Clean room dispenser for disposable protective products

Abstract

A product dispenser for dispensing a disposable protective product from a from a bag or container of disposable protective products. The dispenser includes an enclosure having four sidewalls, one of which includes a slot for viewing the disposable protective products. A floating control plate includes an aperture, wherein the aperture is configured to dispense a cleanroom wipes from the bag of cleanroom wipes. The cleanroom wipes are located within the enclosure and beneath the floating control plate.

1 . A product dispenser for dispensing a disposable protective product from a plurality of disposable protective products contained within a product carrier having a thickness, the product dispenser comprising:
 a container including a base, and at least one sidewall having an exterior surface and an interior surface defining an interior of the container, wherein the at least one sidewall includes a sidewall aperture configured to expose the interior of the container;   a floating control plate configured to fit within the container, the floating control plate including a plate aperture, wherein the plate aperture is configured to enable removal of one of the plurality of disposable protective products contained within the product carrier.   
     
     
         2 . The product dispenser of  claim 1  wherein the container includes one of cylinder having an open end or a polyhedron having an open end. 
     
     
         3 . The product dispenser of  claim 1  wherein the container includes an interior perimeter defined by the interior surface and the floating control plate includes a plate perimeter, wherein the plate perimeter is less than the interior perimeter. 
     
     
         4 . The product dispenser of  claim 3  wherein the interior perimeter is identified by a plane substantially perpendicular to the base. 
     
     
         5 . The product dispenser of  claim 4  wherein the plate perimeter is less than the interior perimeter to enable the floating control plate to move substantially parallel to the base as one or more of the plurality of disposable protective products are pulled from the plurality of disposable protective products and through the plate aperture. 
     
     
         6 . The product dispenser of  claim 5  wherein the plate perimeter being less than the interior perimeter defines a perimetral gap located between the plate perimeter and the interior perimeter. 
     
     
         7 . The product dispenser of  claim 6  wherein the perimetral gap is greater than the thickness of the product carrier. 
     
     
         8 . The product dispenser of  claim 1  wherein the floating control plate includes a weight configured to enable dispensing of the disposable protective products arranged as bulked packed wipes. 
     
     
         9 . The product dispenser of  claim 8  wherein the plate aperture defines a closed curve. 
     
     
         10 . The product dispenser of  claim 9  wherein the closed curve includes one of an oval or a circle. 
     
     
         11 . The product dispenser of  claim 1  wherein the floating control plate includes an aperture and a weight configured to enable dispensing of the disposable protective products arranged as interleaved dry wipes. 
     
     
         12 . The product dispenser of  claim 11  wherein the closed curve includes a central aperture defining a first curved side and a second curved side, a first closed end extending from the first curved side and the second curved side, and a second closed end extending from the first curved side and the second curved side. 
     
     
         13 . The product dispenser of  claim 12  wherein the first closed end includes a first three sided end with right angles and a second three sided end with right angles. 
     
     
         14 . The product dispenser of  claim 1  wherein the container includes a first part and a second part operatively connected to the first part wherein the first part defines with the second part the sidewall aperture. 
     
     
         15 . The product dispenser of  claim 14  wherein the first part includes a first part base and the second part includes a second part base. 
     
     
         16 . The product dispenser of  claim 15  wherein the first part and the second part each include an inside surface comprising a smooth or polished surface. 
     
     
         17 . The product dispenser of  claim 16  wherein the first part and the second part each include an outside surface which includes a gripping surface. 
     
     
         18 . The product dispenser of  claim 17  wherein the gripping surface includes a grain pattern. 
     
     
         19 . The product dispenser of  claim 1  wherein the container includes one or more supports extending from at least one sidewall and configured to secure the product carrier to the at least one sidewall.