Finger Glove

Abstract

A finger glove that is worn on a finger for use to clean the rectal and vaginal areas and prevent direct contact between the bare finger and the excretions. Furthermore, upon completion of the cleaning and drying, the said finger glove, is disposed of with only a simple flick by the thumb. the hand, the fingers, and the thumb will not touch or be exposed to the excretions. The said finger glove can be used with or without toilet paper, wet ones, or water. The person cleaning his or her rectal area can wear a finger glove on one or more fingers as they feel comfortable with and need only use the thumb alone to dispose of immediately and directly into a toilet or trash bin. The said finger glove will provide a cleaner rectal area post defecation, superior hand sanitation, elimination of disease transfer, and decreased use of toilet paper, all of which makes for a healthier environment.

Claims

1. A finger glove comprising: a hollow member having one open end for inserting a finger and one closed end, whereby said open end comprises an integral expandable band and said band comprises means of further tightening and untightening said open end.

2. The finger glove as defined in claim 1 wherein said member is of tubular shape composed of flexible non permeable material

3. The finger glove as defined in claim 2 wherein the size of said member is formed to fit loosely on a male finger or a female finger while said band fits tightly on the bottom of the finger to prevent sliding while wiping and cleaning and prevent infections from getting on to the finger

4. In the present version the finger glove as defined in claim 3 wherein said band comprises a number of tear-lines that can be easily split with a flick by the thumb to release the tightness of said band and slide and dispose of said finger glove off the finger after wiping and cleaning the rectal and vaginal areas.

5. The finger glove as defined in claim 2 wherein the finishes of the interior and exterior surfaces of said member include smooth and rough finishes to suit the user.

6. The finger glove as defined in claim 1 is composed of recyclable, biodegradable and flushable material to allow disposing of said finger glove directly into toilets without negatively affecting the environment.

7. The finger glove as defined in claim 1 wherein said open end of said member comprises an integral band with additional means of tightening said band around the bottom of the finger for preventing infections getting to the finger and preventing sliding of said finger glove over the finger while wiping and cleaning.

8. The finger glove as defined in claim 7 wherein said means comprises a method for untightening said band with a flick by the thumb to dispose of said finger glove after wiping and cleaning.

9. In another version of said finger glove as defined in claim 7 wherein said means comprises an integral locking device for tightening said band around the bottom of the finger in such a way that said locking device can be easily released with a flick by the thumb to dispose of said finger glove after wiping and Cleaning.

10. In another version of the said finger glove as defined in claim 9 wherein the said locking device for tightening and untightening the said band is combined with tear lines in the band to further ease the removal of the said finger glove of the finger.

11. In another embodiment of the said finger glove as defined in claim 1 the said member is sized to fit two fingers at the same time in one finger glove making a two finger glove.

12. The two finger glove as defined in claim 11 comprising an integral band around the open end of the said member.

13. The two finger glove as defined in claim 12 wherein the said band comprising means of tightening said bands around the bottom of the two fingers for preventing infections getting to the fingers and preventing sliding of said two finger glove over the fingers while wiping and cleaning

14. The two finger glove as defined in claim 13 wherein said means comprises a release device to untighten said bands with a flick by the thumb to dispose of the two finger glove after wiping and cleaning.

Description

DRAWINGS

[0020] FIG. 1 is a perspective of one embodiment of the finger-glove with expandable band, tear-lines, and two surface finishes, rough and smooth.

[0021] FIG. 2 Shows another version of the finger-glove with one rough surface finish.

[0022] FIG. 3 Shows the finger-glove fitting loosely on the middle finger while the expandable band snug on the end of the middle finger.

[0023] FIG. 4 Shows the thumb moving to flick the finger-glove off the middle finger.

[0024] FIG. 5 Shows the thumb is tearing the expandable band at the tear-lines and pushing the finger-glove off the middle finger.

[0025] FIG. 6 shows the thumb pushing the finger-glove further along the middle finger

[0026] FIG. 7 shows the finger-glove falling off away from the fingers and the hand.

REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0027] 11. Finger-glove [0028] 12. Expandable band [0029] 13. Band tear-line [0030] 14. Smooth finish surface [0031] 15. Rough finish surface [0032] 16. Middle finger/Open end [0033] 17. Ring finger [0034] 18. Gap between finger and finger-glove [0035] 19. Gap between band and finger [0036] 20. Hand [0037] 21. Tear-line split up [0038] 22. Index finger [0039] 23. Thumb