Patent ID: 7806267

Claim:
An article comprising: a roll of sleeves comprising two or more sleeves that are (i) connected to one another, and (ii) separated from one another via at least one line of perforations that enables the two or more sleeves to be separated from one another along the at least one line of perforations, each sleeve having a sleeve opening that (1) is substantially parallel to (i) the at least one line of perforations and (ii) opposite end edges of a given sleeve, and (2) is positioned along a length of the sleeve at a location that is a distance from (i) the at least one line of perforations and (ii) the opposite end edges of a given sleeve, said sleeve opening providing access to a cavity within the sleeve, said cavity being operatively adapted to surround at least a portion of an insertable object, said roll of sleeves having an axis of rotation (i) extending through said roll of sleeves and (ii) parallel to the at least one line of perforations; a housing sized and configured so as to encompass and enclose the roll of sleeves within said housing, said housing comprising a first slot sized so that at least an end portion of a sleeve can extend therethrough; a bracket for suspending the roll of sleeves within the housing; a rod operatively adapted to (i) extend through the roll of sleeves along the axis of rotation of the roll of sleeves, and (ii) attach to said bracket along opposing ends of said rod; and one or more attachment members operatively adapted to attach the roll of sleeves to a stethoscope, wherein said one or more attachment members (i) extend from and are integrally connected to said bracket, and (ii) extend through second slots within said housing.