Patent ID: 8082668

Claim:
A nail clipper comprising a base shaped to rest on a horizontal surface and an elongate actuator pivotably connected at one end to the base, a first cutting edge located on the base, an opening in the actuator to allow the nail of a finger or toe to be placed over the first cutting edge and a second cutting edge movable by the actuator towards the first cutting edge to trim the nail resting on the first cutting edge when the actuator is depressed, wherein the actuator has a generally flat upper surface on which a hand or foot may rest with the hand or foot flat while the nail rests on the first cutting edge and a bridge region projecting above the plane of the upper surface adjacent the opening and overlying the second cutting edge whereby the hand or foot resting on the upper surface of the actuator may apply force to the actuator for urging the second cutting edge towards first cutting edge.