Novelty nail cutting or trimming tool
AssigneeChristie & Christie Pty Ltd
InventorJulia Christie
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Abstract
A novelty nail trimming tool 10 includes a metal chassis 11 comprising a base 12 a neck section 13 and a head section 14. The head section 14 includes a pair of guards 15 and 16 which are also configured as the eyes or feelers of a snail. The base 12 has a knurled or roughened surface 17 forming a nail file. The head 14 has a v-blade 18, while the neck 13 is set at an angle of about 30 degrees to the base. A handle 19 in the form of a snail shell 20 is attached to the base 12 by a hand insertable clip action into three slots 21, 22 and 23 by reason of upturns 24, 25 and 26 in the base 12.
Claims21
A nail cutting or trimming tool comprising at one end a cutting blade comprising fixed blades and at another end a handle, the tool shaped as a toy creature, comprising at said one end a head of the creature and at said other end, a tail of the creature, to amuse and comfort a child or infant, the toy creature being so made and arranged that it aids in the functional operation of cutting nails.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.