Patent ID: 7249385

Claim:
A finger/toe tip protective apparatus, comprising: a one-piece semi-spherical member having a continuous circumferential edge which is either aligned with or is disposed above the joint connecting the distal and middle phalanges of the finger/toe on which the apparatus is arranged and a surface area S defined as follows: S=2πrh where “r” ranges between about 0.156 inches and about 0.781 inches, and “h” ranges between about 0.156 inches and 0.750 inches, with said one-piece member further including at least one elongated tab extending tangentially and radially extends about the circumferential edge of said member, and with said elongated tab being treated on an inner face thereof with adhesive so as to adhere to both the skin of the person wearing such a protective apparatus and to an outer surface of said member adjacent to the circumferential edge such that after said member is fitted about the finger/toe tip, said elongated tab secures said protective apparatus in position.