Fingertip protectors

A fingertip protector, comprising:

• a flexible cover having a top contacting surface and a gripping surface;
• a lip attached to the top of said flexible cover so as to define said contacting surface;
• a strap having a pair of ends, the pair of ends each attaches to said flexible cover;
• wherein said contacting surface is sized and shaped to fit on a tip of a finger;
• and,
• wherein said strap wraps around said finger to assist in securing said contacting surface on said tip of said finger;
• wherein said lip engages said tip of said finger so as to assist maintaining said finger and a thumb tip protector in position on said finger;
• wherein said strap extends around the nail of said finger to assist retaining said fingertip protector on said finger;
• wherein said strap forms a “U”-shape that defines an open space that receives said distal phalanx of said finger;
• wherein said strap creates a bias that helps retain said finger and thumb protector on said finger;
• wherein said flexible cover has a generally elliptical shape;
• wherein said contacting surface has the shape of the tip of said finger;
• and
• wherein said gripping surface includes a plurality of alternating protruding ridges and a plurality of grooves.