Enclosure for gloves with antimicrobial ink coating and methods for making the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10696471-B2
Application number	US-201715799394-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 31, 2017
Priority date	Oct 31, 2017
Publication date	Jun 30, 2020
Grant date	Jun 30, 2020

Abstract

A container ( 100 ) includes a first side ( 101 ) defining an aperture ( 107 ), a second side ( 102 ), and a plurality of other sides ( 103,104,105 ). The first side, the second side, the plurality of other sides defining an interior volume ( 106 ) of the container. A plurality of gloves ( 1001 ) is disposed within the interior volume such that one or more gloves may be drawn from the container through the aperture. An antimicrobial coating ( 302 ) disposed upon one or more of the first side, the second side, and the plurality of sides.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A container, comprising:
a first side, a second side, and a plurality of other sides, wherein the first side defines an opening;
a plurality of gloves disposed within the container; and
an antimicrobial coating disposed upon one or more of the first side, the second side, and the plurality of sides;
wherein the antimicrobial coating is blended with a container coating, wherein the container coating comprises an ultraviolet barrier.

2. The container of claim 1 , wherein the antimicrobial coating is disposed only on an exterior of the container.

3. The container of claim 1 , wherein the antimicrobial coating is disposed only on an interior of the container.

4. The container of claim 1 , wherein the antimicrobial coating is disposed on both an interior and an exterior of the container.

5. The container of claim 1 , wherein the container coating comprises paint.

6. The container of claim 1 , wherein the antimicrobial coating comprises an antimicrobial ink.

7. The container of claim 6 , the antimicrobial ink is configured to disappear after a predetermined time in the presence of water.

8. The container of claim 6 , wherein the antimicrobial ink comprises water, a co-solvent, a colorant, and composite nanoparticles.

9. The container of claim 6 , wherein the antimicrobial ink is suspended in a water-based solution.

10. The container of claim 6 , wherein the antimicrobial ink is suspended in an oil-based solution.

11. The container of claim 6 , wherein the antimicrobial coating is selectively disposed only on portions of the container.

12. The container of claim 6 , further comprising a spring base biasing the plurality of gloves against the first side such that a force coefficient required to draw any glove of the plurality of gloves is substantially constant.

13. The container of claim 6 , further comprising a barrier that spans the opening.

14. The container of claim 13 , the barrier comprising a film.

15. The container of claim 6 , wherein the container is manufactured from single-ply cardboard.

16. The container of claim 6 , wherein the container is manufactured from plastic.

17. A method of manufacturing a container, comprising:
forming the container from a first side, a second side, and a plurality of other sides;
applying an antimicrobial coating in asymmetric patterns to one or more of the first side, the second side, or the plurality of other sides; and
disposing a plurality of gloves within the container.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising mixing an antimicrobial ink with a container coating comprising an ultraviolet barrier to obtain the antimicrobial coating.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the applying comprises applying the antimicrobial coating only to an exterior of the container.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the applying comprises applying the antimicrobial coating only to an interior of the container.

Assignees

• Medline Ind Inc

Inventors

• Ovitt Alyson
• Lishnevsky Paul

Classifications

• A01N59/16 Primary

  Heavy metals; Compounds thereof · CPC title

• B65D83/0805

  through an aperture in a wall · CPC title

• B65D5/563

  Laminated linings; Coatings · CPC title

• A01N47/44

  Guanidine; Derivatives thereof · CPC title

• A01N27/00

  Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing hydrocarbons · CPC title