Patent ID: 6237224
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
An unpowered nostril hair cutter, comprising:a first folded portion made of steel plate having sufficient elasticity and strength to allow the folded portion to bend;a pair of handle portions each connected to one end of the first folded portion, the handle portions being opposite to each other and movable toward and away from each other by bending of the first folded portion, each handle portion having an outer end remote from the first folded portion;a first circular cutting pipe connected to the outer end of one of the handle portions, the first circular cutting pipe having a first inclined surface on an edge thereof facing the other handle portion and defining a first cutting edge;a second circular cutting pipe connected to the outer end of the other handle portion, the second circular cutting pipe having a second inclined surface on an edge facing the first mentioned handle portion and aligned with the first circular cutting pipe, defining a second cutting edge, the second circular cutting pipe having a diameter which is smaller than the first circular pipe so that when the handle portions are moved toward each other, the second circular cutting pipe slides at least partly into the first circular cutting pipe for cutting any nostril hairs between the first and second inclined surfaces; andeach of the first and second circular cutting pipes including an elongated portion with each elongated portion including portions of the first and second inclined surfaces for cutting additional nostril hairs that may be between the elongated portions when the handled portions are moved toward each other to engage the elongated portions with each other.