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US 5,323,537 AGranted
Cover for a nail clipper
OwnerHiroshi D. Ohoriinventor
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Abstract
The cover for a nail clipper is made of plastic and is mounted over the cutting end of the nail clipper. The cover is movable from a position shielding the jaws of the nail clipper to a position permitting access to the jaws of the nail clipper. The cover includes a front wall to shield the jaws in the first position and an opening to provide access to the jaws of the second position. Shoulders are provided on the upper ends of the side walls to define a stop for abutting the nail clipper in the second position.
Claims20
A cover for a nail clipper comprising
- a pair of side walls disposed in spaced apart relation;
- a front wall connecting said side walls together;
- a rear wall connecting said side walls together and being disposed opposite said front wall to define a hollow space therebetween for receiving a forward end of a nail clipper therein;
- and
- a pair of shoulders, each shoulder being disposed on an upper end of each respective side wall and projecting into said space to define a stop for abutting the forward end of a nail clipper disposed therein.
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In combination
- a nail clipper having a pair of elongated bars secured together at one end thereof, each bar having a jaw at an opposite end in facing relation to a jaw on the other of said bars, and means for moving said jaws relative to each other;
- and
- a cover connected to said nail clipper and disposed over one end of said nail clipper to enclose said jaws therein, said cover being movably mounted on said nail clipper between a first position shielding said jaws and a second position exposing said jaws.
In combination
- a nail clipper having a pair of elongated bars secured together at one end thereof, each bar having a jaw at an opposite end in facing relation to a jaw on the other of said bars, and means for moving said jaws relative to each other;
- and
- a cover mounted on one end of said nail clipper to enclose said jaws therein, said cover being movably mounted on said nail clipper between a first position shielding said jaws and a second position exposing said jaws.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.