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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4731927 | Nail clipper and holder A nail clipper having a pair of resilient elongated members in which the sides of the elongated members are enclosed by a flexible material that permits the elongated members to be moved together to clip the nail but simultaneously forms an enclosure whic... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4648415 | Nail clipper and retainer and disposer of nail clippings Nail clipper of the leaf spring type in which the leaf spring elements of the clipper are superimposed and have facing inturned cutting edges at their proximate ends and are riveted together at their distal ends. A post extending through the leaf spring e... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4644644 | Shear-type nail clipper A shear-type nail clipper that includes a base arm (1), a twisted arm (13), a stud (15) and an actuating lever arm (17) is disclosed. The base and twisted arms are joined together at one end; and, concave blades (25, 37) are formed in the other ends of th... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4640011 | Nail clipper The invention contemplates a single-piece clippings retainer having snap-action assembly to a conventional nail clipper, of the variety in which elongate jaw members are connected at one end and diverge toward their other end. The single-piece retainer co... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4637137 | Nail clipper Provided is a clipper for a nail made of a pair of cooperative jaws having sharpened edges which register by activating a lever member, the jaws having a normal tendency to separate, the lever member being mounted hingedly and turnably onto a means connec... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4614031 | Nail clipper A nail clipper comprising a stationary base having a structure defining a nail depository, a rear base end and a forward base end that terminates into a base jaw having a convexed base cutting edge. A pair of parallel tapering side walls is integrally bou... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4602430 | Nail clipper handle and clipping catcher A handle and clipping receptacle provides a removable accessory for a nail clipper of the lever action type. A resilient body member defines a slot into which the clipper can be inserted and retained by a depression formed in the bottom of the slot. The c... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4577754 | Nail clippings receptacle The invention herein disclosed consists of a means of collecting severed nail portions for later disposal through the use of a receptacle which may be attached to and removed from any conventional nail clipper.... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4574475 | Nail clipper with cut nail retaining means A conventional nail clipper construction is provided including a reversible and convertible pivoted lever for displacing a spring-type arm equipped with a first cutting blade portion toward a base plate equipped with a second cutting blade portion. The ba... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4550496 | Nail clipper receptacle A nail clipper having two relatively movable jaw members with mating cutting edges and a jaw-operating cam lever in combination with a receptacle, having top, bottom and side members, for catching and retaining the nail clippings as they are sheared from ... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4519134 | Fingernail clipping device A nail clipper is disclosed which includes an upper and lower frame movable with respect to one another to effect clipping and defining a central opening therebetween which is completely free of obstruction. A peripheral retainer extends about the cutting... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4380120 | Nail clipping retainer This invention is an apparatus which retains nail clippings within a nail clipper during the process of clipping. The retaining member is attached to one side of the clipper assembly and has retaining walls for shielding the clippings from being scattered... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4341015 | Nail clipper assembly A clipper assembly for clipping nails, including a nail clipper with a flexible housing attached to the nail clipper for collecting nail clippings during and after operation.... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4219929 | Finger-toe nail clipper having shifting receptacle An improved finger-toe nail clipper including the combination of a conventional finger or toe nail clipper and a compactly designed receptacle shiftingly receivable between the opposing insides of the forward nail clipping ends of the arms of the clipper ... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4196514 | Nail clipper with elastomer clipping retainer A fingernail or toenail clipper utilizing an expandable elastomer intermediate leaf spring members upon which the cutting edges are defined wherein the elastomer expands against the cutting edges during nail clipping to retain the severed nail clipping ag... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4176449 | Grip-operated nail clipper This original invention, the GRIP-OPERATED NAIL CLIPPER, is a device improving the common (Finger-Operated) Toe-and-Finger Nail Clipper. The invention is the solution to the problem that less dexterous children, aged people, and arthritic and otherwise ha... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4150481 | Finger-toe nail clipper having shifting receptacle An improved finger-toe nail clipper including the combination of a conventional finger or toe nail clipper and a compactly designed receptacle shiftingly receivable between the opposing insides of the forward nail clipping ends of the arms of the clipper ... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4130937 | Nail clipper Two bi-laterally flanged plates with length portions of their respective flanges nested movably within one another the remaining portions thereof being fused together; the free ends of the movable portions of the plates form cutting edges; a band encompas... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4117591 | Nail clipper with trim retaining clamp An improved nail clipping implement of the type comprising dual cutting-edge equipped spring arms incorporating a fold-away, pressure actuated lever mechanism for cooperatively operating the cutting edges. The improvement features a nail retaining clampin... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4062109 | Finger-toe nail clipper provided for catching and holding the clipped-off finger or toe nail portions An improved finger-toe nail clipper including the combination of a conventional finger or toe nail clipper and a receptacle removably receivable between the opposing sides of the forward nail clipping ends of the arms of the clipper and opening forwardly ... | 12/13/1977 |
| 3997966 | Combination nail clipper, clipping receptacle and removable front lid An improved nail clipper which contains upper and lower handles to facilitate holding the unit and maintaining it in the desired position. Comprising cutting jaws in three sides to allow nail clipping from different and more convenient angles. Also a clip... | 12/21/1976 |
| 3986257 | Nail clipper A nail-nipper including a pair of elastic metal pieces secured together at one end and having a cutting edge formed on the other end, a shaft extending through the pair of elastic metal pieces at the cutting end, a pair of cover plates on opposite sides o... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3943948 | Case with closeable lid A case comprised of a generally longitudinally tubular portion in which a nail clip can be inserted therein. Conforming to the same general outline of the nail clip which it houses and shell-like in appearance to it. Having internal pressure catches to ca... | 03/16/1976 |
| 3937234 | Nail clipper A nail clipper implement has its jaw elements fastened together at one end and aligned cooperating apertures adjacent its jaw end in which is seated a pivot member of generally rectangular cross section and having an elongated head portion of greater leng... | 02/10/1976 |
