Patent ID: 6912728

Claim:
A method of hygienically protecting a user from germs on a doorknob comprising the steps of: providing a hygienic device including a first portion being a finger retention member for enclosing between two to four fingers therein, and a second portion having a planar surface extending from said first portion, said planar surface having a finger portion and a palm portion, said finger portion covering a portion of an undersurface of said fingers, said palm portion covering an undersurface of a palm of a hand, said palm portion including a temporary adhesive; retaining said finger retention member on between two to four fingers of said hand, a thumb finger remaining uncovered by said device, wherein said retaining comprises sliding said fingers into said finger retention member to a depth less than the length of such fingers from its distal end to the middle knuckles thereof; adhering said palm of said hand to said adhesive; grasping said doorknob with said hand with said hygienic device disposed between said hand and said doorknob; separating said hygienic device from said fingers; and disposing said hygienic device.