Nail clipper with blade-insert

An improvement to a nail clipper, wherein the improvement comprises:

• (a) including a body of said nail clipper that is not made of a metal;
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• (b) including means for attaching a pair of cutting blades to said body, and wherein a first of said cutting blades is formed of a first material and wherein a second of said cutting blades is formed of said first material, and wherein a second material that is different than said first material is included in said body and wherein said second material is disposed between said first of said cutting blades and said second of said cutting blades;
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• (c) wherein said body includes a longitudinal axis that extends along a longitudinal length of said body, and wherein a first cutting edge of said first of said cutting blades and a second cutting edge of said second of said cutting blades are generally perpendicular with respect to said longitudinal axis, and wherein during use said first cutting edge and said second cutting edge are disposed in parallel alignment with respect to each other sufficient to cause said first cutting edge and said second cutting edge to abut each other when urged together without overlap when said nail clipper is disposed in a closed state, and wherein said first cutting edge is parallel with respect to said second cutting edge when said first cutting edge is in contact with said second cutting edge in said closed state and when said first cutting edge is disposed maximally away from said second cutting edge and said nail clipper is disposed in an open state, and wherein said first cutting edge is disposed in a parallel and spaced-apart orientation with respect to said second cutting edge when said nail clipper is disposed in any position other than in said closed state;
• and wherein during use said nail clipper severs a nail simultaneously across a width of said nail by a deepening of a first cut that is progressively occurring along an upper surface of said nail and by a simultaneous deepening of a second cut that is progressively occurring along a bottom surface of said nail until said first cut and said second cut intersect and said nail is severed when said first and second cutting blades are urged toward each other, and wherein said body includes opposite ends and wherein said first cutting blade is attached to a first end of said body and wherein said second cutting blade is attached to an opposite second end of said body, and wherein a force is applied to urge said first end of said body toward said second end of said body sufficient to urge said first cutting blade and said second cutting blade toward each other and said nail clipper from said open state into said closed state.

A nail clipper with blade-insert, comprising:

• (a) an upper frame member that is not made of a metal;
• (b) a lower frame member that is not made of a metal;
• (c) means for attaching a rear of said upper frame member and a rear of said lower frame member together;
• (d) means for supplying a force sufficient to urge a front of said upper frame member apart from a front of said lower frame member when said nail clipper is in a quiescent state;
• (e) means for attaching a first cutting blade to said front of said upper frame member, said first cutting blade including a first cutting edge, said first cutting edge disposed toward said lower frame member, and means for attaching a second cutting blade to said front of said lower frame member, said second cutting blade including a second cutting edge, said second cutting edge facing toward said first cutting edge and said second cutting edge disposed in a parallel alignment with respect to said first cutting edge;
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• (f) wherein said first cutting blade and said second cutting blade are each formed of a first material, and wherein said upper frame member or said lower frame member include a second material, and wherein said second material is different than said first material, and wherein said second material is disposed between said first cutting blade and said second cutting blade;
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• (g) wherein said upper frame member includes a first longitudinal axis that extends along a longitudinal length of said upper frame member and wherein said lower frame member includes a second longitudinal axis that extends along a longitudinal length of said lower frame member, and wherein said first cutting edge and said second cutting edge are generally perpendicular with respect to said first longitudinal axis and said second longitudinal axis, and wherein during use said first cutting edge and said second cutting edge are disposed in parallel alignment with respect to each other sufficient to cause said first cutting edge and said second cutting edge to abut each other when urged together without overlap when said nail clipper is disposed in a closed state, and wherein said first cutting edge is parallel with respect to said second cutting edge when said first cutting edge is in contact with said second cutting edge and wherein when said first cutting edge is disposed maximally away from said second cutting edge said nail clipper is disposed in an open state, and wherein said first cutting edge is disposed in a parallel and spaced-apart orientation with respect to said second cutting edge when said nail clipper is disposed in any position other than in said closed state;
• and wherein during use said nail clipper severs a nail simultaneously across a width of said nail by a deepening of a first cut that is progressively occurring along an upper surface of said nail and by a simultaneous deepening of a second cut that is progressively occurring along a bottom surface of said nail until said first cut and said second cut intersect and said nail is severed when said front of said upper frame member is urged toward said front of said lower frame member, and wherein when said front of said upper frame member is urged toward said front of said lower frame member, said first and second cutting blades are urged toward each from said open state to said closed state, and wherein a force is applied to urge said front of said upper frame member toward said front of said lower frame member sufficient to urge said first cutting blade and said second cutting blade toward each other and said nail clipper from said open state into said closed state.

