Systems, Devices, and/or Methods for Managing Sanitary Glove Removal

Abstract

Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a glove gripper constructed to allow a glove wearing user to remove gloves substantially without contacting a contaminated surface of the glove with either the glove gripper or a skin surface of a wearing user. The glove gripper can have a general shape of a scalloped heart symbol when projected into two-dimensions. The scalloped heart symbol can have a convex curvature in a third dimension that is substantially perpendicular to the two-dimensions.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 a glove gripper constructed to allow a glove wearing user to remove gloves substantially without contacting a contaminated surface of said glove with either said glove gripper or a skin surface of a wearing user, said glove gripper having a general shape of a scalloped heart symbol when projected into two-dimensions; said scalloped heart symbol shape having a convex curvature in a third dimension that is substantially perpendicular to said two-dimensions; and   a base constructed to be coupled via one or more fasteners to a mounting plane; and   a shaft operatively coupled to said base and to said glove gripper, said shaft constructed to position said glove gripper a predetermined distance away from said base.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a stiffener constructed to resist flexure of said shaft when a human is using said glove gripper to remove gloves.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 an apex of said glove gripper points in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to a mounting plane of said system.   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 an apex of said glove gripper points in a direction that is substantially parallel to a mounting plane of said system.   
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said shaft is releasably coupled to said glove gripper.   
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said shaft is fixedly coupled to said glove gripper.   
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said shaft is telescopic and is constructed to be extended and retracted.   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said system comprises stainless steel.   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said glove gripper comprises a rounded tip of said scalloped heart symbol shape.   
     
     
         10 . A method comprising a plurality of activities, comprising:
 causing a glove to be removed via a glove gripper, said glove gripper constructed to allow a glove wearing user to remove gloves substantially without contacting a contaminated surface of said glove with either said glove gripper or a skin surface of a wearing user.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 fabricating said glove gripper.