Finger and hand shield for use while cutting hair

Abstract

A finger and hand shield for use while cutting hair to protect the middle and index fingers and the upper areas of the user's hand from nicks, cuts or other cutting implement injuries. The invention comprises an upper shield member to protect the upper portion of the user's finger, a lower shield member to protect the lower portion of the user's finger and the upper area of either the back side or the palm side of the user's hand and a flexible interconnecting member to interconnect the upper and lower shield members. Preferably, the shield members are made from a strong, lightweight material, such as plastic, and the flexible interconnecting member is made from a lightweight, stretchy and breathable material, such as elastic mesh fabric. The shield members are in spaced apart relation and attached to the interconnecting member so as to prevent the hair from being caught therein.

1 . A finger and hand shield for use by a user while cutting hair with a cutting implement to protect one or more fingers and an upper area of a hand of said user from nicks, cuts and like injuries, said shield comprising: 
 an upper shield member having a first end and a second end, said first end of said upper shield member generally disposed towards the tip end of a finger of said hand;    a lower shield member having a first end and a second end, said second end of said lower shield member generally disposed over said upper area of said hand; and    a flexible interconnecting member interconnecting said upper shield member and said lower shield member, said upper shield, said lower shield and said flexible interconnecting member configured to receive said finger of said user.    
   
   
       2 . The finger and hand shield according to  claim 1 , wherein said flexible interconnecting member is made from a generally lightweight, stretchy and breathable material.  
   
   
       3 . The finger and hand shield according to  claim 2 , wherein said flexible interconnecting member is made from an elastic mesh material.  
   
   
       4 . The finger and hand shield according to  claim 1 , wherein said flexible interconnecting member is generally tubular shaped.  
   
   
       5 . The finger and hand shield according to  claim 1 , wherein said second end of said upper shield member is in spaced apart relation with said first end of said lower shield member.  
   
   
       6 . The finger and hand shield according to  claim 5 , wherein a gap is provided between said upper shield member and said lower shield member for positioning of a knuckle of said finger at said gap.  
   
   
       7 . The finger and hand shield according to  claim 1 , wherein said upper shield member comprises one or more upper wing members, said one or more upper wing members configured to at least partially enclose said finger.  
   
   
       8 . The finger and hand shield according to  claim 1 , wherein said lower shield member comprises one or more lower wing members, said one or more lower wing members configures to at least partially enclose said finger.  
   
   
       9 . The finger and hand shield according to  claim 8 , wherein said upper shield member comprises one or more upper wing members, said one or more upper wing members configured to at least partially enclose said finger.  
   
   
       10 . The finger and hand shield according to  claim 1 , wherein each of said upper shield member and said lower shield member are made from a plastic material.  
   
   
       11 . The finger and hand shield according to  claim 1  further comprising a connecting member connecting a pair said finger and hand shields.  
   
   
       12 . The finger and hand shield according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of said upper shield member and said lower shield member further comprises one or more sizing segments configured to assist said user in adjusting the length of said upper shield member and/or said lower shield member.  
   
   
       13 . A finger and hand shield for use by a user while cutting hair with a cutting implement to protect one or more fingers and an upper area of a hand of said user from nicks, cuts and like injuries, said shield comprising: 
 an upper shield member having a first end and a second end, said first end of said upper shield member generally disposed towards the tip end of a finger of said hand;    a lower shield member having a first end and a second end, said first end of said lower shield member in spaced apart relation with said second end of said upper shield member, said second end of said lower shield member generally disposed over said upper area of said hand; and    a flexible interconnecting member interconnecting said upper shield member and said lower shield member, said upper shield, said lower shield and said flexible interconnecting member configured to receive said finger of said user.    
   
   
       14 . The finger and hand shield according to  claim 13 , wherein a gap is provided between said upper shield member and said lower shield member for positioning of a knuckle of said finger at said gap.  
   
   
       15 . The finger and hand shield according to  claim 13 , wherein at least one of said upper shield member and said lower shield member comprises one or more wing members, said one or more wing members configured to at least partially enclose said finger.  
   
   
       16 . The finger and hand shield according to  claim 13 , wherein at least one of said upper shield member and said lower shield member further comprises one or more sizing segments configured to assist said user in adjusting the length of said upper shield member and/or said lower shield member.  
   
   
       17 . A finger and hand shield for use by a user while cutting hair with a cutting implement to protect two fingers and an upper area of a hand of said user from nicks, cuts and like injuries, said shield comprising: 
 a first shield, said first shield having an upper shield member with a first end and a second end, a lower shield member with a first end and a second end and a flexible interconnecting member interconnecting said upper shield member and said lower shield member, said first end of said upper shield member generally disposed towards the tip end of a finger of said hand, said second end of said lower shield member generally disposed over said upper area of said hand, said upper shield, said lower shield and said flexible interconnecting member configured to receive one of said two fingers of said user;    a second shield, said second shield having an upper shield member with a first end and a second end, a lower shield member with a first end and a second end and a flexible interconnecting member interconnecting said upper shield member and said lower shield member, said first end of said upper shield member generally disposed towards the tip end of a finger of said hand, said second end of said lower shield member generally disposed over said upper area of said hand, said upper shield, said lower shield and said flexible interconnecting member configured to receive one of said two fingers of said user; and    a flexible connecting member connecting said first shield and said second shield, said flexible connecting member generally disposed between said two fingers.    
   
   
       18 . The finger and hand shield according to  claim 17 , wherein each said second ends of said upper shield members are in spaced apart relation with each of said first ends of said lower shield members.  
   
   
       19 . The finger and hand shield according to  claim 17 , wherein at least one of said upper shield member and said lower shield member comprises one or more wing members, said one or more wing members configured to at least partially enclose said finger.  
   
   
       20 . The finger and hand shield according to  claim 17 , wherein at least one of said upper shield member and said lower shield member further comprises one or more sizing segments configured to assist said user in adjusting the length of said upper shield member and/or said lower shield member.