Abstract: A safety nail clipper for safe and fast cutting of the nails of a pet or wild animal can include a nail clipper body, a cutting implement, and a funnel, such that the funnel can guide a pet nail to a cutting location. Alternatively, a safety nail clipper can include a top piece, a top blade, a bottom piece, a bottom blade, and a funnel, such that the funnel guides a pet nail to a cutting location, where the top and the bottom blades meet when the top and bottom pieces are pressed together. Additionally, a safety nail clipper with a funnel can further include a safety stop, which serves to stop the nail from entering too far past the cutting location, to avoid cutting into the quick of the nail.

Abstract: This invention relates to a nail clipper with a mechanism and functionally different to those well-known, it allows accumulating temporary pieces of nails trimmed, preventing to spread everywhere to be discarded later in the proper place and simultaneously. Nail Clipper with integrated waste-holding container forms a deposit through two leaves creating a space between their bodies, it also has the special feature of having a three channels lever that work in a radial way, and provides different results depending on the location of the pin in the channels: Bolt located on the first channel allows thick material cutting; bolt located on the second channel, allows thin matter cutting and when pin is located on the third channel, allows to store three channels lever to take up less space when not in use. The cutter has a special lid with different finishes that in addition to controlling the output nails trimmed, functioning as a grind to give a finish to the freshly cut nails.

Abstract: An ingrown toenail cutter (10, 10A) including a handle or shank (12, 12A) which at one end has a curved or angled part (14, 52) which extends away from the handle (12, 12A) and said curved or angled part (14, 52) has a cutting edge (15, 54) on an inner side thereof (14A) and there is also provided a terminal abutment (17, 56) at a free end of the curved or angled part (14, 52) on the inner side (14A) adjacent to cutting edge (15, 54) wherein the cutting edge (15,54) is oriented at an angle of 15°-60° to a longitudinal axis of the handle or shank.

Abstract: A device for clipping fingernails and toenails of human beings that differs from other nail clippers by reversing the end of the clipper on which a user presses to perform nail clipping. Instead of the user pressing down on the end opposite the nail clipper's cutting edges, the current invention allows the user to press down directly above the clipper's cutting edges. This lever reversal makes the nail clipper easier to use while also giving the user greater control and accuracy, which is the object of the invention. The invention is an extension of traditional nail clippers in that it adds a second lever assembly that pivots on a hinge located at the end of a common art nail clipper, opposite the end having the cutting edges. The user presses on the free end of the second lever assembly to operate the nail clipper.

Abstract: A nail clipping apparatus for cutting a fingernail, thumbnail, or toenail nail of a user, comprising a base having an upstanding support member and a nail clipper disposed on the support member, wherein the nail clipper has a rotatable cutter head actuated to cut the user's nail by pivoting movement of a lower clipper arm upwardly toward and an upper clipper arm on which the cutter head resides, wherein the upper clipper arm is connected to the support member and wherein the lower clipper arm is connected to an actuating member that extends in front of the cutter head were a nail positioning pad is disposed on the actuating member adjacent the cutter head and where a user pushes downwardly on the actuating member to move the lower clipper arm upwardly toward the upper clipper arm to actuate the cutter head to cut a nail positioned in the cutter head.

Abstract: A nail clipper and light combination assembly includes a clipper that has a first arm with a first end and a second end and a second arm with a first end and a second end. The first ends of the first and second arms are attached together. The clipper includes a pair of blades and each of the second ends has one of the blades attached thereto. The blades extend toward each other. The second ends are biased away from each other. A lever is mechanically coupled to the first and second arms. The lever has a free end that is movable toward the first and second arms to urge the blades together in a cutting motion. A light emitter is attached to the clipper to emit light toward the second ends from above the first arm when the light emitter is turned on.

Abstract: A nail clipper is described which can be used by a person having only one hand. The nail clipper comprises a base 32 shaped to rest on a horizontal surface and an elongate actuator 30 pivotably connected at one end to the base 32. A first cutting edge is located on the base 32 and an opening 34 is provided in the actuator 30 to allow the nail of a finger of a hand pressing down on the actuator to be placed over the first cutting edge. A second cutting edge movable with the actuator 30 towards the first cutting edge is used to trim the nail resting on the first cutting blade when the actuator 30 is depressed.

