Tig welding finger shield

Abstract

Provided for herein is a TIG welding finger shield for a TIG welding glove, comprising (1) a sheet of flexible woven fiberglass material having a first end formed into a pocket to enclose a finger of a TIG welding glove, the sheet having a second end constructed to extend along a side of the TIG welding glove with flame resistant tabs attached to each edge of the second end; and (2) an elastic strap attached to and extending between the flame resistant tabs, the elastic strap and flame resistant tabs configured to wrap around the TIG welding glove to secure the TIG welding finger shield over the finger of the TIG welding glove.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A TIG welding finger shield for a TIG welding glove, comprising:
 a sheet of flexible woven fiberglass material having a first end formed into a pocket to enclose a finger of said TIG welding glove, said sheet having a second end constructed to extend along a side of said TIG welding glove with flame resistant tabs attached to each edge of said second end; and   an elastic strap attached to and extending between said flame resistant tabs, said elastic strap and flame resistant tabs configured to wrap around said TIG welding glove to secure said TIG welding finger shield over said finger of said TIG welding glove.   
     
     
         2 . The TIG welding finger shield as recited in  claim 1  further including said woven fiberglass material having an aluminized Mylar coating bonded thereto. 
     
     
         3 . The TIG welding finger shield as recited in  claim 2  wherein said aluminized Mylar coating has a thickness of about one thousandth of an inch. 
     
     
         4 . The TIG welding finger shield as recited in  claim 1  wherein said flame resistant tabs are leather. 
     
     
         5 . The TIG welding finger shield as recited in  claim 1  wherein said elastic strap is riveted to said flame resistant tabs. 
     
     
         6 . The TIG welding finger shield as recited in  claim 1  wherein said flame resistant tabs are sewed to each edge of said second end. 
     
     
         7 . The TIG welding finger shield as recited in  claim 1  further including a second layer of flexible woven fiberglass material fastened to said sheet of flexible woven fiberglass material. 
     
     
         8 . A method of manufacturing a TIG welding finger shield for a TIG welding glove, comprising:
 forming a first end of a sheet of woven fiberglass material into a pocket to enclose a finger of said TIG welding glove, said sheet having a second end constructed to extend along a side of said TIG welding glove with flame resistant tabs attached to each edge of said second end; and   attaching an elastic strap to and extending between said flame resistant tabs, said elastic strap and flame resistant tabs configured to wrap around said TIG welding glove to secure said TIG welding finger shield over said finger of said TIG welding glove.   
     
     
         9 . The method of manufacturing a TIG welding finger shield as recited in  claim 8  further including bonding an aluminized Mylar coating to said woven fiberglass material. 
     
     
         10 . The method of manufacturing a TIG welding finger shield as recited in  claim 9  wherein said aluminized Mylar coating has a thickness of about one thousandth of an inch. 
     
     
         11 . The method of manufacturing a TIG welding finger shield as recited in  claim 8  wherein said flame resistant tabs are leather. 
     
     
         12 . The method of manufacturing a TIG welding finger shield as recited in  claim 8  further including riveting said elastic strap to said flame resistant tabs. 
     
     
         13 . The method of manufacturing a TIG welding finger shield as recited in  claim 8  further including sewing said flame resistant tabs to each edge of said second end. 
     
     
         14 . The method of manufacturing a TIG welding finger shield as recited in  claim 8  further including attaching a second layer of flexible woven fiberglass material to said sheet of flexible woven fiberglass material. 
     
     
         15 . A method of using a TIG welding finger shield for a TIG welding glove, comprising:
 locating a TIG welding finger shield over a finger of said TIG welding glove, said TIG welding finger shield consisting of;
 a sheet of flexible woven fiberglass material having a first end formed into a pocket to enclose said finger of said TIG welding glove, said sheet having a second end constructed to extend along a side of said TIG welding glove with flame resistant tabs attached to each edge of said second end; and 
 attaching an elastic strap to and extending between said flame resistant tabs, said elastic strap and flame resistant taps configured to wrap around said TIG welding glove to secure said TIG welding finger shield over said finger of said TIG welding glove. 
   
     
     
         16 . The method of using a TIG welding finger shield as recited in  claim 15  further including said woven fiberglass material having an aluminized Mylar coating bonded thereto. 
     
     
         17 . The method of using a TIG welding finger shield as recited in  claim 16  wherein said aluminized Mylar coating has a thickness of about one thousandth of an inch. 
     
     
         18 . The method of using a TIG welding finger shield as recited in  claim 15  wherein said flame resistant tabs are leather. 
     
     
         19 . The method of using a TIG welding finger shield as recited in  claim 15  wherein said elastic strap is riveted to said flame resistant tabs. 
     
     
         20 . The method of using a TIG welding finger shield as recited in  claim 15  wherein a second layer of flexible woven fiberglass material is attached to said sheet of flexible woven fiberglass material.