Nail clippers
AssigneeBoyne Limited Iom
InventorsMichael Paul Novellie, Hendrik Schalk Visser
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Abstract
The disclosure provides nail clippers having a pair of jaws shaped to provide oppositely disposed arcuate cutting edges and biased to an open position with a shield extending around and projecting forwardly of the corners of the cutting edges. The shield also can extend rearwardly from the cutting edges to form manipulating levers for operating the jaws. These can be aesthetically designed to provide the nail clippers with the appearance of an animate object such as a butterfly, or an inanimate object such as a vehicle.
Claims34
Nail clippers comprising a pair of jaws that are shaped to provide oppositely disposed arcuate cutting edges and are joined together remote from the cutting edges, the jaws being biased to an open position and being movable against the bias to enable cutting of a nail locatable between the cutting edges, and, a shield extending around and projecting forwardly of corners of the cutting edges and extending rearwardly from the cutting edges to form manipulating levers for operating the jaws, wherein the shield and the manipulating levers are an integral moulding of resilient plastic material with the levers biased against movement towards each other.
A kit comprising a pair of jaws and a shield, separately and apart from each other, and arrangeable to form a nail clipper in use, the pair of jaws shaped to provide oppositely disposed arcuate cutting edges and joined together remote from the cutting edges, the jaws being biased to an open position and being movable against the bias to enable cutting of a nail locatable between the cutting edges, and the shield extendible around and projectable forwardly of corners of the cutting edges and extending rearwardly to form manipulating levers for operating the jaws, wherein the shield and the manipulating levers are an integral moulding of resilient plastic material with the levers biased against movement towards each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.