GLOVE DONNING DEVICE AND GLOVE DEVICES FOR SAME

A glove donning device includes a guide rack having a positioning portion, and a glove providing a connection portion at one side of the glove-wearing mouth thereof and a tear line at the junction of the glove and the connection portion. The connection portion is detachably fastened to the positioning portion of the guide rack to hand down the glove against one side of the guide rack. When the hand is wearing the glove, the guide rack holds the glove in place so that the glove will not move arbitrarily, and the user's hand can be easily and smoothly worn by the glove-wearing mouth into the glove by a one-handed movement. Then, the hand is pulled outward to tear the tear line apart, so that the glove can be easily disconnected from the connection portion. This design solves the disadvantage that conventional gloves (such as thin-film gloves) must be worn with both hands.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to glove technologies and, more particularly to a glove donning device, which allows the user to easily wear gloves without relying on each other's hands to assist the person wearing the gloves.

2. Description of the Related Art

In many occasions of daily life, such as food processing (hand-made desserts, bread, pasta, etc.), health care, medicine preparation, kitchen cooking, housework, hair dyeing, barbecue, etc., you will wear gloves on your hands, especially when the hands come into contact with food, various objects or humans or animals, such as restaurants, restaurants, fresh markets, stores, medical institutions, etc. Mainly gloves or disposable gloves provide waterproof, antifouling, acid resistance, alkali resistance, isolation of bacteria and viruses, and avoid direct contact.

Among many gloves, disposable gloves such as PE film gloves have the advantages that the material is thin and the manufacturing cost is low, discarding after use can ensure the cleanliness and hygiene of the use, and the hand can still easily move after letting the user wear the gloves.

However, the flat thin-film gloves are soft and the inner and outer layers are attracted and adhered due to static electricity. The glove-wearing mouth on the outer layer is too tightly attached to the inner layer, which makes it difficult for the user to wear fingers into the glove-wearing mouth. Often the fingers cannot enter the glove-wearing mouth after twisted for a long time. When wearing, you must use one hand to help put the glove-wearing mouth of the glove onto the fingers of the other hand, and then slowly pull the glove to adjust it to cover the other hand. If you need to wear gloves on both hands, you must change hands to repeat the same wearing action and must spend one more time wearing. At the same time, if the hand is not clean, it is easy to touch the outside of the glove to cause contamination of the glove. Therefore, the problem of the convenience, speed, hygiene and anti-fouling of the glove is still not ideal.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances in view. It is the main object of the invention to provide a glove donning device, which includes gloves arranged on a guide rack so that the user can wear the glove on each hand without using both hands to help each other.

It is another object of the invention to provide a glove donning device, which is so configured that the user's fingers do not need to touch the outside of the glove, avoiding contamination on the outside of the glove.

It is still another object of the invention to provide a glove that allows the hand to wear it on and wear it off without the assistance of the other hand, including providing a plurality of gloves arranged in a stack, which can be continuously worn by multiple users.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the gloves include thin-film gloves or general gloves, disposable thin-film gloves, gloves for use in medical hospitals, or isolation gloves for preventing bacteria or viruses, etc. The gloves may be selected from plastic, rubber, and silicone or any kind of paper materials.

To achieve the above-mentioned objects of the present invention, a glove donning device comprises a guide rack and at least one glove device. The guide rack comprises a bottom portion, a positioning portion extending a distance from the bottom portion, and at least one side surface portion located between the bottom portion and the positioning portion. Each glove device comprises a glove and a connection portion. The glove comprises an outer layer, an inner layer formed integral with the outer layer and connected to one side of the connection portion, a glove-wearing mouth formed between the free end of the outer layer and the inner layer, and a tear line provided at the junction of the connection portion and the inner layer. The connection portion is detachably coupled to the positioning portion so that the glove is supported on one side surface portion of the guide rack.

In some embodiments, the guide rack comprises a plurality of side surface portions respectively located in various directions between the bottom portion and the positioning portion.

In some embodiments, each glove device further comprises a second glove connected to an opposite side of the connection portion. The second glove comprises an outer layer and an inner layer, a glove-wearing mouth formed between the free end of the outer layer of the second glove and the inner layer of the second glove, the inner layer of the second glove being connected to the opposite side of the connection portion, and a tear line provided at the junction of the connection portion and the inner layer of the second glove. In this way, the two gloves are respectively connected to the two opposite sides of the connection portion, and two tear lines are respectively formed at the junctions of the two opposite sides of the connection portion and the two gloves. When the connection portion is detachably coupled to the positioning portion, the two gloves are hung down against the respective side surface portions. It is further known that a third or more gloves can be connected to the other sides of the connection portion and respectively hung down against the other side surface portions of the guide rack to achieve the same effect.

