Internally lighted nail trimmer
OwnerKevin James Dahlquistinventor
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Abstract
A pet nail trimmer includes a pair of handles, a housing, a guillotine assembly, and a light. The guillotine assembly extends from the housing and is actuated by the handles. The assembly includes a blade and a frame that are in parallel to one another and that define a cutting opening that includes a first end nearest the handles, a second end opposite the first end, and two sides. The light is disposed within and along a side of the cutting opening, adjacent the blade and the frame, and is oriented to direct light across the cutting opening from one side thereof toward the other. The light is directed in a direction that is generally perpendicular to the handles.
Claims17
A pet nail trimmer, comprising:
- a pair of handles;
- a housing;
- a guillotine assembly, extending from the housing and actuated by the handles, the assembly including a blade and a frame that are in parallel to one another and that define a cutting opening that includes a first end nearest the handles, a second end opposite the first end, and two sides;
- a light, disposed within and along a first of the two sides of the cutting opening, adjacent the blade and the frame, and oriented to direct light across the cutting opening from the first side thereof toward the second side thereof, the light being directed in a direction that is generally perpendicular to the handles;
- and
- wherein the blade and frame combined have a top-to-bottom thickness, and wherein the light is disposed within the top-to-bottom thickness of the thickness of the combined blade and frame.
A pet nail trimmer, comprising:
- a pair of handles;
- a housing;
- a guillotine assembly, extending from the housing and actuated by the handles, the assembly including a blade and a frame that are in parallel to one another and that define a cutting opening that includes a first end nearest the handles, a second end opposite the first end, and two sides;
- a first light, disposed within and along a first of the two sides of the cutting opening, adjacent the blade and the frame;
- and
- a second light, disposed within and along a second of the two sides of the cutting opening, adjacent the blade and the frame;
- wherein the blade and frame combined have a top-to-bottom thickness, and wherein the light is disposed within the top-to-bottom thickness of the thickness of the combined blade and frame;
- wherein the first and second lights are oriented to direct light toward each other across the cutting opening.
A pet nail trimmer, comprising:
- a pair of handles;
- a housing;
- a guillotine assembly, extending from the housing and actuated by the handles, the assembly including a blade and a frame that are in parallel to one another and that define a cutting opening that includes a first end nearest the handles, a second end opposite the first end, and two sides, wherein the blade is movable relative to the frame, and wherein movement of the blade relative to the frame defines a direction of translation;
- a light, disposed within and along a first of the two sides of the cutting opening, adjacent the blade and the frame, and oriented to direct light across the cutting opening from the first side thereof toward the second side thereof, the light being directed in a direction that is generally perpendicular to the direction of translation;
- and
- wherein the blade and frame combined have a top-to-bottom thickness, and wherein the light is disposed within the top-to-bottom thickness of the thickness of the combined blade and frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.