Abstract: A protective dispenser for dispensing serially arranged sheet materials, includes a container bounding an open-ended internal chamber for receiving the materials. A partitioning wall spans the internal chamber and supports the materials. The partitioning wall has an opening for the successive passage of the materials therethrough. The partitioning wall is disposed at a distance from the open end of the chamber so that a skirt region of the container that surrounds the open end provides an environment that is sheltered from the elements for the materials to emerge into after passing through the opening. The skirt region may be provided with an aperture for the passage of the respective material therethrough from the sheltered environment to the outside of the container. A channel may be formed at the exterior of the container, leading from the aperture all the way to a free end of the skirt region.

Abstract: A forefinger sheath and/or a thumb sheath of a glove worn on a player's power hand are stiffened to prevent the tips of the forefinger and thumb from curling toward and pressing against each other and activating muscles that would otherwise ruin a swing of a sports implement, such as a golf club. A strap is also used to immobilize the thumb in the thumb sheath.