Patent ID: 7217001

Claim:
A lighting device for use in combination with a nail clipper having a stationary handle member in association with a pivoting handle member and a cutting blade connected to be actuated by the pivoting handle member for cutting an animals nail by a user, comprising: a casing defining an angular front wall having an electric power source, a switch and a light-emitting element all integrally assembled and electrically connected within said casing; a radiation surface mounted within said angular front wall for transmitting illumination light emitted from said light-emitting element; and means for removably attaching said casing to the stationary handle member during use of the nail clipper whereby the angle defined by said front wall positions the illumination light emitted from said light-emitting element to illuminate a blood vein or nerve through the animals nail such that the user does not strike or nick the blood vein or nerve during a cutting operation.