FINGER COVERS AND DEVICES FOR DISPENSING FINGER COVERS
First Claim
1. A finger cover comprising:
- a tubular body having an open first end and a closed second end, the tubular body being tapered inward from the first end to the second end;
a reinforced portion extending around a circumference of the body and configured to maintain the first end of the body in an open condition;
a finger engaging region disposed on an internal surface of the body, the finger engaging region being configured to adhere to a finger inserted into the first end of the body; and
a cover releasing region disposed on an external surface of the body, the cover releasing region being configured to resist adherence to a finger engaging region of a second finger cover when the finger cover is inserted into the second finger cover.
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Abstract
A finger covering system includes a finger cover dispensing device and a plurality of first and second finger covers. The finger cover dispensing device includes a dispenser body having a face and at least first and second openings disposed in the face, with the first and second openings each being sized to receive at least one finger inserted therethrough, and first and second cavities disposed in the dispenser body extending inward from the first and second openings. The plurality of first and second finger covers are disposed in the first and second cavities, with each of the plurality of first finger covers having an open first end facing the first opening of the dispenser body and a closed second end, and each of the plurality of second finger covers having an open first end facing the second opening of the dispenser body and a closed second end. The plurality of first and second finger covers are disposed in a stacked relationship within the corresponding first and second cavities.
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36 Claims
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1. A finger cover comprising:
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a tubular body having an open first end and a closed second end, the tubular body being tapered inward from the first end to the second end; a reinforced portion extending around a circumference of the body and configured to maintain the first end of the body in an open condition; a finger engaging region disposed on an internal surface of the body, the finger engaging region being configured to adhere to a finger inserted into the first end of the body; and a cover releasing region disposed on an external surface of the body, the cover releasing region being configured to resist adherence to a finger engaging region of a second finger cover when the finger cover is inserted into the second finger cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A finger cover dispensing device comprising:
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a body having a face and an opening disposed in the face, the opening being sized to receive a finger inserted therethrough; a cavity disposed in the body extending inward from the opening, the cavity being sized to retain a plurality of finger covers; and an annular membrane surrounding the opening, the annular membrane having an outer edge secured to the face of the body, and an inner edge extending radially inward of the cavity to releasably retain the plurality of finger covers within the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A finger covering system comprising:
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a finger cover dispensing device including a dispenser body having a face and an opening disposed in the face, the opening being sized to receive a finger inserted therethrough, and a cavity disposed in the dispenser body extending inward from the opening; and at least first and second finger covers disposed in the cavity, each of the first and second finger covers including a tubular cover body having an open first end facing the opening of the dispenser body and a closed second end, each tubular body being tapered inward from the first end to the second end, the first finger cover being received in the second finger cover in a stacked arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A method for applying finger covers to a user'"'"'s fingers, the method comprising:
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providing a cavity extending from an opening; providing a finger cover in the cavity such that an open end of the finger cover faces the opening; providing a finger engaging region on an internal surface of the finger cover; allowing the finger engaging region to adhere to a finger when the finger is inserted into the cavity through the opening, the finger engaging region being configured to remain adhered to the finger after the finger is withdrawn from the opening of the cavity.
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24. A finger covering system comprising:
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a finger cover dispensing device including a dispenser body having a face and at least first and second openings disposed in the face, the first and second openings each being sized to receive at least one finger inserted therethrough, and first and second cavities disposed in the dispenser body extending inward from the first and second openings; and a plurality of first and second finger covers disposed in the first and second cavities, each of the plurality of first finger covers having an open first end facing the first opening of the dispenser body and a closed second end, and each of the plurality of second finger covers having an open first end facing the second opening of the dispenser body and a closed second end, the plurality of first and second finger covers being disposed in a stacked relationship within the corresponding first and second cavities. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A mitt dispensing device comprising:
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a body having a face and first and second openings disposed in the face, the first opening being sized to receive a thumb inserted therethrough, the second opening being sized to receive one or more opposed fingers inserted therethrough, and a raised saddle portion spanning the first and second openings; first and second cavities disposed in the body extending inward from the corresponding first and second openings, the first and second cavities being sized to retain a plurality of stacked finger covering envelopes of a plurality of stacked mitts, the first and second cavities being at least partially defined by first and second angled support walls; and a retainer pin extending from the saddle portion. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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Specification