Claims
- 1. A disposable glove apparatus for carrying and disposing of a sanitary item, comprises:a) a glove body sized to loosely enclose a hand, said glove body having a palm portion and a back hand portion, with adjoining finger portions, and a thumb portion; b) said glove body further having an open wrist end portion, the open wrist end portion of the glove body having a releasable securement means operable when the glove body is turned inside out; c) a first pocket positioned on the palm portion, the first pocket sized for receiving the sanitary item therein; and d) a second pocket positioned on the backside of the glove body, the second pocket enabling a user to selectively position one of the first pocket and the second pocket adjacent to the user's palm, when worn on either the left hand or the right hand.
- 2. The disposable glove apparatus of claim 1, wherein the glove body is made of a biodegradable material, for ease of disposal, without prolonged damage to the environment.
- 3. The disposable glove apparatus of claim 1, wherein the glove body is similar in shape to a mitten.
- 4. The disposable glove apparatus of claim 1, wherein the releasable securement means on the open end of the glove body is a zip lock type securement means.
- 5. The disposable glove apparatus of claim 1, wherein additional pockets are positioned on said palm portion and said backhand portion of the glove, and said additional pockets are sized to receive other sanitary and cleaning items therein.
- 6. The disposable glove apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one side loop is provided adjacent to the side of the glove, each side loop sized to receive and hold a tampon therein.
- 7. The disposable glove apparatus of claim 1, wherein indicia is positioned on the inverted side of the glove, to identify the presence of used sanitary items stored within the inverted glove apparatus, when the glove is turned inside out.
- 8. The disposable glove apparatus of claim 1, wherein one pocket on the disposable glove contains an antiseptic cleaning fluid.
- 9. The disposable glove apparatus of claim 1, wherein one pocket on the disposable glove contains a toilette.
- 10. A disposable glove apparatus for carrying a sanitary item, said disposable glove comprises:a) a biodegradable, opaque glove body sized to loosely enclose a hand, said glove body having a first palm side and a second back hand side, the glove body with separate finger portions and a thumb portion, the glove body further with an open wrist end; b) the open wrist end of the biodegradable glove body having a releasable securement means operable when the glove body is turned inside out; c) a first pocket on the first palm side of the glove, the first pocket sized for receiving a biodegradable sanitary item therein, the first pocket having an opening facing towards the finger portions; and d) a second, pocket positioned upon the backside of the glove, the second pocket sized for receiving a sanitary item therein, the second pocket having an opening facing towards the finger portions; and wherein said glove may be worn on either the left hand or the right hand depending upon the user's preference, thereby eliminating the need for making, using and selling separate left and right hand disposable gloves.
- 11. The disposable glove apparatus of claim 10, wherein finger portions on the glove body comprise a mitten type multiple finger portion and a thumb portion.
- 12. The disposable glove apparatus of claim 10, wherein the releasable securement means on the open end of the glove body is a zip lock type securement means.
- 13. The disposable glove apparatus of claim 10, wherein additional pockets are positioned adjacent to the first and second pockets to store additional sanitary and cleaning items therein.
- 14. The disposable glove apparatus of claim 10, wherein at least one side loop is provided adjacent to the side of the glove, each side loop sized to receive and hold a tampon therein.
- 15. The disposable glove apparatus of claim 10, wherein indicia is used to warn that used sanitary items are stored within the sealed, inverted glove apparatus.
- 16. A biodegradable, disposable glove apparatus for carrying and disposing of a sanitary item, said disposable glove comprises:a) a biodegradable glove body sized to loosely enclose a hand, said glove body having a first palm side and a second back hand side, said glove body having finger portions and a thumb portion, with an open end of the glove positioned on the end opposite the finger portions, the glove body sized to be worn on either one of the left hand and the right hand; b) the open end of the biodegradable glove body having a first releasable securement means operable when the glove body is turned inside out; c) a first pocket located on the palm side of the glove, the first pocket sized for receiving a sanitary item therein, the first pocket having an opening facing towards the finger portions, the opening on the first pocket releasably secured with a second releasable securement means; d) a second pocket located on the back hand side of the glove, the opening on the second pocket also facing towards the finger portions, the second pocket sized for receiving a sanitary item therein, the opening on the second pocket releasably secured with a third releasable securement means; e) at least one additional pocket(s) positioned adjacent to the first pocket, and at least one additional pocket(s) positioned adjacent to the second pocket; with the opening on the additional pocket(s) facing towards the finger portions, the additional pocket(s) for carrying cleaning supplies; f) at least one side loop positioned adjacent to the thumb side of the glove body, each side loop sized to receive a sanitary item, such as a tampon therein; and wherein the used sanitary item is placed in one of the first pocket and the second pocket, and releasably secured therein with the secondary securement means, and the disposable glove is inverted about the user's hand to enclose the sanitary item within the glove body, and the first releasable securement means is secured to provide a secondary seal about the open end of the biodegradable glove body, for ease of handling and disposal.
- 17. The disposable glove apparatus of claim 16, wherein the glove body comprises a mitten type multiple finger portion and a thumb portion.
- 18. The disposable glove apparatus of claim 16, wherein multiple pockets are provided upon at least one of the palm portion and the back hand portion of the glove, said multiple pockets positioned with each opening facing the finger portions of the glove, at least one of said multiple pockets sized to receive a sanitary item therein, and at least one other multiple pocket sized to hold at least one cleaning item therein.
- 19. The disposable glove apparatus of claim 18, wherein one of the multiple pockets on the disposable glove contains a toilette, and another of the multiple pockets contains an antiseptic cleaning fluid.
- 20. The disposable glove apparatus of claim 18, wherein the releasable securement means on the open end of the glove body is a zip lock type securement means positioned to seal when the glove is inverted.
Parent Case Info
This utility patent application claims priority of provisional patent application No. 60/228401 filed Aug. 29, 2000, and this provisional patent application is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
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Provisional Applications (1)
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