Patent ID: 6009880
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
A nail clipping retaining device to be removably fastened to a nail clipper device of the class which includes a pair of oppositely bowed spring members, an upper movable spring member and a lower stationary spring member, fastened together at a joined end creating an opposing force away from one another at an opposite end when compressed and having a pair of opposing cutting jaw means at said opposite end with an actuating means comprising of a lever arm pivot pin means passing through aligned hole means in said spring members near said opposing cutting jaw means, said aligned hole means being larger than a shaft of said pivot pin means and smaller than a head of said pivot pin means with said head of said pivot pin engaging said lower spring member and under said opposing force of said oppositely bowed spring member, said pivot pin means being coupled to a fulcrumed lever arm means above said upper spring member, creating an initially loaded compressive cutting mechanism means, said nail clipping retaining device comprising:a u-shaped elongated channel having vertical sides, said lower stationary spring member fitting into said elongated channel, the vertical sides of said elongated channel covering the side openings between said oppositely bowed spring members of said nail clipper, said elongated channel utilizing a fastening means to attach said elongated channel to said nail clipper device; andwherein the elongated channel includes a bottom plate, the fastening means includes a universal slotted mounting catch located on the bottom plate of said elongated channel at one end of said elongated channel closest to said pivot pin means, said slotted mounting catch being slid into position between said stationary spring member and said head of said pivot pin means, said opposing force of said oppositely bowed spring member being applied against said head of said pivot pin means to hold said bottom plate of said nail clipping retaining device securely between said head of said pivot pin means and said stationary spring member.