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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7284555 | Manicuring implement and instruments including same A manicuring implement includes a shaft and an operative head arranged at an end of the shaft and having first and second fixed jaws defining an indentation therebetween. The first jaw has a straight inner surface forming one side of the indentation and an outer sur... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7263775 | Illuminating nail clipper An illuminating nail clipper for clipping the nails of an animal such as a dog, cat, bird, or the like which allows for the clipping of an individual nail at the desired length to prevent injury or improper length cutting for the animal. The device includes a hand-a... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7234238 | Nail clipper A nail clipper includes a body, an upper cutting part, a lower cutting part and a pressing piece. The body is a box shape which is open at the top and at the bottom near the front end, and has the lower cutting part at its front end and a sliding locking piece at it... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7210230 | Cuticle cutter A cuticle cutter of the like is described which is of the scissors type. Instruments of this type, especially in beauty salons, require constant cleaning, sharpening and sterilisation. The cutter of the invention facilitates such procedures by permitting the handles... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7131448 | Nail clippers with finger illuminator A nail clipping assembly holds a pair of conventional nail clippers in a holder. The holder can also support a light source which is positioned close enough to a subject's finger tip to illuminate the interior of the finger tip. This exposes the intersection between... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124669 | Methods employing optical source and optical sensor for detecting living tissue within an animal nail An optical source illuminates a portion of an animal nail, and an optical sensor receives light from the illuminated portion. A processor generates a signal level, and differentiates between a “quick” signal level range (arising from illuminated living tissue in... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7055245 | Nail clipper for pets having semi-spherical shape A nail clipper for pets has a first semi-spherical or semi-elliptical part which is hollowed-out with a circular or elliptical hole with a blade formed on a rim of the hole, and a second semi-spherical or elliptical part having a shape matching the outside of the fi... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7003882 | Nail clipper A nail clipper 10 includes a fixed blade member 2 and a movable blade member 3. The fixed blade member 2 in a form of a curved plate has a curved face for enabling a finger tip F to be contacted with the curved face, a nail insertion groo... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000321 | Optical source and sensor for detecting living tissue within an animal nail An optical source illuminates a portion of an animal nail, and an optical sensor receives light from the illuminated portion. A processor generates a signal level, and differentiates between a “quick” signal level range (arising from illuminated living tissue in... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6854184 | Blade cover for cutting device The present invention is directed to a cutting device including a first blade portion having a handle and a cutting surface and a second blade portion having a handle and a cutting surface. The first and second blade portions are coupled together and intersect at a ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6751866 | Cuticle cutting instrument A cuticle cutting instrument has tubes rotatably disposed in each other and forming two working endings, cutting elements provided on the endings, handles fixed on the tubes, a return spring installed between the handles, and a tubing connection for communicating wi... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6629370 | Board cutter The board cutter includes a T-square and a knife. The T-square has a head with a board edge contact surface and a board face contact surface. A long leg of the T-square is attached to the head. A board face contact surface on the bottom of the long leg sl... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6557259 | Uniform artificial nail clipper A nail clipper of this invention has a somewhat V-shaped handle portion formed of a first upper handle and a second lower handle each of which is pivotally mounted with respect to the other, and movable toward the other. A nail holder, having an arcuate s... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6438845 | Nail clipper device A nail clipper device with a scissors-like cutting configuration comprises elongated upper and lower operating members each having first ends joined together, and second ends terminating in spaced complimentary shaped cutting edges; a post secured to the ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 5918375 | Nail clipper with measuring gauge A nail clipper includes a gauge which determines the length of the nail being cut. The gauge is held by friction against one of the jaws of the clipper, and can slide back and forth to a desired position. The gauge includes a flange against which the fing... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5881735 | Nail clipper The present invention provides a nail clipper having a container for collecting and containing cut finger and toe nails. The container has separable first and second portions to allow for easy disposal of cut material. The first portion has an open bottom... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5749377 | Pedicure kit A pedicure kit comprises a toe spreader and a toe nail scissor that separates toes of a foot of a user who has difficulty bending without the user having to bend and cuts the toe nails on the toes of the foot of the user who has difficulty bending without... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5740611 | Grooming device A grooming device including a stem, a first and a second arm extending from one end of the stem, the first arm having a first flat surface and the second arm having a second flat surface arranged substantially parallel to the first flat surface. An angled... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5727318 | Clippers for fingernails The clipper of the present invention includes a clipper handle with a first component and a second component which are moveable with respect to each other. A nail holder extends from the clipper handle, the nail holder having a curved cross section. A slo... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5640770 | Ergonomic nail clipper A clipper for artificial finger nails includes a substantially planar nail holder having an arcuate opening therethrough for receiving an acrylic finger nail. Such a nail is cut by a blade in sliding face-to-face relation with the nail holder which slides... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5622191 | Nail clipper A nail clipper designed to trim a portion of the nail of a person's digit without causing injury to the flesh portion of the digit includes a U-shaped body that has a first and second end and includes first and second, spaced-apart handles interconnected ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5557849 | Nail clipper A nail clipper includes a clipper body having a front section and a rear section acting as a first handle, the front section including a top plate and a base plate defining a passageway therebetween. The top plate and the base plate each has an aperture s... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5533262 | Single cut clipper for nails A cutting blade actuating link for actuating a cutting blade of a guillotine-type animal nail or artificial nail clipper. The link is in the form of a thin flat body having an integral hook formation at one end adapted for insertion into an aperture in th... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5123430 | Cutter device for fingernails or toenails A cutter device particularly useful for cutting fingernails and toenails includes a housing grippable by a user for holding and manipulating the device. A slot is formed in a conical end portion of the housing and is elongated in the circumferential direc... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5101563 | Nail clipper A nail clipper is provided including a pair of crossed and pivotally connected levers defining handle ends and blade ends. A bowed spring is disposed between the handle ends and includes split sleeve portions engaged with and extending at least partially ... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5065513 | Artificial fingernail clipper An artificial fingernail clipper is provided which includes a stationary nail holder with an aperture therein for receiving the fingernail, a cutting blade slidably disposed against and above the nail holder, and a blade mounting member which extends past... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4856190 | Single cut clipper for artificial nails A clipper retains an artificial nail within a crescent shaped aperture while a blade reciprocates past the aperture to sever the artificial nail with a desired curvature precisely controlled by suitable orientation of the clippers. One cut is required to ... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4606125 | Throwing weapon A throwable weapon to be usable by a human being for self-defense which comprises a pair of plates connected together so that one plate can be pivoted relative to the other plate. When the one plate is pivoted relative to the other plate, a series of knif... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4449297 | Clipping apparatus A claw clipper is provided with a pair of cutters having cooperating shearing edges. A first cutter has a concave cylindrically shaped surface the bottom edge of which is generally circular. The second cutter has a U-shaped member with the base portion pr... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4228585 | Animal nail clipper A nail clipper for clipping the nails of an animal such as a dog, cat or the like which allows for the clipping of an individual nail at the desired length to prevent injury or improper length cutting for the animal. The device includes a hand-actuated cl... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4198746 | All plastic swivel head razor handle A razor handle comprising a grip portion having arms at one end thereof for pivotally mounting thereon a shaving unit of the type in which a blade and guard are permanently fixed together, the shaving unit being free to pivot upon the handle during a shav... | 04/22/1980 |