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Apparatus for safely clipping the nails of young children and method of use thereof

a technology for clipping nails and children, applied in the field of nail clipping apparatus, can solve the problems of difficult or impossible to trim nails of children's nails, poor eyesight, and difficulty in removing nails, and achieve the effect of reducing the risk of injury

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-03-21
HALLOWELL HOLLY
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The patent text is about a new invention that aims to reduce the risk of injury when trimming nails. The objective is to provide an apparatus and method that can safely and efficiently deal with this task.

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Further, when a child's nails are not trimmed, especially a young infant, the child may scratch his / her face and eyes, causing injury.
For some persons, the trimming of fingernails and toenails may pose a particular challenge.
For example, young children, elderly people with poor eyesight, or those with other disabilities may find it difficult or impossible to trim their own nails.
When a person clips the nails of another person, the person performing the clipping cannot feel whether the clipper is properly positioned to correctly and safely trim the nail.
When people use these conventional nail clippers, especially when trimming the nails of another person, they often unintentionally clip the flesh underneath the nail with the sharp bottom blade of the clippers, thereby causing injury.

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[0015]The following description is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the invention, and sets forth the best modes contemplated by the inventor of carrying out the invention. The present invention shall not be limited to the examples disclosed. Rather, the scope of the invention shall be as broad as the claims will allow.

[0016]Various inventive features are described below that can each be used independently of one another or in combination with other features. However, any single inventive feature may not address any of the disadvantages discussed above, or may only address one of the disadvantages discussed above. Further, one or more of the disadvantages discussed above may not be fully addressed by any of the features described below.

[0017]Broadly, embodiments of the present invention generally provide an improved apparatus for safely trimming the nails of young children and infants, and of other persons for whom trimming of fingernails and toenails...

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Abstract

An apparatus for safely clipping nails comprises a blade / base assembly, a lever, and a shaft. The blade / base assembly comprises a blade incorporating a sharp cutting edge, a base incorporating a ledge having a front face for aligning the tool to the nail and a top face for supporting the nail, and a rivet to fix said blade to said base. The lever is designed to actuate the apparatus, having a fixed end, an unconstrained end, and a cam. The fixed end is mechanically fixed to said blade / base assembly by means of a shaft designed to place said blade / base assembly into a spring-loaded condition. The cam is designed to compress the blade / base assembly as the unconstrained end of the lever is pressed toward blade / base assembly, thereby causing the sharp cutting edge to clamp down upon and cut through the nail.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of and is a continuation of prior U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 494,357, filed 13 Jun. 2011.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention generally relates to apparatus for clipping nails and, more specifically, to a nail clipper apparatus for safely clipping the fingernails or toenails of young children and others who may require care in the trimming of nails, such as the elderly, persons with poor eyesight, or disabled persons.[0003]The trimming of fingernails and toenails is important to the safety, appearance and hygiene of a person. Further, when a child's nails are not trimmed, especially a young infant, the child may scratch his / her face and eyes, causing injury.[0004]For some persons, the trimming of fingernails and toenails may pose a particular challenge. For example, young children, elderly people with poor eyesight, or those with other disabilities may find it difficult or imp...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A45D29/02
CPCA45D29/02
Inventor HALLOWELL, HOLLY
Owner HALLOWELL HOLLY
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