The invention also provides a glove device, which a glove and a connection portion. The glove comprises an outer layer, an inner layer formed integral with the outer layer and connected to one side of the connection portion, a glove-wearing mouth formed between the free end of the outer layer and the inner layer, and a tear line provided at the junction of the connection portion and the inner layer.

In some embodiments, the glove device further comprises a second glove connected to an opposite side of the connection portion. In this way, the two gloves are respectively connected to the two opposite sides of the connection portion, and two tear lines are respectively formed at the junctions of the two opposite sides of the connection portion and the two gloves.

When the hands are wearing the gloves, the guide rack holds the gloves in place so that the gloves will not move arbitrarily, making the left and right hands be easily and smoothly worn by the respective glove-wearing mouths into the respective gloves by one-handed movements. Then, the left and right hands are pulled outward to tear the respective tear lines apart, so that the gloves can be easily disconnected from the connection portion, which solves the disadvantage that conventional gloves (such as thin-film gloves) must be worn with both hands.

The present invention further provides disposable gloves that are convenient and quick to wear as a single use. The gloves also has the effects of waterproofing, antifouling, antibacterial, acid and alkali resistance, isolation and the like.

Other and further benefits, advantages and features of the present invention will be understood by reference to the following specification in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters denote like elements of structure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring toFIGS. 1-3, a glove donning device in accordance with the present invention is shown. The glove donning device comprises a guide rack10and at least one glove20.

In one structural embodiment, the glove donning device comprises a guide rack10and at least one glove20. The guide rack10comprises a bottom portion11, a positioning portion12extending a distance from the bottom portion11, and at least one, for example, a plurality of side surface portions14respectively located in different directions between the bottom portion11and the positioning portion12. The glove20comprises an outer layer22and an inner layer24, a glove-wearing mouth21formed between the free end of the outer layer22and the inner layer24, a connection portion30connected with one side thereof to the inner layer24at one side of the glove-wearing mouth21, and a tear line31provided at the junction of the connection portion30and the inner layer24. The connection portion30is detachably coupled to the positioning portion12. The glove20is arranged on one side surface portion14of the guide rack10. The guide rack10and the side surface portion14support the flat glove20to stand upright. The side surface portion14supports the outer side of the inner layer24of the glove20. According to this, when the hand performs the action of wearing the glove20, the positioning portion12holds the glove20in place, and the glove20can lean against the side surface portion14, so that the glove20can produce a fixed effect without arbitrarily moving. Thus, the action of the hand wearing the glove-wearing mouths21of the glove20is easier and smoother, the hand be easily and smoothly worn by the glove-wearing mouths21into the gloves20by one-handed movements. Then, the hand is pulled outward to tear the tear lines31apart, so that the gloves20can be easily disconnected from the connection portion30, which solves the disadvantage of that conventional gloves (such as thin-film gloves or paper-film gloved etc.) must be worn with both hands. In this manner users are able to wear the glove one-handed without the help of the other hand to wear the glove.

In one structural embodiment, the tear line31includes, for example, perforated line, line of indentation, printed line of indentation, dotted-lined of indentation or line of the tooth mark etc. with tearing function that can be easily tear down the glove20to remove from the guide rack10.

The glove donning device of the present invention is convenient for the user's hand to wear the glove20with a more ergonomic angle, for example, the hand can be used to open the glove-wearing mouth21in direction from top to bottom or from front to back using the fingertips. The positioning portion12holds the glove20in place. The side surface portion14supports against the glove20, and the user can smoothly insert the hand through the glove-wearing mouth21into the glove20, overcoming the softness problem of the flat thin-film glove and the adsorption and adhesion of the inner and outer layers, the docile problem of the glove-wearing mouth of the glove20.

In one structural embodiment, as shown inFIGS. 1 and 3, the guide rack10comprises a plurality of side surface portions14located in various directions between the bottom portion11and the positioning portion12respectively.

