Patent ID: 7805772

Claim:
A gloving machine for applying gloves to the hands of a person, the gloving machine comprising: an actuator mounted on to a frame of the gloving machine and to a crank clutch assembly operable to generate a movement upon receiving at least one foot press by the person; a drive assembly configured to advance a package of gloves from a storage area to a gloving position accessible to the hands of the person to be gloved, the drive assembly including a drive gear or pulley connected to the crank clutch assembly to turn a driven gear and a chain or belt placed partially around the driven gear or pulley to produce a friction so that rotation of the driven gear or pulley will cause the chain or belt, a drive assembly supply roll gear, a top layer take-up gear, and a bottom layer take-up gear to rotate; the drive assembly supply roll gear mounted to a glove packet supply spool, the top layer take-up gear mounted to a top layer take-up spool, and the bottom layer take-up gear mounted to a bottom layer take-up spool; the glove packet supply spool operable to hold a glove packet supply roll, the top layer take-up spool operable to hold an upper layer take-up roll, and the bottom layer take-up spool being operable to hold a lower layer take-up roll; a layer splitter wedge operable to separate a glove pair top package layer from a glove pair lower package layer; and a rear upper surface roller, an upper surface roller, and a front platen lower surface roller mounted to a platen surface and operable during the advancing of the package of gloves for moving the glove pair lower package layer through the machine with a controlled amount of friction; wherein an air pump and intake filter or a source of compressed gas is utilized to provide a source of positive air pressure within the machine to further limit entry of contaminants.