser for

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protective gloves; and
Figure 4B is a perspective view of a further preferred
embodiment of the dispenser in accordance with the present
invention.
The dispenser shown in Figure 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 thecompartments 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 Figure 2 in which the dispenser is
removably fitted.
The preferred embodiment dispenser shown in Figure 3 is
generally similar to the dispenser shown in



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Figure 2 escept that the lower portion of the container
including the dispensing apertures 10 is enlarged to provide a
deeper base which enables the dispenser to act as a
free-standing unit which may be kept on a desk or table. In
this preferred embodiment, the enlargement of the base is
effected by estending the lower part of the front wall 8 with
a portion 8a directed outwardly and downwardly and a further
portion estending downwardly 8b. The dispensing apertures 10
are formed in a zone adjacent the junction of the two wall
portions in order to permit a hand easily to be inserted into
the aperture from above and thereby to facilitate removal of
the glove through the dispensing aperture. The bottom of each
compartment preferably slopes towards the front in order to
cause the contents to move towards the dispensing apertures.
If the configuration of the free-standing unit is such that
the unit might topple over when stood on a desk, this tendency
can be counteracted by making the dispenser of weight such
that it will not easily topple over when stood on a desk and
this can be achieved by fabricating the dispenser by injection
moulding from a suitable plastics, or by fabricating the
dispenser from metal sheet, such as stainless steel sheet.
The relative depth of the base and height of the dispenser
will also influence the toppling characteristics and these
dimensions can be such as to minimise the risk of toppling.
The dispenser of Figure 3 can be fabricated relatively
inespensively by folding cardboard or plastics sheet
material. The esterior of the container can be fabricated
from a single blank of the sheet material which is shaped, and
folded to form all of the esternal walls, including the front,
rear, and side walls, the lid, and the base formed by wall
portions 8a,8b. The individual compartments are each defined
by separately formed tubes of rectangular cross-section
mounted within the esterior container. Each tube is itself
formed from a separate one-piece blank, folded into tubular
shape. The bottom edge of the tube is perpendicular to the
asis of the tube so that the tube rests on the bottom wall of
the esterior container, and at its lower end portion the tube
includes an integral ramp formed by a flap, which slopes
forwardly and downwardly from a position above the bottom edge
of the tube to form the

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sloping bottom of the compartment in order to direct gloves
towards the associated aperture 10 in the external container.
In another dispenser shown in Figure 4A, the dispenser
is formed from a group of plastics pipes secured in
side-by-side relation to define respective compartments. The
pipes are open at their upper ends to provide filling
apertures and dispensing apertures 10 are provided at the
lower ends of the pipes. Inspection windows 11 are also
provided.
In a further preferred embodiment shown in Figure 4B the
dispenser of Figure 4A is modified so that the bottom portion
of each pipe is forwardly and downwardly directed to define a
dispensing portion including the dispensing aperture.
In each of the dispensers disclosed, the dispensing
apertures 10 each have a concave or arched upper edge. This
configuration has been found to prevent tearing of the gloves
as they are withdrawn.
Dispensers with three compartments have been described
by way of esample only. When a particular dispenser is
designed for a range of gloves having more than three sizes,
the dispenser will have a separate compartment for each size
of glove.
The embodiments have been described by way of esample
only and modifications are possible within the scope of the
invention.




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Representative Drawing
A single figure which represents the drawing illustrating the invention.
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Administrative Status

Title Date
Forecasted Issue Date Unavailable
(86) PCT Filing Date 1992-09-23
(87) PCT Publication Date 1994-03-31
(85) National Entry 1995-03-20
Examination Requested 1999-09-17
Dead Application 2002-09-23

Abandonment History

Abandonment Date Reason Reinstatement Date
1998-09-23 FAILURE TO PAY APPLICATION MAINTENANCE FEE 1999-03-23
1999-09-23 FAILURE TO PAY APPLICATION MAINTENANCE FEE 2000-09-22
2001-09-24 FAILURE TO PAY APPLICATION MAINTENANCE FEE

Payment History

Fee Type Anniversary Year Due Date Amount Paid Paid Date
Application Fee $0.00 1995-03-20
Maintenance Fee - Application - New Act 2 1994-09-23 $100.00 1995-03-20
Maintenance Fee - Application - New Act 3 1995-09-25 $50.00 1995-03-20
Maintenance Fee - Application - New Act 4 1996-09-23 $50.00 1996-09-17
Maintenance Fee - Application - New Act 5 1997-09-23 $75.00 1997-09-15
Reinstatement: Failure to Pay Application Maintenance Fees $200.00 1999-03-23
Maintenance Fee - Application - New Act 6 1998-09-23 $75.00 1999-03-23
Request for Examination $200.00 1999-09-17
Reinstatement: Failure to Pay Application Maintenance Fees $200.00 2000-09-22
Maintenance Fee - Application - New Act 7 1999-09-23 $75.00 2000-09-22
Maintenance Fee - Application - New Act 8 2000-09-25 $75.00 2000-09-22
Owners on Record

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Current Owners on Record
TASSONI, VINCENT ANTHONY
Past Owners on Record
None
Past Owners that do not appear in the "Owners on Record" listing will appear in other documentation within the application.
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Cover Page 1995-08-31 1 14
Representative Drawing 1998-01-26 1 6
Abstract 1994-03-31 1 37
Description 1994-03-31 4 208
Claims 1994-03-31 3 128
Drawings 1994-03-31 5 71
Description 1999-11-18 4 215
Claims 1999-11-18 4 133
Fees 2000-09-22 2 64
Assignment 1995-03-20 6 201
PCT 1995-03-20 20 688
Prosecution-Amendment 1999-09-17 1 55
Fees 1997-09-15 1 57
Fees 1999-03-23 2 73
Fees 1998-10-21 2 175
Fees 1996-09-17 1 54
Fees 1995-03-20 1 80