Nail clipping and collecting device
AssigneesDavid L. MacLeod, John M. Sayler, Jr.
InventorsDavid L. MacLeod, Jack M. Sayler, Jr., Lloyd B. Cooper
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Abstract
A nail clipping and collecting device for use with a conventional nail clipper is designed to be easily grasped and manipulated, particularly by persons with reduced or impaired manual dexterity. A conventional nail clipper is removably positioned within a base and within a handle of the device which are removably hingedly connected together, and the base is configured for receiving, storing and emptying nail clippings. The handle is configured for removably storing a nail file, and a magnifying lens is adjustably connected to the handle for positioning to magnify a nail to be cut.
Claims23
A nail clipping and collecting device for use with a nail clipper having first and second opposed clipping blades, first and second elongated arm members defining holes therein and extending respectively from said blades, said arm members connected together at ends thereof, a post slidably extending through said holes in said arm members, and a fulcrum lever arm connected to said post and in contact with said second arm member at a fulcrum point, said nail clipping device comprising:
- a base defining a first cavity for removably receiving said first arm member, a first portion of said second arm member and a first portion of said post substantially within said cavity and further defining a first hinge element;
- a handle defining a second cavity for removably receiving a second portion of said second arm member, said fulcrum lever arm and a second portion of said post substantially within said second cavity when said base and said handle are hingedly connected together;
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- said handle further defining a second hinge element for removably connecting to said first hinge element, whereby said base and said handle can be removably hingedly connected together with said nail clipper in position within said first and second cavities.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.