Patent ID: 7635067

Claim:
A glove dispensing system, comprising: a housing; a glove bearing sheet carried by the housing, the glove bearing sheet having: a first sheet portion and a second sheet portion, the first sheet portion overlying the second sheet portion, the first sheet portion defining a first leading edge at a first end of the glove bearing sheet and the second sheet portion defining a second leading edge at the first end of the glove bearing sheet, and the first and second sheet portions defining a trailing edge at a second end of the glove bearing sheet, the first end of the glove bearing sheet opposing the second end of the glove bearing sheet, and a glove carried by the glove bearing sheet between the first and second leading edges and the trailing edge such that a cuff portion of the glove is disposed in proximity to the first and second leading edges and such that a set of fingertip portions of the glove extend toward the trailing edge, the glove being removeably attached to the glove bearing sheet; and a glove opening mechanism coupled to the housing, the glove opening mechanism being constructed and arranged to (i) receive the first and second leading edges of the glove bearing sheet and position the first and second leading edges of the glove bearing sheet from a substantially closed position to a substantially open position to open at least the cuff portion of the glove and (ii) receive the trailing edge of the glove bearing sheet to maintain the glove bearing sheet within the glove dispensing system; wherein the glove is integrally and removeably formed as part of the first sheet portion and the second sheet portion of the glove bearing sheet; the glove includes a glove shaped seal that secures the first sheet portion and the second sheet portion; and the first sheet portion and the second sheet portion define a series of frangible members disposed in proximity to the glove shaped seal, wherein the series of frangible members are constructed and arranged to allow removal of the glove from the glove bearing sheet.