Patent ID: 8516612
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
1. A finger guard for protecting a user finger from being cut by a cutting implement while preparing food, said finger guard comprising: a first segment; a plurality of compound segments spaced from said first segment; a middle segment intermediately disposed between said first and compound segments respectively; an end segment positioned at a distal end of said compound segments; wherein the first segment, middle segment, plurality of compound segments and end segment each have an entire longitudinal length and wherein the entire longitudinal length of at least the first segment is longer than the entire longitudinal length of any one of the plurality of compound segments; and an underlayment attached to each of said first, middle, compound and end segments respectively; wherein said underlayment and each of said first, middle, compound and end segments are pivotally connected to one another and are independently displaced along mutually exclusive paths when said underlayment is displaced; wherein said underlayment is designed to cover a major surface area of a bottom surface of each said first, middle, compound and end segments and the bottom surface is adapted to contact the user's finger when the finger guard is being used.