Clipper having cutting jaws for cutting nails and preventing nail clippings formed thereby from scattering by having the cutting jaws be a part of a receptacle for the nail clippings when the cutting jaws are closed

Abstract

An improved clipper of the type having a pair of pivoted members pivotally attached to each other by a pivot pin and having cutting jaws for cutting nails and being biased away from each other by a spring. The improvement includes a catching member. The catching member is non-rotationally mounted to one of the pair of pivoted members, and together with the cutting jaws, form a receptacle for the nail clippings when the cutting jaws are closed to thereby prevent the nail clippings from scattering.

Description

1. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]A. Field of the Invention[0002]The embodiments of the present invention relate to a clipper having cutting jaws for cutting nails and preventing nail clippings formed thereby from scattering, and more particularly, the embodiments of the present invention relate to a clipper having cutting jaws for cutting nails and preventing nail clippings formed thereby from scattering by having the cutting jaws be a part of a receptacle for the nail clippings when the cutting jaws are closed.[0003]B. Description of the Prior Art[0004]A particular problem encountered in manicures and pedicures is the resultant creation of errant nail clippings. Such clippings are produced to a great degree when nail clippers are used to trim one's nails because the jaws of the clippers compress the nail when trimming, thus flattening its natural curve. When the nail is trimmed off, it snaps back to its natural shape, thus projecting the clipping into the most unpredictable traj...

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Benefits of technology

[0013]Thus, an object of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a clipper having cutting jaws for cutting nails and preventing nail clippings formed thereby from scattering by having the cutting jaws be a part of a receptacle for the nail clippings when the cutting jaws are closed, which avoids the disadvantages of the prior art.

[0014]Briefly stated, another object of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide an improved clipper of the type having a pair of pivoted members pivotally attached to each other by a pivot pin and having cutting jaws for cutting nails and being biased away from each other by a spring. The improvement includes a catching member. The catching member is non-rotationally mounted to one of the pair of pivoted members, and together with the cutting jaws, form a receptacle for the nail clippings when the cutting jaws are closed to thereby prevent the nail clippings from scattering.

Problems solved by technology

A particular problem encountered in manicures and pedicures is the resultant creation of errant nail clippings.

These nail trimmings could conceivably, for example, lodge in the user's eye with grave consequences, but usually find their way into the pile of a carpet or on a floor not to be found again until some unsuspecting person in bare feet steps on the nail clipping, possibly resulting in injury to the unprotected foot.

Even though these innovations may be suitable for the specific individual purposes to which they address, however, they differ from the present invention in that they do not teach a clipper having cutting jaws for cutting nails and preventing nail clippings formed thereby from scattering by having the cutting jaws be a part of a receptacle for the nail clippings when the cutting jaws are closed. completely covers the lower jaw with the retainer box, preventing any clippings from being scattered during the clipping process.

Furthermore, even though these innovations may be suitable for the specific individual purposes to which they address, however, they would not be suitable for the purposes of the embodiments of the present invention as heretofore described, namely, a clipper having cutting jaws for cutting nails and preventing nail clippings formed thereby from scattering by having the cutting jaws be a part of a receptacle for the nail clippings when the cutting jaws are closed.

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