Abstract:
A claw trimming assembly includes a pair of pliers structured to have a pair of cutting members urged toward each other when the pair of pliers are squeezed. The pair of pliers may trim a claw of an animal. A light emitter is movably coupled to the pair of pliers. The light emitter emits light onto the claw of the animal so the claw may be trimmed without injuring the animal. A sharpener removably coupled to the pair of pliers. The sharpener is structured to engage each of the pair of cutting members of the pliers. The sharpener may sharpen the pair of cutting members.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     Field of the Disclosure 
       [0001]    The disclosure relates to trimming devices and more particularly pertains to a new trimming device for trimming a claw of an animal. 
       SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
       [0002]    An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a pair of pliers structured to have a pair of cutting members urged toward each other when the pair of pliers are squeezed. The pair of pliers may trim a claw of an animal. A light emitter is movably coupled to the pair of pliers. The light emitter emits light onto the claw of the animal so the claw may be trimmed without injuring the animal. A sharpener removably coupled to the pair of pliers. The sharpener is structured to engage each of the pair of cutting members of the pliers. The sharpener may sharpen the pair of cutting members. 
         [0003]    There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
         [0004]    The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0005]    The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
           [0006]      FIG. 1  is a left side of a claw trimming assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
           [0007]      FIG. 2  is a right side of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
           [0008]      FIG. 3  is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
           [0009]      FIG. 4  is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
           [0010]      FIG. 5  is a perspective view of a sharpener of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
       
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
       [0011]    With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 5  thereof, a new trimming device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
         [0012]    As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 5 , the claw trimming assembly  10  generally comprises a pair of pliers  12  structured to have a pair of cutting members  14 . The pair of cutting members  14  each extends laterally away from an associated one of a pair of arms  16  of the pliers  12 . Each of the cutting members  14  is positioned adjacent to a cutting end  18  of each of the arms  16  of the pliers  12 . A pair of grips  20  is coupled to each of the arms  16  of the pliers  12 . The pair of grips  20  extends upwardly from a gripping end  22  of each of the arms  16  of the pliers  12 . 
         [0013]    A forward surface  24  of the cutting members  14  curves inwardly between each of a front end  26  and a back end  28  of the cutting members  14 . The forward surface  24  of the cutting members  14  has a concave shape. A bottom edge  30  of each of the cutting members  14  is sharpened. The bottom edge  30  of each of the cutting members  14  coextensively abuts one another when the arms  16  of the pliers  12  are squeezed. The bottom edge  30  of each of the cutting members  14  may cut a claw  32  of an animal  34 . 
         [0014]    A pair of rails  36  is coupled to and extends inwardly from each of the pair of arms  16  of the pliers  12 . The pair of rails  36  are slidably coupled together. Additionally, the pair of rails  36  defines a maximum distance the pliers  12  may be opened. 
         [0015]    A light mount  38  is provided. The light mount  38  has a coupled end  40  and a free end  42 . The light mount  38  has a pair of bends  44  positioned thereon so the light mount  38  has a U-shape. The coupled end  40  of the light mount  38  is rotatably coupled to a central pin  45  in the pair of pliers  12 . The free end  42  of the light mount  38  is positionable proximate the pair of cutting members  18 . Additionally, the light mount  38  is movable so the free end  42  of the light mount  38  is positionable at a selected angle with respect to the cutting members  18 . 
         [0016]    A light emitter  46  is coupled to the free end  42  of the light mount  38 . The light emitter  46  is positionable at a selected angle with respect to the pair of cutting members  18 . The light emitter  46  emits light onto the claw  32  of the animal  34  so the claw  32  may be trimmed without injuring the animal  34 . The light emitter  46  may be a LED of any conventional design. 
         [0017]    A stop  48  is provided. The stop  48  has a primary end  50  and a secondary end  52 . The stop  48  is elongated. The stop  48  has a slot  54  extending therethrough. The slot  54  extends between the secondary end  52  of the stop  48  and a middle  56  of the stop  48 . 
         [0018]    The central pin  45  of the pliers  12  extends through the slot  54  in the stop  48 . The stop  48  is slidably coupled to the pliers  12 . The primary end  50  of the stop  48  is positionable at a selected point along the length of the bottom edge  30  of the cutting members  18 . The claw  32  of the animal  34  abuts the primary end  50  of the stop  48 . The stop  48  determines an amount of the claw  32  that is trimmed. 
         [0019]    A first one  58  of the pair of arms  16  of the pliers  12  has a sharpener well  60  extending inwardly therein. The sharpener well  60  is positioned proximate the gripping end  22  of the first arm  58  of the pliers  12 . A sharpener  64  is provided. The sharpener  64  has a pair of openings  66  to expose a pair of sets of blades  68 . 
         [0020]    The sharpener  64  is structured to engage each of the pair of cutting members  14  of the pliers  12 . The sharpener  64  is drawn across the bottom edge  30  of the cutting members  14  so the sets of blades  68  sharpens an associated one of the cutting members  14 . The sharpener  64  is positionable within the sharpener well  60  so the sharpener  64  may be stored within the sharpener well  60 . The sharpener  64  may be a carbide blade sharpener of any conventional design. 
         [0021]    A power supply  70  is coupled to a second one  72  of the pair of arms  16  of the pliers  12 . The power supply  70  is positioned within an interior of the second arm  72  of the pliers  12 . The power supply  70  is electrically coupled to the light emitter  46 . The power supply  70  comprises at least one battery  74 . A battery cover  76  is removably coupled to the second arm  72  of the pliers  12 . The battery  74  is positioned beneath the battery cover  76 . 
         [0022]    In use, the stop  48  is positioned at the selected position. The animal&#39;s  34  claw  32  is positioned between the pair of cutting members  14  so the animal&#39;s  34  claw  32  abuts the stop  48 . The light emitter  46  is positioned to illuminate the animal&#39;s  34  claw  32 . The gripping end  22  of the arms  16  of the pliers  12  are squeezed until the cutting members  18  cuts the animal&#39;s  34  claw  32 . The stop  48  and the light emitter  46  prevents the animal&#39;s  34  claw  32  from being trimmed too short. 
         [0023]    With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         [0024]    Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.