A shoe-cover dispenser is described, including, for example, features that
facilitate the simultaneous loading of multiple shoe covers and/or
features that prevent incomplete release of shoe covers. The shoe-cover
dispenser can include a shell and a removable shoe-cover cartridge sized
to fit within the shell. The removable shoe-cover cartridge can be
configured to releasably hold a plurality of shoe covers, such as by
releasably holding three or more clips attached to an elastic element of
each shoe cover. These clips can be preloaded into the removable
shoe-cover cartridge prior to delivery to an end-user. Release of a shoe
cover can be initiated by downward movement of a foot pad. To prevent
tilting of the foot pad, the shell can include a guide plate
substantially abutting a substantially vertical side of the foot pad
and/or an alignment rod positioned within a substantially vertical hole
in the foot pad.