Abstract: A hand tool generally includes a tool mount that removably receives thereon a tool. The tool mount and tool cooperate to provide the hand tool with a variable angle of attack with an enhanced power ratio for accommodating aged, arthritic and otherwise handicapped people.

Abstract: A device for removing skin has a grip section; a fastening section connected to the grip section; a blade holder arranged exchangeably on the fastening section; and a blade disposed in the blade holder and provided with at least one cutting edge. The blade holder is attachable in a direction transverse to a plane of the blade on the fastening section. The blade holder has two edges, facing away from one another, and is secured with the two edges by a positive-locking connection on the fastening section.

Abstract: A nail-treatment device includes: an elongated body having a first end and a second end; a first soft gripping surface proximate the first end; a second soft gripping surface proximate the second end; a first tool extending from the first end; and a second tool extending from the second end.

Abstract: A manicuring appliance comprising a hand held center section with proximal and distal end sections each of which may be detachable from the center section. Each end section may have a lip shaped to bear against the base of the cuticle. The distal end section comprises a pusher for shaping the cuticle and prepare it for cutting by the proximal end section. The proximal end section includes a cutting blade positioned to properly cut or trim the cuticle along an arc which follows the arc of the cuticle base as the user moves the appliance along the cuticle. Various alternative embodiments of the proximal cutting section are disclosed.

Abstract: An illuminating nail clipper for clipping the nails of an animal such as a dog, cat, bird, or the like which allows for the clipping of an individual nail at the desired length to prevent injury or improper length cutting for the animal. The device includes a hand-actuated clipping blade used in conjunction with an adjustable in size nail holder which includes a cutting hole and which allows the nail to be clipped to be firmly held at a particular position relative to the nail cutting blade. A light source illuminates an animal's nail to make it translucent, allowing the operator to see the capillaries within the nail and thus to avoid cutting to the live portion of the nail.

Abstract: A cuticle cutter of the like is described which is of the scissors type. Instruments of this type, especially in beauty salons, require constant cleaning, sharpening and sterilisation. The cutter of the invention facilitates such procedures by permitting the handles (2, 21) to be separate from the blades (1, 1?). In the preferred embodiment the blades are snap fitted into the handles and the arrangement is such that on opening the cutters to a maximum surfaces on the handles enter into abutment with the blades in the region of the pivot (6) and further opening cams the blades away from the handles, releasing them without any necessity for manual contact. The blades can then be submitted to the above mentioned procedures and stored for further use.

Abstract: A nail clipping assembly holds a pair of conventional nail clippers in a holder. The holder can also support a light source which is positioned close enough to a subject's finger tip to illuminate the interior of the finger tip. This exposes the intersection between a finger nail which is part of a finger and the exposed nail portion, some or all of which will be cut by the nail clippers.

Abstract: A nail clipper 10 includes a fixed blade member 2 and a movable blade member 3. The fixed blade member 2 in a form of a curved plate has a curved face for enabling a finger tip F to be contacted with the curved face, a nail insertion groove 23 in an arc shape which is formed in this curved face, and a cutting edge 24 which is provided at a backward lower edge of the nail insertion groove 23. The movable blade member 3 has a curved face 33 so as to slide up and down along a back face of the fixed blade member 2, and a cutting edge 34 which is formed at a lower edge of the curved face 33 in a curved shape in correspondence with the above mentioned cutting edge 24. When the movable blade member 3 has slid downward, the cutting edge 34 is adapted to cut a part of a nail n which is protruded from the nail insertion groove 23.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention is directed toward an apparatus that includes a first layer and a second layer attached with one another via sets of fastening elements formed on the layers. The fastening elements may comprise hook-like elements that engage one another in an interlocking arrangement to attach the layers, or alternatively, the fastening elements may take any form envisioned by a designer. In any case, the apparatus may also form a light guide that can be illuminated with a light source to transmit light by total internal reflection (TIR).

