IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0526892
(2012-06-19)
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등록번호 |
US-8657151
(2014-02-25)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Balkin, Kenneth R.
- Tollefson, Catherine C.
- Balkin, Judith L.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
35 |
초록
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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 into a position to be readily donned and dispensed. The hand protection barrier dispenser dispenses only a single hand protection barrier at a time.
대표청구항
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1. A hand protection barrier dispenser for dispensing hand protection barriers from a stack of such hand protection barriers each having an opening therein near a top end thereof, said hand protection barrier dispenser comprising: a housing including a receptacle in which the stack of hand protectio
1. A hand protection barrier dispenser for dispensing hand protection barriers from a stack of such hand protection barriers each having an opening therein near a top end thereof, said hand protection barrier dispenser comprising: a housing including a receptacle in which the stack of hand protection barriers may be installed for dispensing;an electric blower located in the housing which electric blower has an exhaust opening from which the electric blower blows air when the electric blower is provided with electric power;a switching mechanism which is located in the housing and is connected to a source of electric power, the switching mechanism being configured to provide electric power to the electric blower when the switching mechanism is actuated and to not provide electric power to the electric blower when the switching mechanism is not actuated;at least one nozzle operatively connected to the exhaust opening of the electric blower to receive air blown from the electric blower when the switching mechanism is actuated and to direct the blown air toward the opening in a top one of the hand protection barriers in the stack of hand protection barriers in a manner that opens the top hand protection barrier to facilitate a user inserting the user's hand through the opening in the top hand protection barrier to don the top hand protection barrier; andan electronic system for operating the hand protection barrier dispenser to open the hand protection barrier, wherein the electronic system comprises: an electronic system board;one or more batteries located in the housing and electrically connected to the electronic system board; anda system sensor for detecting the proximity of a user's hand at a location adjacent to the opening of the top hand protection barrier in the stack of hand protection barriers; wherein the top hand protection barrier donned by a user may be removed from the stack of hand protection barriers by pulling the top hand protection barrier in which the user's hand is located away from the remainder of the stack of hand protection barriers. 2. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 1, wherein the receptacle has first and second sides and first and second ends and wherein the stack of hand protection barriers is installed in the receptacle with the top ends of the hand protection barriers located adjacent the first end of the receptacle. 3. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 2, wherein the hand protection barriers are essentially rectangular and have corners adjacent to which apertures are located, the hand protection barriers in a stack being held together with a spool disposed in the apertures adjacent each corner of the hand protection barriers in the stack, each spool having an aperture extending therethrough, wherein the receptacle additionally comprises: a dispenser mounting peg mounted adjacent to each of four corners in the receptacle each of which corners is defined between an intersection between one of the first and second sides and one of the first and second ends; wherein the stack of hand protection barriers is installed by mounting the plurality of spools of the stack of hand protection barriers onto a corresponding one of the dispenser mounting pegs. 4. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 3, wherein the stack of hand protection barriers additionally comprises a collar encasing the top ends of the hand protection barriers including two of the corners thereof, the spools adjacent these corners also extending through apertures located in the collar, and wherein the dispenser mounting pegs having the spools adjacent these corners also extend through apertures located in the collar mounted thereon being arranged and configured in the receptacle to maintain the collar and the top ends of the hand protection barriers in a position close adjacent the receptacle. 5. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 2, wherein the receptacle is arranged and configured to have a V-shaped cross-section with the apex of the “V” extending in a direction essentially parallel to and midway between the first and second sides of the receptacle; and wherein when the stack of hand protection barriers is installed in the receptacle, the stack of hand protection barriers is also arranged and configured in a V-shaped cross-section with the apex of the “V” extending in a direction essentially parallel to and midway between the first and second sides of the hand protection barriers in the stack of hand protection barriers. 6. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 5, wherein the receptacle comprises: a rectangular elevated floor that extends intermediate the first and second sides of the receptacle, but which is spaced away from the first end of the receptacle in a manner arranged and configured to elevate the openings of the hand protection barriers in the stack of hand protection barriers above the top ends of the hand protection barriers to facilitate the ability of the blown air from the at least one nozzle to open the top one of the hand protection barriers in the stack of hand protection barriers. 7. