Patent ID: 6865812

Claim:
A nail trimmer comprising: an automatically operated dado blade mounted in an extended baton-like device which is of a length that assures the user of a comfortable and convenient functioning; the longer of the two baton-like device parts containing a high-speed DC motor, which, through a mechanical connection drives a dado blade in the shorter of the two parts of the baton-like device, such that the functioning edge of the dado blade rotates only down on the nail being trimmed; the said high-speed motor DC motor being controlled by a gravity-operated switch which permits dado blade operation only in approximation of the functioning attitude of the baton-like device; and, the shorter of the two parts of the baton-like device houses the dado blade trimmer such that the blade is mounted transversally, permitting the functioning edge of the blade to rotate down across a narrow opening in the side of said housing; the size and shape of said narrow opening in the housing is such that only a safe exposure to the cutting edge of the dado blade is assured; the said housing of the shorter of the two parts of the baton-like device being of a shape and size that permits a facile movement around and between the user's toes, and which supports a specially shaped removable rubber like cover which provides the toe with assured safe positioning, and when removed, an efficient clean out opening.