ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,831, issued on Sept. 16.
"Singularizing accessory attachable to a disposable glove dispenser" was invented by Peter Arsenault (Dracut, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An accessory attachable to a glove dispensing box singularizes dispensing of gloves therefrom. The accessory includes a frangible cover comprising a longitudinal slit or perforation positioned over a dispensing region of the box. As a selected glove is removed, sides of the opened longitudinal slit or perforation exert a frictional resistance that scrapes away and prevents dispensing of additional gloves that may have mutually attached themselves to the selected g...