Disposable nail cutting nippers

Abstract

Disposable nail cutting nippers including a body member having a one piece construction to provide first and second gripping portions pivoted about a front hinge portion to be adjacent to each other, and a removable cutting member having cutting blades disposed at the front end portions of the gripping portions. A spring hinge is disposed between the rear end portions of the gripping portions to tension the gripping portions into an open position so that the cutting blades are spaced apart, the gripping portions being squeezed together against the tension of the spring hinge to place the cutting blades in a closed cutting position. Ridges are provided transversely around a periphery of matching central portions of the gripping portions to facilitate the gripping of the body member. A slot is provided in the front hinge portion to removably receive the cutting member therein. The spring hinge includes a tab member having a centrally located, transverse bend therein. In a modified form, the gripping portions are only connected together by the rear spring hinge, where the first gripping portion is U-shaped to provide an open space therein to receive the second gripping portion when the gripping portions are pivoted together about the rear spring hinge, and the front end portions of the gripping portions are each provided with a slot to removably receive the cutting blades. Preferably, the body member is fabricated from a plastic material, and the cutting blades are fabricated from a metal material.

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