Abstract: A nail clipper for pets has a clipper body formed with a pair of board spring arms with operating ends biased apart for mounting respective blade pieces thereon, and the blade pieces are each formed as a semi-circular or semi-elliptical ring half of a given thickness having a cutting edge formed on an inner facing rim thereof and diametrically opposing ends pivotally attached together with the semi-circular or semi-elliptical cutting edges positioned apart facing each other for insertion of a nail of a pet and closing together to cut the pet's nail. The blade pieces produce smooth nail edges cut in a semi-spherical or semi-elliptical shape in a single cutting action.

Abstract: The invention provides nail clippers having a pair of jaws (1) shaped to provide oppositely disposed arcuate cutting edges (7, 8) and biased to an open position with a shield (2) extending around and projecting forwardly of the corners (9) of the cutting edges (7, 8). The shield (2) also extends rearwardly from the cutting edges (7, 8) to form manipulating levers (3) for operating the jaws (1). These are aesthetically designed to provide the nail clippers with the appearance of an animate object such as a butterfly, or an inanimate object such as a vehicle.

Abstract: This present invention relates to a nail clipper. The nail clipper comprises a box-shaped body which has an upper cutting edge, a lower cutting part with a lower cutting edge, a spring piece, a pressing piece, a small movable piece and a cover. This invention is small in size, secure in construction and is convenient and safe to carry in the pocket.

Abstract: A nail clipper, of which a fixed body is operated with a lever, is folded by a board spring, and unfolding angle between the fixing body and the lever is maintained in certain angle, so that the fingernail can be cut safely, at the same time, when the present invention is not used, a putting green is renewed by a cover board, which eliminates the angle, covering the said lever that maintains the angle by board spring.

Abstract: This present invention relates to a nail clipper. The nail clipper comprises a box-shaped body which has an upper cutting edge, a lower cutting part with a lower cutting edge, a spring piece, a pressing piece, a small movable piece and a cover. This invention is small in size, secure in construction and is convenient and safe to carry in the pocket.

Abstract: The nail clipper contains a pair of blade bodies each having a cutting edge, a lever to be operated for bringing the cutting edges of the blade bodies into press contact with each other and a supporting shaft for linking the lever to the blade bodies; the cutting edges of the blade bodies being brought into press contact with each other by pressing the blade bodies with the lever against resilience of the blade bodies. The nail clipper is provided with bosses formed either on the lever or on the supporting shaft, so as to allow the supporting shaft to pivotally support the lever; and grooves formed on the rest of the supporting shaft and the lever, with which the bosses are engaged. Each groove has a mouth portion through which the boss is engaged and disengaged, a guiding portion capable of pivotally supporting the boss, and a connecting portion connecting the mouth portion and the guiding portion to each other.

Abstract: A nail clipper device with a scissors-like cutting configuration comprises elongated upper and lower operating members each having first ends joined together, and second ends terminating in spaced complimentary shaped cutting edges; a post secured to the lower operating member and movably extending through an aperture in the upper member adjacent the cutting edges; a lever member having first and second ends with the first end begin pivotally secured to the post, the upper operating member having an exterior surface with the lever member being superimposed over the upper operating member in a non-operable position; the lever member having a bent portion adjacent the post so the lever member is first pivoted about the axis of the post, and pivoted in over the post to an operating position, the bent portion of the lever will bear against the upper operating member to move the cutting edge.

Abstract: The two straight line segments respectively constituting the intersection of the holding plane, on the one hand, the cutting plane, on the other hand, and the plane containing the median axis of the members forming handles and perpendicular to the holding plane define between them a lateral inclination angle. Further, the projection of a median axis of the cutting edges onto the holding plane defines with the median axis of the members forming handles an angle of inclination in the holding plane.

