Apparatus and methods are disclosed for preventing and protecting a user from disease and virus transmission that might otherwise occur from contacting or touching potentially contaminated surfaces. A finger protector provides a barrier between a user's finger and a potentially contaminated surface when a user makes contact with or touches the surface. Indicia on the protector provide visual and/or physical indicators to enable a user to track the potentially contaminated and non-contaminated surfaces of the finger protector, before, during, and after use. This enables a user to safely grab the non-contaminated portion of the protector for removal from their finger after use, thereby further helping reduce the risk of contamination and potential disease and virus transmission. The disclosed methods and apparatus include for use, fabrication, packaging, and distribution of the protectors.

A Hand Pad comprising a flexible silicone material configured to provide flexibility of turning the Hand Pad inside out to fit either the left hand thumb or the right hand thumb is provided. In the depicted embodiment, the Hand Pad is used to protect the meaty pad of the palm. The Hand Pad is further configured to slip on and could be secured using a regular sports glove (batting glove, receiver's glove or baseball catcher's mitt). It is to be noted that the Hand Pad can further comprise a flexible silicone material configured to provide flexibility of turning the Hand Pad inside out to fit either the left hand thumb or the right hand thumb. In the depicted embodiment, the material could be a spongy gel that would absorb and displace a blow to the palm.

Disclosed is a finger guard. In an example embodiment, the finger guard includes a rectangular reticulate or netlike pad networked in a movable manner such that a plurality of unit plate pieces are connected to one another in four directions by a plurality of connecting loop members, and at least a pair of fastening belt members provided to extend or protrude parallel with one side of the reticulate pad, wherein the finger guard is configured to be worn in the form of a protective armor such that the reticulate pad covers and wraps around the dorsal side of a finger, upon which the finger guard is to be worn, and the respective fastening belt members pass the volar side of the finger to then be connected to be hooked on to one of the unit plate pieces in a state in which a portion of the volar side of the finger is opened and exposed in a length direction of the finger. With this configuration, the finger guard of the present disclosure is configured to be worn in the form of a protective armor such that fastening of the finger guard can be appropriately adjusted so as to be tailored to the thickness of a wearer's finger when the finger guard is worn for finger protection, thereby achieving enhanced functionality and quality for efficiently performing an elaborate and precise work by improving convenience in use and wearing comfort.

A protector for protecting an arm or other body part of a wearer, such as a sports player playing lacrosse, hockey, baseball, or another sport. The protector comprises: a base for engaging the wearer's arm or other body part; and a pad member fastened to the base and comprising protective padding. The pad member may be fastened to the base by a narrow fastening zone. This may allow the protector to better fit on the wearer's arm or other body part, reduce resistance to movement of the wearer's arm or other body part, and/or increase breathability or ventilation of the wearer's arm or other body part and the protector itself.

A protector for protecting an arm or other body part of a wearer, such as a sports player playing lacrosse, hockey, baseball, or another sport. The protector comprises: a base for engaging the wearer's arm or other body part; and a pad member fastened to the base and comprising protective padding. The pad member may be fastened to the base by a narrow fastening zone. This may allow the protector to better fit on the wearer's arm or other body part, reduce resistance to movement of the wearer's arm or other body part, and/or increase breathability or ventilation of the wearer's arm or other body part and the protector itself.

A safety glove having a protective member or insert extending around the fingertip of the safety glove is provided. The protective member may be positioned along the outer surface or the inner surface of the glove. Alternatively, the protective member may be integrally formed between two layers of glove material. The protective member terminates distally from an interphalangeal joint line to enable finger flexion in order to grasp an item, such as a slab of meat to be deskinned in a skinning machine. The glove may include a rough outer surface formed from thrice dipping the glove and allowing the glove to cure. Additionally, the glove may have a width near the wrist that is wider than the width near the palm to enable the glove to be rapidly removed (i.e., doffed) in an emergency event of the glove getting caught in a rotating blade on the skinning machine.

[Problem to be Solved]

To provide a finger supporter capable of stabilizing hand joints of a wearer and reducing a load on any one finger from among five fingers.

[Solution]

The finger supporter includes: a first anchor portion 2 that is formed at an upper end 10a of a tubular fabric and causes the tubular fabric to be fastened to a forearm wrist portion of a wearer; a second anchor portion 3 that is formed to continue two points of a circling portion on the other end side of the tubular fabric and forms the circling portion into two opening portions 12a and 12b with different sizes; and a first support portion 4 that couples the second anchor portion 3 and the first anchor portion 2 and supports any one finger inserted into the smaller opening portion 12a from among five fingers.

A hand warmer with viewing window includes an insulated hand warmer with a viewing window, a protective cover flap, and a sliding viewing surface of polycarbonate or acrylic plastic the user opens to remove prevent condensation.

The sun protective body barrier is useful for protecting a left arm and hand against ultra-violet radiation while driving a motor vehicle. Also, the sun protective body barrier is inexpensive and reusable while also adjusting to the width and length of a user's left arm and hand. Further, the sun protective body barrier is useful for reducing the effect of the sun's rays while driving that is quick, easy and effective. The sun protective body barrier has removable a sleeve and a hand cover that protect the hand and arm from the UV rays of the sun.

The sun protective body barrier is useful for protecting a left arm and hand against ultra-violet radiation while driving a motor vehicle. Also, the sun protective body barrier is inexpensive and reusable while also adjusting to the width and length of a user's left arm and hand. Further, the sun protective body barrier is useful for reducing the effect of the sun's rays while driving that is quick, easy and effective. The sun protective body barrier has removable a sleeve and a hand cover that protect the hand and arm from the UV rays of the sun.