Patent ID: 6038697
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
A finger guard for protecting a finger being used as a guide along an edge of a work piece, comprising:a protective fabric shaped to cover the guiding surface of the finger being used as a guide along an edge of a work piece while leaving the finger tip uncovered so as not to interfere with the bending of the distal interphalangeal joint; anda fastening means for securing said protective fabric to the finger being used as a guide along an edge of a work piece, wherein said fastening means contorts the protective fabric to provide an insertion area for the finger being used as a guide along an edge of a work piece, and said fastening means is positioned in the area near the middle of said protective fabric such that, when the finger guard is worn, said fastening means does not interfere with the bending of the distal interphalangeal joint of the finger being used as a guide along an edge of a work piece.