Editing Finger cot (section)

{{Short description|Personal protective equipment}}
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[[File:Fingercot.jpg|right|thumb|An example of a finger cot]]
A '''finger cot'''<ref name=name/> (also '''finger frock''' or '''finger stall''',<ref name=name/> informally '''finger condom''') is used to cover one or more [[finger]]s in situations where a full glove seems unnecessary. Like [[Medical glove| medical]] and [[rubber glove]]s, finger cots may be made from a variety of water-tight materials including [[latex]], [[nitrile rubber]], and [[Polyvinyl chloride|vinyl]].

A '''toe protector''' or toe cap is very similar, but shorter and of greater diameter. The function is not so much to prevent contamination—toes are normally contained within footwear that protects them—but to protect an injured toe against further damage from friction and pressure by continual rubbing against other toes and shoes. They are consequently made partly or wholly of a soft material such as a mineral oil [[gel]], and the end may be either open or closed.