Patent ID: 7284555

Claim:
A manicuring implement for cleaning underneath nails, comprising: a shaft; and an operative head arranged on said shaft, said head including first and second fixed jaws defining an indentation therebetween, said first jaw having a straight inner surface forming one side of said indentation and an outer surface having a straight portion on an opposite side of said first jaw from said inner surface, said second jaw having an inwardly curved concave inner surface forming the other side of said indentation and an outer surface having a curved portion on an opposite side of said second jaw from said inner surface, said inwardly curved concave inner surface facing said straight inner surface of said first jaw and curving inward from a point at a forward edge of said inner surface toward a rear portion of said straight inner surface of said first jaw, whereby said first and second jaws are independently insertable below nails to remove accumulated matter from below the nails.