Disposable gloves

Abstract

Right and left hand gloves forming pairs of disposable gloves are adapted to be dispensed from a single dispenser and are further configured to facilitate donning of each of the gloves with one hand so that a pair of gloves can be conveniently donned at one time. With such a configuration, refilling the glove dispensers and donning of a pair of gloves is less cumbersome than known disposable gloves. The right and left hand gloves may be coupled together by various conventional methods to form a glove pair that can be dispensed from a single dispenser. Each glove is formed from two sheets of plastic configured with a thumb portion and at least one finger portion. The bottom sheet includes a residual portion which remains on the dispenser after the glove is removed. The residual portion and the bottom sheet of the glove are separated by a line of weakness, such as a perforation. The residual portions of both the right and left hand gloves may be bound together with a binder, which may include a pair of holes for use with a dispenser. Alternatively, the bottom sheets of the right and left hand gloves may be formed from a continuous sheet of plastic with the mounting holes and lines of weakness disposed therebetween. In order to facilitate donning of each of the gloves with one hand, the glove opening of each glove is spaced away from the line of weakness. By configuring the right and left hand gloves to be dispensed by a single dispenser, both gloves can be essentially refilled at the same time and donned at the same time. In addition, the gloves in accordance with the present invention reduced the cost since only a single dispenser is required.

1 . At least one pair of disposable gloves configured to be dispensed by a single dispenser, said at least one pair comprising: 
 a left hand glove;    a right hand glove; and    a binding element for binding said right hand glove and said left hand glove forming a glove pair.    
   
   
       2 . The at least one pair of disposable gloves as recited in  claim 1 , wherein each of said left hand glove and said right hand glove includes a glove portion and a residual portion, said residual portion being coupled to said glove portion by a line of weakness so that said glove portion can be separated from said residual portion which remains at the dispenser after separation.  
   
   
       3 . The at least one pair of disposable gloves as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said binding element includes a pair of punched holes that are configured to be received by a dispenser.  
   
   
       4 . The at least one pair of disposable gloves as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said glove portion includes a thumb portion and four finger portions.  
   
   
       5 . The at least one pair of disposable gloves as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said glove portion includes a thumb portion and one finger portion forming a mitt.  
   
   
       6 . The at least one pair of disposable gloves as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said right hand glove and said left hand glove are formed from plastic.  
   
   
       7 . The at least one pair of disposable gloves as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said right hand glove and said left hand glove are formed such that an opening for receiving a user's hand is spaced away from the line of weakness.  
   
   
       8 . A stack of disposable gloves comprising: 
 a plurality of gloves consisting of a right hand gloves and a left hand gloves; and    a binder element for binding said right hand gloves to said left hand gloves in a spaced apart relationship.    
   
   
       9 . The stack of disposable gloves as recited in  claim 8 , wherein each of said left hand gloves and said right hand gloves includes a glove portion and a residual portion separated by a line of weakness.  
   
   
       10 . The stack of disposable gloves as recited in  claim 9 , wherein said right hand gloves and said left hand gloves are formed with an opening for receiving a user's hand, spaced away from said line of weakness.  
   
   
       11 . A method for forming pairs of disposable gloves comprising the steps of: 
 (a) forming right hand gloves;    (b) forming left hand gloves; and    (c) binding said right hand gloves to said left hand gloves in a spaced relationship.    
   
   
       12 . The method as recited in  claim 11  wherein step (c) comprises: 
 sandwiching said right hand gloves and said left hand gloves between a pair of plastic strips forming a binding element; and    securing said plastic strips together.    
   
   
       13 . At least one pair of disposable gloves configured to be dispensed by a single dispenser, said at least one pair comprising: 
 a left hand glove; and    a right hand glove; wherein said right hand glove and said left hand glove are formed as a unit defining a right hand portion and a left hand portion coupled to a residual portion by way of lines of weakness, each of said right hand glove and said left hand glove formed with an opening for receiving a user's hand.    
   
   
       14 . The at least one pair of disposable gloves as recited in  claim 13 , wherein said right hand glove and said left hand glove are configured with openings spaced away from said lines of weakness.  
   
   
       15 . A method for facilitating dispensing of disposable gloves comprising the steps of: 
 (a) providing at least one pair of gloves consisting of a right hand glove and a left hand glove, coupled together in a spaced apart relationship; and    (b) configuring said at with one or more punched holes to enable said at least one pair to be dispensed from a single dispenser.