The side surface portions14are, for example, inclined, parallel, or vertical. When the connection portion30is combined with the positioning portion12, the glove20can hang down against one of the side surface portions14. According to this, in some embodiments, the connection portion30is combined with a plurality of gloves20, for example, two, and the plurality of gloves20is connected to each side of the connection portion30. The plurality of gloves20is placed on the guide rack10and hangs down against different side surface portions14, respectively, and is used for wearing by multiple users.

In one structural embodiment, as shown inFIGS. 2, 4 and 5, the glove donning device further comprises another glove20connected to an opposite side of the connection portion30. The said another glove20and the original glove20can be exactly the same structure or similar structure. The opposite side of the connection portion30is connected with the inner layer24at one side of the glove-wearing mouth21of the said another glove20. The connection portion30and the inner layer24of the said another glove20are set at a tear line31. In this way, the two gloves20are respectively connected to the two opposite sides of the connection portion30, and two tear lines31are formed at the junctions of the two connection portions30and the two gloves20respectively. When the connection portion30is detachably combined with the positioning portion12, the two gloves20can be hung down against the respective side surface portions14.

In one structural embodiment, the connection portion30has at least one perforation32, and the positioning portion12is provided with at least one protrusion13. The at least one positioning portion12is used to be attached onto the at least one protrusion13respectively.

In one structural embodiment, as shown inFIGS. 1 and 3, the guide rack10comprises two side surface portions14respectively located on left and right sides. In the present invention, the above two gloves20are respectively provided on both sides of the connection portion, and two tear lines31are separately formed at the junctions between the two sides of the connection portion30and the outer layers22of the two gloves20, respectively. The connection portion30further comprises two perforations32. The positioning portions12of the guide rack10is provided with two protrusions13. The two perforations32are used to be respectively attached onto the protrusions13, in order to place the gloves20on the guide rack10more stably. The two gloves20are respectively hung down against the two side surface portions14of the guide rack10so that the user can wear the gloves20on the two opposite sides of the guide rack10with the left and right hands. The gloves20are supported by the guide rack10, and the two hands can be smoothly slid from top to bottom to open the respective glove-wearing mouths21and extend into the two gloves20, the two hands (left and right hands) be easily and smoothly worn by the respective glove-wearing mouths21into the respective gloves20by one-handed movements. Then, the two hands (left and right hands) are pulled outward to tear the respective tear lines31apart, so that the gloves20can be easily disconnected from the connection portion30, which solves the disadvantage that conventional gloves (such as thin-film gloves) must be worn with both hands in this manner.

In one structural embodiment, the protrusions13are, for example, columnar, vertical cylinders, and the perforation32are, for example, round holes, rectangular holes, or irregular holes.

In one structural embodiment, as shown inFIG. 7, the guide rack10includes, but is not limited to, a metal frame, a metal plate, a wooden board, a plastic frame or a plastic board that is folded or molded or combined or injected with the bottom portion11, the positioning portion12, and the protrusions13. Its shape includes but is not limited to triangles or rectangles or arcs. Furthermore, the guide rack10can be a hollow structure or a solid structure. The bottom portion11or positioning portion12is, for example, planar or tripod. The connection portion30can be firmly positioned on the guide rack10to hang down the glove20at each side of the connection portion30against the respective side surface portion14for wearing by the user conveniently.

Referring toFIGS. 1 and 3, in one structural embodiment, the guide rack10is, for example, a plastic hollow member. The plastic hollow member can contain liquid such as water to increase the weight and have the effect of placing the center of gravity firmly on a flat surface.

The guide rack10can further be provided with a movable hole cover15that can be used for draining or refilling the liquid, and the weight is reduced when there is no liquid in the guide rack10, which can be easily moved or stored when not in use.

In one structural embodiment, as shown inFIGS. 1 and 3, the side surface portion14on each side of the guide rack10of the plastic hollow member, metal frame, metal plate, wooden board, plastic frame or plastic board listed above may be inclined, so that the area of the bottom portion11is wider, and the area of the positioning portion12is smaller than the bottom portion11. Preferably, the guide rack10forms a triangle-like shape structure, the bottom portion11or positioning portion12is a planar structure, in the embodiment is a rectangular planar structure.

In one structural embodiment, as shown inFIGS. 1 and 6, the gloves20are stacked in a combined structure, and the gloves20are arranged on the guide rack10, so that the user or multiple users can continuously wear and use the gloves20.

When the glove20is used or discarded after being contaminated, the user can quickly and easily wear another glove20provided by the glove donning device of the present invention with one hand, to facilitate anti-fouling at work, isolate bacteria, viruses, etc., and maintain good sanitary condition.