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 5, wherein the openings of the hand protection barriers in the stack of hand protection barriers each have a folded-over cuff that facilitates the top hand protection barrier in the stack of hand protection barriers remaining open once it has been opened. 8. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 5, wherein the at least one nozzle is arranged in a position and configured to open the top hand protection barrier. 9. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 2, wherein the at least one nozzle is mounted in the hand protection barrier dispenser in a position adjacent the first end of the receptacle. 10. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 1, wherein substantially the entire receptacle is open on a top side to allow the stack of hand protection barriers to be visible when the stack of hand protection barriers is mounted in a position to be dispensed. 11. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 1, wherein the at least one nozzle comprises: a pair of nozzles, wherein the pair of nozzles are arranged and configured to open the top one of the hand protection barriers in the stack of hand protection barriers, and optionally to further maintain the top one of the hand protection barriers in the stack of hand protection barriers in an open position. 12. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 11, wherein the switching mechanism is operated to supply electric power to operate the electric blower for a period of time that is sufficient to inflate the top hand protection barrier in the stack of hand protection barriers, wherein the time period is between about one second and about ten seconds. 13. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 1, wherein the system sensor comprises: a signal source for generating an optical or high frequency signal; anda signal sensor for detecting the reflected optical or high frequency signal if the optical or high frequency signal is reflected from a sufficiently close proximity to the system sensor. 14. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 1, wherein the electronic system is arranged and configured to operate the hand protection barrier dispenser to open the hand protection barrier a predetermined time period after the detection by the system sensor of a user's hand at a location sufficiently proximal the opening of the top hand protection barrier in the stack of hand protection barriers; wherein the predetermine time period is sufficiently long to allow the user's hand detected proximal the opening of the top hand protection barrier in the stack of hand protection barriers to engage and remove the top hand protection barrier from the stack of hand protection barriers such that the next hand protection barrier in the stack of hand protection barriers is opened subsequent to the removal of the top hand protection barrier. 15. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 14, wherein the predetermined time period is between three and twenty seconds. 16. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 1, wherein the electronic system is arranged and configured to operate the hand protection barrier dispenser to open the hand protection barrier upon the detection by the system sensor of a user's hand at a location sufficiently proximal the opening of the top hand protection barrier in the stack of hand protection barriers. 17. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 1, additionally comprising: an indicator LED visible from the exterior of the housing, wherein the electronic system is arranged and configured to count the number of detections by the system sensor of a user's hand at a location sufficiently proximal the opening of the top hand protection barrier in the stack of hand protection barriers and to display an alarm signal by flashing the indicator LED when the electronic system that only a predetermined number of the hand protection barriers remain in the stack of hand protection barriers. 18. A hand protection barrier dispenser for dispensing hand protection barriers from a stack of such hand protection barriers each having an opening therein near a top end thereof, said hand protection barrier dispenser comprising: a housing including a receptacle in which the stack of hand protection barriers may be installed for dispensing;an electric blower located in the housing which electric blower has an exhaust opening from which the electric blower blows air when the electric blower is provided with electric power; wherein the electric blower comprises: a DC brushless blower operable on electric power supplied by batteries and providing sufficient air to facilitate the opening of the top one of the hand protection barriers in the stack of hand protection barriers when the electric blower is operated;a switching mechanism which is located in the housing and is connected to a source of electric power, the switching mechanism being configured to provide electric power to the electric blower when the switching mechanism is actuated and to not provide electric power to the electric blower when the switching mechanism is not actuated; andat least one nozzle operatively connected to the exhaust opening of the electric blower to receive air blown from the electric blower when the switching mechanism is actuated and to direct the blown air toward the opening in a top one of the hand protection barriers in the stack of hand protection barriers in a manner that opens the top hand protection barrier to facilitate a user inserting the user's hand through the opening in the top hand protection barrier to don the top hand protection barrier; wherein the top hand protection barrier donned by a user may be removed from the stack of hand protection barriers by pulling the top hand protection barrier in which the user's hand is located away from the remainder of the stack of hand protection barriers. 19. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 18, wherein at least one nozzle is mounted on the exhaust opening of the electric blower. 20. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 18, additionally comprising: an electronic system for operating the hand protection barrier dispenser to open the hand protection barrier, wherein the electronic system comprises: an electronic system board;one or more batteries located in the housing and electrically connected to the electronic system board;a solenoid for operating the valve, the solenoid being electrically connected to the electronic system board; anda system sensor for detecting the proximity of a user's hand at a location adjacent to the opening of the top hand protection barrier in the stack of hand protection barriers. 21. A hand protection barrier dispenser as defined in claim 20, additionally comprising: an indicator LED visible from the exterior of the housing, wherein the electronic system is arranged and configured to count the number of detections by the system sensor of a user's hand at a location sufficiently proximal the opening of the top hand protection barrier in the stack of hand protection barriers and to display an alarm signal by flashing the indicator LED when the electronic system that only a predetermined number of the hand protection barriers remain in the stack of hand protection barriers. 22. A hand protection barrier dispenser for dispensing hand protection barriers from a stack of such hand protection barriers each having an opening therein near a top end thereof, said hand protection barrier dispenser comprising: a housing including a receptacle in which the stack of hand protection barriers may be installed for dispensing, wherein the receptacle has first and second sides and first and second ends and wherein the stack of hand protection barriers is installed in the receptacle with the top ends of the hand protection barriers located adjacent the first end of the receptacle, and wherein the receptacle is arranged and configured to have a V-shaped cross-section with the apex of the “V” extending in a direction essentially parallel to and midway between the first and second sides of the receptacle;an electric blower located in the housing which electric blower has an exhaust opening from which the electric blower blows air when the electric blower is provided with electric power, wherein the electric blower comprises a DC brushless blower operable on electric power supplied by batteries and providing sufficient air to facilitate the opening of the top one of the hand protection barriers in the stack of hand protection barriers when the electric blower is operated;a switching mechanism which is located in the housing and is connected to a source of electric power, the switching mechanism being configured to provide electric power to the electric blower when the switching mechanism is actuated and to not provide electric power to the electric blower when the switching mechanism is not actuated;at least one nozzle operatively connected to the exhaust opening of the electric blower to receive air blown from the electric blower when the switching mechanism is actuated and to direct the blown air toward the opening in a top one of the hand protection barriers in the stack of hand protection barriers in a manner that opens the top hand protection barrier to facilitate a user inserting the user's hand through the opening in the top hand protection barrier to don the top hand protection barrier;a system sensor for detecting the proximity of a user's hand at a location adjacent to the opening of the top hand protection barrier in the stack of hand protection barriers; andan electronic system for operating the switching mechanism in response to a signal from the system sensor to provide electric power to the electric blower to blow air to the at least one nozzle to open the hand protection barrier; wherein the top hand protection barrier donned by a user may be removed from the stack of hand protection barriers by pulling the top hand protection barrier in which the user's hand is located away from the remainder of the stack of hand protection barriers. 23. A method of dispensing hand protection barriers from a stack of such hand protection barriers with a hand protection barrier dispenser, the hand protection barriers each having an opening therein near a top end thereof, said method comprising: installing the stack of hand protection barriers in a receptacle in the hand protection barrier dispenser;providing an electric blower located in the housing which has an exhaust opening from air is blown when the electric blower is provided with electric power;controlling the operation of the electric blower to blow air with a switching mechanism, the switching mechanism providing electric power to the electric blower when the switching mechanism is actuated and not provide electric power to the electric blower when the switching mechanism is not actuated;operating the hand protection barrier dispenser to open the hand protection barrier with an electronic system, wherein the electronic system comprises: an electronic system board;one or more batteries located in the housing and electrically connected to the electronic system board;a solenoid for operating the valve, the solenoid being electrically connected to the electronic system board; anda system sensor for detecting the proximity of a user's hand at a location adjacent to the opening of the top hand protection barrier in the stack of hand protection barriers;directing the air blown from the exhaust opening of the electric blower through at least one nozzle receiving air blown from the electric blower when the switching mechanism is actuated toward the opening in a top one of the hand protection barriers in the stack of hand protection barriers in a manner that opens the top hand protection barrier to facilitate a user inserting the user's hand through the opening in the top hand protection barrier to don the top hand protection barrier; andpulling the top hand protection barrier in which the user's hand is located away from the remainder of the stack of hand protection barriers to remove the hand protection barrier donned by the user from the stack of hand protection barriers.
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