Patent ID: 9090427
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: A61L,B65B,B65G,B65H

Abstract:
1. A method of folding and stacking gloves using a glove stacking apparatus, said apparatus comprising a packing recess for receiving unfolded gloves to be folded and stacked, a glove manipulator, a movable floor within said recess and a pair of movable flaps adjacent a pair of opposite side edges of said recess, the method comprising the steps of: using the glove manipulator to deposit unfolded gloves at said recess for subsequent folding and stacking of said gloves, a portion of each of said deposited gloves initially overlapping alternately one or the other of said opposite side edges of said recess; alternately using one or the other of said movable flaps to fold towards said recess said overlapping portion of each of said unfolded glove overlapping said edge to form a stack of folded gloves within said recess; lowering said movable floor as required as the stack of folded gloves grows within said recess whereby said stack of folded gloves continues to be retained within said recess as unfolded gloves are added to the stack and folded; and repeating the preceding steps to form a stack of folded gloves within the bounds of said recess.