An improvement to a nail clipper, wherein the improvement comprises:

• (a) a first cutting blade attached to an upper portion of said nail clipper, said first cutting blade including a material other than a metal;
• (b) a second cutting blade attached to a lower portion of said nail clipper, said second cutting blade including a material other than a metal;
• (c) wherein at least a portion of said first cutting blade is disposed in parallel alignment with respect to at least a portion of said second cutting blade sufficient to permit a first cutting edge of said first cutting blade and a second cutting edge of said second cutting blade to contact each other when said upper portion and said lower portion are urged toward each other and said nail clipper is disposed in a closed state;
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• (d) wherein said first cutting blade does not include a member that is formed of a metal that is attached thereto and which extends from said first cutting blade to said second cutting blade;
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• (e) wherein said upper portion includes a first longitudinal axis that extends along a longitudinal length of said upper portion and wherein said lower portion includes a second longitudinal axis that extends along a longitudinal length of said lower portion, and wherein said first cutting edge and said second cutting edge are generally perpendicular with respect to said first longitudinal axis and said second longitudinal axis, and wherein during use when said first cutting edge and said second cutting edge are in contact with each other, they abut each other and do not overlap, and wherein said first cutting edge is parallel with respect to said second cutting edge when said first cutting edge is in contact with said second cutting edge and said nail clipper is disposed in said closed state and wherein when said first cutting edge is disposed maximally away from said second cutting edge said nail clipper is disposed in an open state, and wherein said first cutting edge is disposed in a parallel and spaced-apart orientation with respect to said second cutting edge when said nail clipper is disposed in any position other than in said closed state;
• and wherein during use said nail clipper severs a nail simultaneously across a width of said nail by a deepening of a first cut that is progressively occurring along an upper surface of said nail and by a simultaneous deepening of a second cut that is progressively occurring along a bottom surface of said nail until said first cut and said second cut intersect and said nail is severed when said upper portion is urged toward said lower portion, and wherein when said upper portion is urged toward said lower portion, said first and second cutting blades are urged toward each other from said open state to said closed state, and wherein a force is applied to urge said upper portion toward said lower portion sufficient to urge said first cutting blade and said second cutting blade toward each other and said nail clipper from said open state into said closed state.

A nail clipper with blade-insert, comprising:

• (a) an upper frame member that is not made of a metal;
• (b) a lower frame member that is not made of a metal;
• (c) means for attaching a rear of said upper frame member and a rear of said lower frame member together;
• (d) means for supplying a force sufficient to urge a front of said upper frame member apart from a front of said lower frame member when said nail clipper is in a quiescent state;
• (e) means for attaching a first cutting blade to said front of said upper frame member, said first cutting blade including a first cutting edge, said first cutting edge disposed toward said lower frame member, and means for attaching a second cutting blade to said front of said lower frame member, said second cutting blade including a second cutting edge, said second cutting edge facing toward said first cutting edge and said second cutting edge disposed in a parallel alignment with respect to said first cutting edge;
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• (f) wherein said first cutting blade and said second cutting blade are each formed of a first material, and wherein said upper frame member or said lower frame member include a second material, and wherein said second material is different than said first material, and wherein said second material is disposed between said first cutting blade and said second cutting blade;
• (g) wherein said upper frame member includes a first longitudinal axis that extends along a longitudinal length of said upper frame member and wherein said lower frame member includes a second longitudinal axis that extends along a longitudinal length of said lower frame member, and wherein said first cutting edge and said second cutting edge are generally perpendicular with respect to said first longitudinal axis and said second longitudinal axis, and wherein during use said first cutting edge and said second cutting edge are disposed in parallel alignment with respect to each other sufficient to cause said first cutting edge and said second cutting edge to abut each other when urged together without overlap and wherein said nail clipper is disposed in a closed state when said first cutting edge and said second cutting edge abut each other, and wherein said first cutting edge is parallel with respect to said second cutting edge when said nail clipper is disposed in said closed state and wherein when said first cutting edge is disposed maximally away from said second cutting edge said nail clipper is disposed in an open state and wherein said first cutting edge is disposed in a parallel and spaced-apart orientation with respect to said second cutting edge when said nail clipper is disposed in any position other than in said closed state;
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• (h) wherein said means for supplying a force sufficient to urge said front of said upper frame member apart from said front of said lower frame member includes a wedge disposed between said rear of said upper frame member and said rear of said lower frame member, and wherein a thinner end of said wedge is disposed maximally away from said front of said upper frame member and from said front of said lower frame member, and wherein a resiliency provided by said wedge is sufficient to urge said upper frame member away from said lower frame member and wherein said front of said upper frame member is subsequently urged away from said front of said lower frame member;
• and wherein during use said nail clipper severs a nail simultaneously across a width of said nail by a deepening of a first cut that is progressively occurring along an upper surface of said nail and by a simultaneous deepening of a second cut that is progressively occurring along a bottom surface of said nail until said first cut and said second cut intersect and said nail is severed when said nail clipper is urged from said open state to said closed state, and wherein a force is applied to urge said upper frame member toward said lower frame member sufficient to urge said first cutting blade and said second cutting blade toward each other and said nail clipper from said open state into said closed state.