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A hand protection barrier dispenser for dispensing disposable sanitary barriers for temporarily covering the hand and providing complete hand protection is disclosed which dispenses the hand protection barriers in a manner so that they may easily be donned by a user thereof. The hand protection barr

A hand protection barrier dispenser for dispensing disposable sanitary barriers for temporarily covering the hand and providing complete hand protection is disclosed which dispenses the hand protection barriers in a manner so that they may easily be donned by a user thereof. The hand protection barrier operates to open each of the hand protection barriers as it is brought into position to be dispensed. The hand protection barrier dispenser allows only a single hand protection barrier to be dispensed at a time.

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1. A hand protection barrier dispenser for dispensing hand protection barriers from a roll of such hand protection barriers each having an opening therein and each connected to a subsequent hand protection barrier by a perforated connection, said hand protection barrier dispenser comprising: a housi

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A hand protection barrier dispenser for dispensing hand protection barriers from a roll of such hand protection barriers each having an opening therein and each connected to a subsequent hand protection barrier by a perforated connection, said hand protection barrier dispenser comprising: a housing in which the roll of hand protection barriers is mounted for dispensing, said housing having an opening through which a hand protection barrier in position to be dispensed is accessible, wherein said housing comprises a housing back upon which the roll of hand protection barriers is located;a dispensing mechanism located in said housing intermediate the roll of hand protection barriers and said opening through which the hand protection barriers pass prior to being in position to be accessible through said opening in said housing, wherein said dispensing mechanism is located upon said housing back; anda donning assist apparatus mounted in said housing that is arranged and configured to assist in opening each of the hand protection barriers as it is moved into position to be accessible through said opening in said housing to facilitate a user inserting the user's hand through the opening in the hand protection barrier to don the hand protection barrier, wherein said donning assist apparatus is located upon said housing back and comprises: a ruffle roller rotatably mounted on said housing back at a location at which an edge of a hand protection barrier moving into position to be accessible through said opening in said housing cover will pass between said ruffle roller and said housing back, said ruffle roller being oriented at an angle with respect to movement of the hand protection barrier moving into position to be accessible through said opening in said housing cover to cause said ruffle roller to push the edge of the hand protection barrier to ruffle it to facilitate the opening of the hand protection barrier; wherein a hand protection barrier donned by a user may be removed from said hand protection barrier dispenser by pulling the hand protection barrier in which the user's hand is located away from a subsequent hand protection barrier to tear the perforated connection therebetween. 2. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 1, additionally comprising: a track apparatus mounted in the housing back for supporting an edge of the hand protection barriers adjacent to said housing back as the hand protection barriers move through the opening in said housing cover. 3. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 2, wherein said track apparatus comprises: a plurality of rollers that are rotatably mounted on said housing back at spaced-apart locations at which an edge of a hand protection barrier moving through said opening in said housing cover will pass between said plurality of rollers and said housing back; anda track that is moveably supported on said plurality of rollers. 4. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 1, wherein the opening in each hand protection barrier is located adjacent the perforated connection between that hand protection barrier and the subsequent hand protection barrier, wherein said hand protection barrier dispenser is arranged and configured such that the hand protection barriers enter the opening in said housing with the opening in the hand protection barriers being the last part thereof to enter the opening in said housing. 5. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 1, wherein said dispensing mechanism comprises: a timing roller about which said hand protection barriers pass as they move from the roll of hand protection barriers to be accessible though said opening in said housing. 6. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 5, wherein said timing roller is arranged and configured such that it will be effective to allow only a single hand protection barrier to be dispensed at a time through said opening in said housing. 7. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 6, wherein said timing roller places a tension on the stream of the hand protection barriers. 8. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 6, wherein said timing roller momentarily stops rotation when it has been rotated an amount indicative of a single hand protection barrier having been dispensed. 9. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 1, wherein said opening is sufficiently large to allow an entire one of the hand protection barriers to be visible therethrough when the hand protection barrier is in position to be dispensed. 10. A hand protection barrier dispenser for dispensing hand protection barriers from a roll of such hand protection barriers each having an opening therein and each connected to a subsequent hand protection barrier by a perforated connection, said hand protection barrier dispenser comprising: a housing in which the roll of hand protection barriers is mounted for dispensing, said housing having an opening through which a hand protection barrier in position to be dispensed is accessible, wherein said housing comprises a housing back upon which the roll of hand protection barriers is located;a dispensing mechanism located in said housing intermediate the roll of hand protection barriers and said opening through which the hand protection barriers pass prior to being in position to be accessible through said opening in said housing, wherein said dispensing mechanism is located upon said housing back; anda donning assist apparatus mounted in said housing that is arranged and configured to assist in opening each of the hand protection barriers as it is moved into position to be accessible through said opening in said housing to facilitate a user inserting the user's hand through the opening in the hand protection barrier to don the hand protection barrier, wherein said donning assist apparatus is located upon said housing back and in said housing cover and comprises: at least one magnet located in said housing cover and located above the path of hand protection barriers moving into position to be accessible through said opening, wherein said hand protection barriers each have a segment of magnetically attractable material located on a front side thereof near the opening therein that will pass beneath said at least one magnet as the hand protection barriers move into position to be accessible through said opening, said at least one magnet attracting the segment of magnetically attractable material and thereby opening the openings in the hand protection barriers; wherein a hand protection barrier donned by a user may be removed from said hand protection barrier dispenser by pulling the hand protection barrier in which the user's hand is located away from a subsequent hand protection barrier to tear the perforated connection therebetween. 11. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 10, wherein said at least one magnet comprises: a pair of magnets located in said housing cover adjacent an edge of said opening in said housing cover adjacent which hand protection barriers pass as they move into position to be accessible through said opening in said housing. 12. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 10, wherein said donning assist apparatus has a second component that is located upon said housing back and comprises: a ruffle roller rotatably mounted on said housing back at a location at which an edge of a hand protection barrier moving into position to be accessible through said opening in said housing cover will pass between said ruffle roller and said housing back, said ruffle roller being oriented at an angle with respect to movement of the hand protection barrier moving into position to be accessible through said opening in said housing cover to cause said ruffle roller to push the edge of the hand protection barrier to ruffle it to facilitate the opening of the hand protection barrier. 13. A hand protection barrier dispenser for dispensing hand protection barriers from a roll of such hand protection barriers each having an opening therein and each connected to a subsequent hand protection barrier by a perforated connection, said hand protection barrier dispenser comprising: a housing in which the roll of hand protection barriers is mounted for dispensing, said housing having an opening through which a hand protection barrier in position to be dispensed is accessible;a dispensing mechanism located in said housing intermediate the roll of hand protection barriers and said opening through which the hand protection barriers pass prior to being in position to be accessible through said opening in said housing, wherein said dispensing mechanism comprises a timing roller about which said hand protection barriers pass as they move from the roll of hand protection barriers to be accessible though said opening in said housing;a donning assist apparatus mounted in said housing that is arranged and configured to assist in opening each of the hand protection barriers as it is moved into position to be accessible through said opening in said housing to facilitate a user inserting the user's hand through the opening in the hand protection barrier to don the hand protection barrier;a spring roller located adjacent to said timing roller and intermediate said timing roller and said opening in said housing, said spring roller being biased against said timing roller with the stream of hand protection barriers located therebetween; wherein a hand protection barrier donned by a user may be removed from said hand protection barrier dispenser by pulling the hand protection barrier in which the user's hand is located away from a subsequent hand protection barrier to tear the perforated connection therebetween. 14. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 13, additionally comprising: a track apparatus mounted in the housing back for supporting an edge of the hand protection barriers adjacent to said housing back as the hand protection barriers move through the opening in said housing cover. 15. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 14, wherein said track apparatus comprises: a plurality of rollers that are rotatably mounted on said housing back at spaced-apart locations at which an edge of a hand protection barrier moving through said opening in said housing cover will pass between said plurality of rollers and said housing back; anda track that is moveably supported on said plurality of rollers. 16. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 13, wherein the opening in each hand protection barrier is located adjacent the perforated connection between that hand protection barrier and the subsequent hand protection barrier, wherein said hand protection barrier dispenser is arranged and configured such that the hand protection barriers enter the opening in said housing with the opening in the hand protection barriers being the last part thereof to enter the opening in said housing. 17. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 13, wherein said timing roller is arranged and configured such that it will be effective to allow only a single hand protection barrier to be dispensed at a time through said opening in said housing. 18. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 17, wherein said timing roller places a tension on the stream of the hand protection barriers. 19. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 17, wherein said timing roller momentarily stops rotation when it has been rotated an amount indicative of a single hand protection barrier having been dispensed. 20. A hand protection barrier dispenser for dispensing hand protection barriers from a roll of such hand protection barriers each having an opening therein and each connected to a subsequent hand protection barrier by a perforated connection, said hand protection barrier dispenser comprising: a housing back upon which the roll of hand protection barriers is mounted for dispensing;a housing cover mounted on said housing back, said housing cover having an opening through which a hand protection barrier in position to be dispensed is accessible, said housing cover being removable to allow the roll of hand protection barriers to be installed;a timing roller about which said hand protection barriers pass as they move from the roll of hand protection barriers to be accessible though said opening in said housing, said timing roller is arranged and configured such that it will be effective to allow only a single hand protection barrier to be dispensed at a time through said opening in said housing;a spring roller being biased against said timing roller with the stream of hand protection barriers located therebetween;a dispensing mechanism located in said housing back intermediate the roll of hand protection barriers and said opening in said housing cover through which the hand protection barriers pass prior to being in position to be accessible through said opening in said housing cover;an apparatus mounted in the housing back for supporting an edge of the hand protection barriers adjacent to said housing back as the hand protection barriers move through the opening in said housing cover; anda donning assist apparatus mounted in said housing that is arranged and configured to assist in opening each of the hand protection barriers as it is moved into position to be accessible through said opening in said housing to facilitate a user inserting the user's hand through the opening in the hand protection barrier to don the hand protection barrier; wherein a hand protection barrier donned by a user may be removed from said hand protection barrier dispenser by pulling the hand protection barrier in which the user's hand is located away from a subsequent hand protection barrier to tear the perforated connection therebetween.