Abstract: An acrylic cutter, having a distinct proximal segment used as a handle and a distinct distal segment having a flat top portion and a concave bottom portion. A channel recessed through the mid-section of the top portion of the distal segment produces a thin sharp edge. When said edge is pressed onto the tip of an acrylic fingernail, the impression of a perfect curved line is created on the acrylic nail, thus providing a guideline for creating a flawless french manicure look or similar design using acrylic on the nail.

Abstract: A manicuring apparatus in the form of an elongated spade which serves two distinct functions. One such function is pushing and separating the cuticle and the other such function is removing the pterygium membrane with a scraping action. The pterygium membrane is a thin layer of skin firmly attached to and extending over the nail plate from the cuticle. The appliance comprises a handle portion and a dome portion, the latter terminating in an arcuate blade edge shaped to conform to the curvature of the cuticle edge of the nail.

Abstract: A new and improved pair of fingernail clippers with an associated grip have an upper clipper with a first end and a second cutting end, and a lower clipper with a first end and a second cutting end. The first end of the upper clipper is connected to the first end of the lower clipper with the second cutting end of the upper clipper adapted to cooperate with the second cutting end of the lower clipper. The upper and lower clippers extend away from one another from first towards the second end. Furthermore, an aperture is formed within the upper clipper approximate the second end, and an aperture is formed within the lower clipper approximate the second end. A post having a lower end and an upper end is positioned within the aperture of the upper clipper and within the aperture of the lower clipper. A clipper lever having a first end, and a forked second end is associated with the upper clipper. The forked second end of the clipper is pivotally secured to the upper end of the post.

Abstract: A pair of generally superposed, elongated horizontal upper and lower jaw members are provided including rear ends tightly joined together and vertically divergent front ends equipped with inwardly projecting and opposing cutting edges is provided. A generally rectangular bail having upper and lower arms disposed above and below the front ends of the upper and lower jaw members is provided and includes upstanding opposite side arms interconnecting corresponding ends of the upper and lower arms. The lower arm is supported from the transverse midportion of the front end of the lower jaw member by mounting structure mounted for angular displacement about an upstanding axis and for angular displacement of the lower arm relative to the mounting structure about an axis substantially coinciding with the longitudinal center axis of the lower arm.

Abstract: A fingernail clipper for cutting long natural or artificial nails in a single stroke, comprising an upper tine, a lower tine, an actuator handle, and a sliding joint guide member, wherein the upper and lower tines are connected at one end, having apertures at the opposite end to accommodate the sliding joint guide member, and a closeable nail receiving chamber. The actuator handle is attached to the upper tine to induce a cantilevered load when actuated, vertically shearing an entrapped fingernail.

Abstract: A finger-operated leverage tool has first and second lever elements with opposite ends and upper and lower elongated surfaces. A connection joins one end of each of the lever elements and holds the lever elements in a movable angular position with respect to each other. Elongated frictional surface strips of a material different than the material of the lever elements are secured to the upper surface of the first lever element and to the lower surface of the second lever element to prevent slippage of the fingers of a person operating the tool.

Abstract: A cutter device particularly useful for cutting fingernails and toenails includes a housing grippable by a user for holding and manipulating the device. A slot is formed in a conical end portion of the housing and is elongated in the circumferential direction for receiving a nail to be cut. A rotatable head having an outer conical surface is rotatably mounted within the conical end portion of the housing. A blade is fixed to the rotatable head and has a cutting edge extending substantially radially of the conical surface of the head and perpendicularly to the slot. A motor within the housing and coupled to the head rotates the head, and the blade fixed thereto, such that the cutting edge of the blade is rotated substantially perpendicularly to the direction of elongation of the slot and the nail received therein.

Abstract: The invention contemplates a single-piece clippings retainer having snap-action assembly to a conventional nail clipper, of the variety in which elongate jaw members are connected at one end and diverge toward their other end. The single-piece retainer comprises a mounted end and an actuable end, with an integrally formed hinge connection therebetween. The actuable end has side panels to effectively close the sides of the space between jaw members when releasably retained in its "up" position; when the actuable end is released and downwardly hinged, the open sides of the space between jaw members is exposed, and accumulated clippings can be discharged under control, i.e., without scatter.