Hand and feet coverings

Abstract

Described herein are hand and feet covering assemblies configured to shield portions of hands and feet from external aqueous solutions, such as spray tans, and particulate matter, such as dirt when used in tanning salons or other publicly frequented locations. The inventive concept is equipped with anchor points, a transparent, polymer material, and foot sole grip portions, such as treads or bumps. The inventive concept is flexible, disposable, adhesive-enabled and is designed in one embodiment to selectively cover the palm side of hands and the sole side of feet to shield those sides from spray tan and then be easily removed.

1 . A human body part covering assembly adapted to selectively cover or shield from external aqueous solutions or particulate matter a user's palm or foot sole, the body part covering assembly comprising:
 at least one substantially planar shield member or substrate adapted to cover a portion of a user's palm or sole, wherein the shield member includes an upper portion or top surface and a lower portion or bottom surface;   a coating at least partially and selectively disposed on the upper portion of the shield member, the coating comprised of an adhesive material or compound, wherein the selective deposition of the adhesive coating on the upper portion defines a set of anchor points or portions adapted to facilitate anchoring of the shield member or substrate to the user's palm or sole; and   a base template member having an upper surface adapted to at least removably cover and be in contact with the adhesive coating of the upper portion of the shield member.   
     
     
         2 . The covering assembly of  claim 1  wherein the shield member or substrate having a configuration selected from the group consisting of a right handprint, a left handprint, a right sole or footprint, a left sole or footprint and hand and feet shaped silhouettes. 
     
     
         3 . The covering assembly of  claim 1  wherein the shield member or substrate includes tear lines or points to so as to be configurable by the user prior to use. 
     
     
         4 . The covering assembly of  claim 2  wherein the footprint or feet shaped silhouette substrates further include on the bottom surface a grip portion, the grip portion at least partially covering the bottom surface of the substrate with a plurality of ridge and groove members adapted to grip a surface. 
     
     
         5 . The covering assembly of  claim 2  wherein the footprint or feet shaped silhouette substrates further include on the bottom surface a grip portion, the grip bottom portion at least partially covering the bottom surface of the substrate with a plurality of nubs, bumps or protrusions adapted to grip a surface. 
     
     
         6 . The covering assembly of  claim 1  wherein the shield member includes an extended tab portion at a peripheral edge to facilitate user removal of the shield member from the base template or user removal after use of the shield member. 
     
     
         7 . The body part covering of  claim 1  wherein the material of the body part covering member is made from a stretchable polymer-based material. 
     
     
         8 . The body part covering of  claim 1  wherein the material of the body part covering member is made from a paper-based material. 
     
     
         9 . The covering assembly of  claim 1  wherein the base template member is formed from a paper material. 
     
     
         10 . The covering assembly of  claim 1  wherein the base template member includes a low friction coefficient coating on the upper surface. 
     
     
         11 . The covering assembly of  claim 1  wherein the shield member is one of a transparent or translucent material adapted for enhanced body part alignment for the user. 
     
     
         12 . The covering assembly of  claim 1  wherein the coating comprising the anchoring portions are shaped in various shapes to improve adhesion to the body part, the shapes being selected from the group consisting of lines, circles, ovals, dots and slots. 
     
     
         13 . The coverings assembly of  claim 2  wherein the hand-shaped left and right palm, finger, and thumb shield members each have at least one tab member at a proximal end of the palm or phalanges of the hand-shaped shield members. 
     
     
         14 . The coverings assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive coating lines an outer edge portion of the shield member. 
     
     
         15 . The coverings assembly of  claim 1  are provided in a kit of right and left hand shield members and right and left foot shield members. 
     
     
         16 . The coverings of  claim 15  wherein a bag enclosing the kit is configured to be a disposal bag for used shield members. 
     
     
         17 . The coverings of  claim 1  wherein the shield members and coating material are formed from environmentally safe materials. 
     
     
         18 . A hand covering assembly adapted to selectively cover or shield from external aqueous solutions or particulate matter a user's palm or hand, the body part covering assembly comprising:
 at least one substantially hand-shaped shield member or substrate adapted to cover a portion of a user's palm or hand, wherein the shield member includes a top surface and a bottom surface;   a coating at least partially and selectively disposed on the top surface of the shield member, the coating comprised of an adhesive material or compound, wherein the selective deposition of the adhesive coating on the top surface defines a set of anchor points or portions adapted to facilitate anchoring of the shield member to the user's hand; and   a base template member having an upper surface adapted to at least removably cover and be in contact with the adhesive coating of the top surface of the shield member; and   a tab member extends outward from a peripheral edge of the shield member to facilitate removal of the shield member from the template member or removal after use of the shield member.   
     
     
         19 . A foot covering assembly adapted to selectively cover or shield from external aqueous solutions or particulate matter a user's foot or sole, the body part covering assembly comprising:
 at least one foot-shaped shield member or substrate adapted to cover a portion of a user's foot or sole, wherein the shield member includes a top surface and a bottom surface;   a coating at least partially and selectively disposed on the top surface of the shield member, the coating comprised of an adhesive material or compound, wherein the selective deposition of the adhesive coating on the top surface defines a set of anchor points or portions adapted to facilitate anchoring of the shield member to the user's foot; and   a base template member having an upper surface adapted to at least removably cover and be in contact with the adhesive coating of the top surface of the shield member; and   a tab member extending outward from a peripheral edge of the shield member to facilitate removal of the shield member from the template member or removal after use of the shield member.   
     
     
         20 . The coverings of  claim 19  further including a grip portion disposed on the bottom surface of the shield member and adapted to provide improved gripping and friction for the user of the shield member.