Sterile surgical glove dispenser

Abstract

An organized dispenser for sterile surgical gloves comprising separate compartments within an enclosure for receiving a supply of like sized packages of sterile gloves. The compartments are separated by dividers having notches for facilitating the grasping of a single package of gloves and the enclosure is provided with flanges for allowing the single package of gloves to be pulled from the enclosure while retaining the remaining portion of the supply of gloves within the enclosure. The dispenser is provided with a selectable mounting arrangement, and with sets of labels for marking the compartments for easy identification of the size and type of gloves contained within each of the compartments.

1 . A dispenser for sterile surgical gloves comprising: 
 a generally rectangular rigid back;    a plurality of generally rectangular rigid sides, each joined to an edge of said back and projecting forward to form an enclosure having an open exposure, said open exposure being opposite said back and defined by a generally rectangular perimeter rim;    a plurality of dividers attached to and extending between opposite sides for dividing said enclosure into a plurality of compartments for holding packages of sterile surgical gloves, each of said plurality of compartments communicating with said open exposure; and    a plurality of flanges attached to said opposite sides along a portion of said perimeter rim and extending across a portion of said open exposure, for retaining said packages of sterile surgical gloves within said enclosure and for allowing one of said packages of sterile surgical gloves to be pulled between said flanges.    
   
   
       2 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , further comprising a set of labels indicating a size or type of sterile surgical gloves, for marking said compartments with easily identifiable indicators.  
   
   
       3 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , further comprising a set of labels displaying varied colors for marking said compartments with easily identifiable indicators.  
   
   
       4 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said rigid back is formed with a plurality of mounting holes.  
   
   
       5 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said back and at least two of said plurality of rigid sides are formed with a plurality of slots.  
   
   
       6 . The dispenser according to  claim 5 , wherein said dividers are attached to said back and said at least two rigid sides via said plurality of slots.  
   
   
       7 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein each of said plurality of dividers is formed with a notch proximate said open exposure to facilitate grasping one of said packages of sterile surgical gloves.  
   
   
       8 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said back, sides, dividers, and flanges are fabricated of discrete panels of plastic.  
   
   
       9 . The dispenser according to  claim 8 , wherein said back, sides, dividers, and flanges are attached with fasteners.  
   
   
       10 . The dispenser according to  claim 8 , wherein said back, sides, dividers, and flanges are attached with adhesive.  
   
   
       11 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said back, sides, dividers, and flanges are fabricated of a plastic material.  
   
   
       12 . The dispenser according to  claim 11 , wherein said plastic material, in the vicinity of each of said compartments is colored with a different color, for indicating the size or type of said sterile surgical gloves held within each of said compartments.  
   
   
       13 . The dispenser according to  claim 11 , wherein said back, sides, dividers, and flanges are attached with fasteners.  
   
   
       14 . The dispenser according to  claim 11 , wherein said back, sides, dividers, and flanges are attached with adhesive.  
   
   
       15 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said back, sides, and flanges are integrally molded from a plastic material.  
   
   
       16 . The dispenser according to  claim 15 , wherein said dividers are fabricated of a plastic material and integrally molded with said back, sides, and flanges.