IP Library Granted Patent US 11,319,140
Granted Patent B2
US 11,319,140 · App. 16/529,079 · Granted May 3, 2022

Glove dispensing assembly

Inventors: Shantilal Hirjibhai Modha (Milton, GA); Tantima Saelim (Songkhla, TH); Khoa Tuan Lien (Alpharetta, GA)
Assignee: O&M Halyard, Inc.
B65D83/0817B65D5/724
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Patent No.
US 11,319,140
App. No.
16/529,079
Granted
May 3, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to a dispensing assembly. The dispensing assembly includes a container having a plurality of exterior panels that define an internal chamber. The exterior panels include at least opposing side panels and a top panel having an opening configured to dispense a plurality of articles therethrough. The dispensing assembly also includes an article dispensing component housed within the internal chamber that includes a base panel arranged with the top panel of the container so as to form an article storage area. The article storage area is configured to receive the plurality of articles. The base panel is biased towards the top panel via at least one flexible member that is secured to at least one of the opposing side panels of the container. Thus, the flexible member is configured to allow movement of the base panel towards to the top panel as each article is dispensed from the opening.

Claims (10)

1. A dispensing assembly, comprising:

a container comprising a plurality of exterior panels defining an internal chamber, the plurality of exterior panels comprising at least opposing side panels and a top panel having an opening configured to dispense a plurality of articles therethrough, the opposing side panels each constructed of an outer-most panel, a plurality of inner-most panels each comprising a cut-out, and an intermediate panel, wherein the plurality of inner-most panels, when arranged together in a closed position, overlap each other such that the cut-outs of the plurality of inner-most panels define a passageway extending from a top edge of the plurality of inner-most panels, the passageway comprising a height that is less than a height of the container; and

an article dispensing component housed within the internal chamber, the article dispensing component comprising a base panel arranged with the top panel of the container to form an article storage area, the article storage area configured to receive the plurality of articles,

wherein the base panel is biased towards the top panel of the container via a flexible member that passes through one or more notches of the base panel and the passageway formed by the cut-outs of the plurality of inner-most panels of the opposing side panels.

2. The dispensing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the flexible member is secured through the passageway formed by the cut-outs of the plurality of inner-most panels of the opposing side panels of the container.

3. The dispensing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the base panel comprises one or more lines of weakness configured to bend as the base panel is biased towards the top panel of the container.

4. The dispensing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the base panel comprises one or more rounded corners.

5. The dispensing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the one or more notches of the base panel comprise a plurality of notches configured to receive the flexible member.

6. The dispensing assembly of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of notches comprise at least one of the following cross-sectional shapes: L-shaped, square, triangle, or rectangle.

7. The dispensing assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a tensioning component coupled with the flexible member below the base panel.

Assignments (8)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2026
From: O&M HALYARD, INC.; MEDICAL ACTION INDUSTRIES INC.; OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION, INC.
To: PLC AGENT LLC
Reel/Frame 075647/0354 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2026
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: MEDICAL ACTION INDUSTRIES INC.; O&M HALYARD, INC.; OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION, INC.
Reel/Frame 074203/0026 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2026
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: O&M HALYARD, INC.; OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION, INC.
Reel/Frame 074212/0570 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT (ABL) Recorded Dec 31, 2025
From: MEDICAL ACTION INDUSTRIES INC.; O&M HALYARD, INC.; OWENS & MINOR MEDICAL, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS LEAD COLLATERAL AGENT; PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS CO-COLLATERAL AGENT; WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS CO-COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 074161/0401 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 29, 2022
From: O&M HALYARD, INC.; OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 059541/0024 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 12, 2021
From: MEDICAL ACTION INDUSTRIES INC.; OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION, INC.; O&M HALYARD, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 055582/0407 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 2, 2019
From: AVENT, INC.
To: O&M HALYARD, INC.
Reel/Frame 049949/0042 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2019
From: MODHA, SHANTILAL HIRJIBHAI; SAELIM, TANTIMA; LIEN, KHOA TUAN
To: AVENT, INC.
Reel/Frame 049932/0226 →