In one structural embodiment, the guide rack10can be tilted in one direction to change the direction of the glove-wearing mouths21of the gloves20, such as up, left, right, front, and back, so that the hands can be extended from different directions into the glove-wearing mouths21while wearing the gloves20. It also allows users to choose the glove wearing direction that suits human factors or their own habits, improving the practicality of use and the inconvenience of wearing flat gloves.

In one structural embodiment, as shown inFIGS. 1-5, the glove20comprises an outer layer22and an inner layer24, a glove-wearing mouth21formed between the free end of the outer layer22and the inner layer24, a connection portion30connected with one side thereof to the inner layer24at one side of the glove-wearing mouth21, a tear line31provided at the junction of the connection portion30and the inner layer24, and at least one perforation32located on the connection portion30.

In one structural embodiment, the glove donning device further comprises another glove20connected to an opposite side of the connection portion30. The said another glove20and the original glove20can be exactly the same structure or similar structure. The opposite side of the connection portion30is connected with the inner layer24at one side of the glove-wearing mouth21of the said another glove20. The connection portion30and the inner layer24of the said another glove20are set at a tear line31. In this way, the two gloves20are respectively connected to the two opposite sides of the connection portion30, and two tear lines31are formed at the junctions of the two connection portions30and the two gloves20respectively. By this formation, there are two gloves20connected to the two sides of the connection portion30and two tear lines31are respectively formed at the junctions of the both sides of the connection portion30and the two gloves20.

In one structural embodiment, the connection portion30is provided with two perforations32. According to this, the gloves20are arranged at opposing left and right sides and the connection portion30with the gloves20can be placed on the guide rack10for use with both hands.

In one structural embodiment, the gloves20are selected from any one of PE, PP, PVC, plastic, silicone, paper or rubber materials.

In one structural embodiment, as shown inFIG. 4, the glove-wearing mouth21is, for example, a linear slit opening. In one structural embodiment, as shown inFIG. 5, the glove-wearing mouth21can be made into a structure that is easier to open, such as a non-linear shape. The non-linear glove-wearing mouth21includes, for example, an arc-shaped slit opening, which can enlarge the opening of the glove-wearing mouth, or a tooth-shaped glove-wearing mouth, so that the hand can be easily and smoothly moved from glove-wearing mouth21to wear the glove20.

Referring toFIG. 3, the perforations32can be first set on the respective protrusions13of the positioning portion12to place the gloves20on the guide rack10, so that the gloves20form a hanging shape to lean against the respective side surface portions14.

Referring toFIGS. 1 and 6, the stacked gloves20are set on the protrusions13of the positioning portion12by means of the perforations32and hung down against the respective side surface portions14. Since the glove-wearing mouths21of the gloves20are facing upward, the hands can be directly extended into the glove-wearing mouths21from top to bottom, so that the palms of the hands can be worn in the gloves20. When the hands are wearing the respective gloves20, since the gloves20have the respective one sides positioned on the positioning portion12, the protrusions13and side surface portions14provide a resistive support force that can fix the gloves20so that the gloves20will not move arbitrarily, making the left and right hands be easily and smoothly worn by the respective glove-wearing mouths21into the respective gloves20by one-handed movements. Then, the left and right hands are pulled outward to tear the respective tear lines31apart, so that the gloves20can be easily disconnected from the connection portion30, which solves the disadvantage that conventional gloves (such as thin-film gloves) must be worn with both hands. In this manner, the next user can quickly use the gloves20of the present invention. When the gloves20arranged on the guide rack10are used up, the left connection portions can be removed from the positioning portion12of the guide rack10by means of the perforations32and then discarded or recycled, and a new stack of gloves20can be placed on the guide rack10for use.

The present invention further provides disposable gloves20that are convenient and quick to wear as a single use. The gloves20also has the effects of waterproofing, antifouling, antibacterial, acid and alkali resistance, isolation and the like.

Furthermore, the glove donning device of the present invention can be placed in restaurants, food and beverage stores, fresh markets, stores and other occasions where there are many consumers, so that each consumer can quickly and easily wear gloves20, so that the next consumer can also need not to wait and can wear gloves20immediately and conveniently. In this way, you can avoid the crowds of people in the queue caused by long-term waiting.

It is to be understood that the above-described embodiments of the invention are merely possible examples of implementations, merely set forth for a clear understanding of the principles of the invention, many modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.