Patent ID: 8752213

Claim:
A protective covering for a human hand digit comprising: a sheath having a closed end and an open end; wherein the sheath is sized to cover a single digit of a human hand, the sheath being constructed and configured to receive the single digit via the open end, and the sheath being removably positioned on a backing material; the sheath further including an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface and/or the inner surface coated and/or impregnated with a sanitizing agent; the backing material further including a perforated, tearable, and/or breakable connecting line; wherein the open end of the sheath is spaced apart from the perforated, tearable, and/or breakable connecting line, and the open end is formed from two layers of the sheath presenting a three-dimensional concave opening; and wherein the closed end of the sheath is operable to activate a touchscreen of an interactive graphic user interface and a corresponding display upon contact therewith; thereby providing protection from contact-based transmission of germs while enabling touchscreen activation that is substantially similar to a direct digit contact with the touchscreen.