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US 12,642,341 B2Granted
Foot treatment apparatus
OwnerArnold Fields, Myra Fieldsinventors
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Abstract
A foot treatment apparatus for clipping toenails from a distance away from the toenails includes a rod with a nail clipper mounted to an end of the rod. An actuator is mounted to the rod as is operable to move a lever of the nail clipper to clip a toenail. An input for the actuator is positioned at another end of the rod so that the nail clipper may be operated from a distance.
Claims17
A foot treatment apparatus comprising:
- a rod, the rod having a perimeter surface extending between a top end and a bottom end of the rod;
- a nail clipper being coupled to the rod at the bottom end, the nail clipper comprising a first blade, a second blade, and a lever, the lever being movable to move the first and second blades toward each other;
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- an actuator being mounted to the rod, the actuator being operable to move the lever of the nail clipper to urge the first and second blades toward each other when the nail clipper is coupled to the rod;
- an abrasion tool being coupled to the rod at the bottom end, the abrasion tool being configured to abrasively engage a sole of a foot;
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- a mount being coupled to the rod at the bottom end, the mount comprising:
- a first member being fixedly attached to the rod;
- a second member being pivotally coupled to the first member;
- a sleeve being coupled to the second member, the abrasion tool being one of a pair of abrasion tools being interchangeably insertable into the sleeve;
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- wherein the mount is movable to move the abrasion tool of the pair of abrasion tools between a first position and a second position when the abrasion tool is held in the sleeve, the abrasion tool lying adjacent to the rod when the abrasion tool is positioned in the first position, the abrasion tool extending perpendicularly away from the rod when the abrasion tool is positioned in the second position.
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A foot treatment apparatus comprising:
- a rod, the rod having a perimeter surface extending between a top end and a bottom end of the rod;
- a nail clipper being coupled to the rod at the bottom end, the nail clipper comprising a first blade, a second blade, and a lever, the lever being movable to move the first and second blades toward each other;
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- an actuator being mounted to the rod, the actuator being operable to move the lever of the nail clipper to urge the first and second blades toward each other when the nail clipper is coupled to the rod;
- a camera being coupled to the rod and being positionable to face the first and second blades of the nail clipper, the camera being configured to transmit a video to an electronic device;
- an electrical cord being coupled to the camera, the electrical cord extending from the camera, into the rod through the bottom end, and out of the rod through the top end, a free end of the electrical cord being configured to electrically couple to the electronic device to transmit video to the electronic device and receive operational commands from the electronic device via the electrical cord;
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- a device holder being coupled to the rod adjacent to the top end, the device holder comprising a magnet wherein the device holder is configured to hold the electronic device via magnetic adhesion.
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A foot treatment apparatus comprising:
- a rod, the rod having a perimeter surface extending between a top end and a bottom end of the rod, the rod defining an opening in the perimeter surface adjacent to the bottom end;
- a pair of nail clippers being interchangeably couplable to the rod at the bottom end, each nail clipper of the pair of nail clippers comprising:
- a first arm and a second arm being coupled together at joined ends of the first and second arms, each one of the first and second arms having an uncoupled end, the uncoupled ends of the first and second arms being positioned adjacent to each other and being biased away from each other;
- a first blade and a second blade, the first blade being coupled to the uncoupled end of the first arm, the second blade being coupled to the uncoupled end of the second arm, shearing edges of the first and second blades facing toward each other;
- a pin being coupled to and extending away from the first arm, the pin extending through the second arm;
- a lever being pivotally coupled to the pin opposite the first arm, the lever being movable against the first arm to move the first and second blades toward each other, the lever extending through the opening of the perimeter surface of the rod when the nail clipper is coupled to the rod;
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- a spacer being coupled to a front surface of the first blade, the spacer being configured to abut skin of a toe and retain the skin away from the shearing edge of the first blade;
- wherein the first blades of the pair of nail clippers differ in length with respect to each other, the second blades of the pair of nail clippers differing in length with respect to each other;
- an actuator being mounted to the rod, the actuator being operable to move the lever of a selected nail clipper of the pair of nail clippers against the first arm of the selected nail clipper when the selected nail clipper is coupled to the rod, the actuator comprising:
- an actuator handle being pivotally coupled to the rod, the actuator handle being positioned closer to the top end of the rod than the bottom end;
- a slider being slidably coupled to the rod, the slider being positioned in the rod;
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- a link being pivotally coupled to and extending between the actuator handle and the slider;
- wherein the actuator handle is movable toward the rod to urge the slider via the link to move the lever of the selected nail clipper against the second arm of the selected nail clipper when the selected nail clipper is coupled to the rod;
- a pair of abrasion tools being interchangeably couplable to the rod at the bottom end, the pair of abrasion tools including:
- a rasp comprising a rasp handle and a rasp head, the rasp handle being coupled to the rasp head, the rasp head having a plurality of cutting edges;
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- a scrubber comprising a scrubber handle and a scrubber head, the scrubber head comprising an abrasive material such that the scrubber head is configured to abrade a sole of a foot;
- a mount being coupled to the rod at the bottom end, the mount comprising:
- a first member being fixedly attached to the rod;
- a second member being pivotally coupled to the first member;
- a sleeve being coupled to the second member, the pair of abrasion tools being interchangeably insertable into the sleeve;
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- a position lock being coupled to the first member and the second member to secure the first member with respect to the second member;
- wherein the mount is movable to move a selected abrasion tool of the pair of abrasion tools between a first position and a second position when the selected abrasion tool is held in the sleeve, the selected abrasion tool lying adjacent to the rod when the abrasion tool is positioned in the first position, the selected abrasion tool extending perpendicularly away from the rod when the abrasion tool is positioned in the second position;
- a grip being coupled to the rod, the grip being extending around the perimeter surface of the rod, the grip being positioned on a central portion of the rod;
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- a clipper connector being interchangeably connectable to either one of the pair of nail clippers to couple either nail clipper to the rod, the clipper connector comprising a nut and a bolt having complementary threads.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.