Patent ID: 8869806

Claim:
A method of protecting all of the fingernails or toenails on a hand or foot from discoloration during a skin tanning process, said method comprising; providing a one-piece glove; said one-piece glove comprising pockets for said fingernails and finger and thumb tips of said hand, or pockets for said toenails and little toe and big toe tips of said foot, said pockets joined together by a continuous stretch of material between the pockets so that said one-piece glove is a continuous unit capable of covering all five fingernails or toenails of said hand or foot; said pockets configured to only cover the fingernails and finger and thumb tips of said hand, or configured to only cover the toenails and little toe and big toe tips of said foot; said continuous stretch of material further configured to allow the remainder of the hand or foot to be exposed to said skin tanning process; said glove being made from one or more materials that at least partially protect said fingernails or toenails from discoloration during said tanning process; applying said one-piece glove to the finger and thumb tips of said hand, or to the little toe and big toe tips of said foot, thereby covering said fingernails or toenails; providing a tanning process; and after completion of said tanning process, removing said one-piece glove, thereby allowing the substantial majority of said hand or foot to be tanned, while protecting the fingernails of said hand, or the toenails of said foot.