Protective temple covering

Abstract

Disclosed are systems and methods for manufacturing sleeves, a sleeve dispenser, and a method of manufacturing inexpensive, throwaway sleeves that may be used to protect temples from chemicals, germs, bacteria, and the like. Sleeves may be inexpensively manufactured using a single inexpensive raw material as well as an inexpensive manufacturing process in which no waste material is produced. Furthermore, sleeves may be produced as a compact roll of sleeves to accommodate unobtrusive placement in areas with limited space, thereby facilitating distribution in space-limited facilities such as hair salons, spas, optometrist or ophthalmologist offices, sunglass shops, and the like. In some embodiments, the sleeves include latitudinal and longitudinal perforations that facilitate removal of pairs of sleeves from the sleeve roll and removal of each of the pair of sleeves from each other. After separation, a sleeve aperture is passed over the temple until it is fully covered and protected.

1 - 3 . (canceled)  
   
   
       4 . An apparatus for protecting a temple comprising: 
 at least one length of tubing including one longitudinal seal and at least one latitudinal seal.    
   
   
       5 . An apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein said tubing is manufactured from at least one of the group consisting of a polymer, polyethylene, and extruded tubing.  
   
   
       6 . A method of manufacturing a plurality of protectors comprising: 
 creating at least one longitudinal seal along a length of tubing;    creating at least one longitudinal perforation in said longitudinal seal; and    creating at least one latitudinal seal across at least a portion of a first width of said tubing.    
   
   
       7 . A method according to  claim 6 , wherein separation of said tubing along at least a portion of said longitudinal perforation after manufacturing separates a first of said protectors from a second of said protectors.  
   
   
       8 . A method according to  claim 6 , further comprising: 
 creating at least one latitudinal perforation across at least a portion of a second width of said tubing;    wherein separating said tubing along one of said latitudinal perforations separates a first set of said protectors from a second set of said protectors.    
   
   
       9 . A method according to  claim 8 , wherein separation of said tubing along at least a portion of said latitudinal perforation creates an aperture in at least one end of a least one of said protectors.  
   
   
       10 . A method according to  claim 6 , further comprising: 
 flattening said tubing via at least one of the group consisting of rolling at least one roller atop said tubing and winding said tubing tightly about a first reel.    
   
   
       11 . A method according to  claim 10 , wherein said tubing has a circular diameter prior to said flattening.  
   
   
       12 . A method according to  claim 11 , wherein said circular diameter is approximately eight tenths of one inch.  
   
   
       13 . A method according to  claim 6 , wherein said tubing has a wall thickness of approximately two thousands of one inch.  
   
   
       14 . A method according to  claim 8 , wherein at least one of the group consisting of said longitudinal seal, said latitudinal seal, said longitudinal perforation, and said latitudinal perforation is created via application of at least one of the group consisting of heat and pressure.  
   
   
       15 . A method according to  claim 14 , wherein said application of at least one of the group consisting of heat and pressure is performed via at least one of the group consisting of a heat seal bar and a packaging machine.  
   
   
       16 . A method according to  claim 6 , wherein at least one of said latitudinal seal and said longitudinal seal has a width of approximately one quarter of one inch.  
   
   
       17 . A method according to  claim 6 , wherein approximately zero of said tubing is discarded during manufacturing of said protectors.  
   
   
       18 . A method according to  claim 8 , further comprising: 
 rolling said plurality of said protectors about at least one second reel to create a roll of said protectors;    mounting said roll in a dispenser; and    threading a first end of said roll through at least one aperture in said housing.    
   
   
       19 . A method according to  claim 18 , wherein said dispenser includes at least one lid for shielding said protectors from said environment.  
   
   
       20 . A method according to  claim 6 , wherein said tubing is manufactured from at least one of the group consisting of a polymer, polyethylene, and extruded tubing.  
   
   
       21 . A method of dispensing protectors comprising: 
 unrolling a roll end of contiguous roll of said protectors to unroll a length of said roll equal to or greater than the length of one of said protectors;    separating at least one pair of said protectors via a latitudinal perforation proximate to said roll end; and    separating a first protector from a second protector via a longitudinal perforation;    wherein approximately zero waste is created during said dispensing of said protectors.    
   
   
       22 . A method according to  claim 20 , wherein said separating via a first one of said latitudinal perforations creates an aperture in at least one first protector end of at least one protector located proximate to said first latitudinal perforation.  
   
   
       23 . (canceled)