Patent ID: 7055245

Claim:
A nail clipper for pets comprising: (a) a first semi-spherical or semi-elliptical part made of a hard material such as metal and having a hollowed-out circular or elliptical hole with a blade formed on a rim of the hole; (b) a second semi-spherical or elliptical part having a shape matching the outside shape of said first part and having a blade on a rim thereof; (c) means for mounting the second part pivotably with respect to the first part along an axis of rotation, such that, when a pet's nail is placed in the hollowed-out hole of the first semi-spherical or elliptical part and the second part is rotated along the outside of the first part, the blades of the first and second parts come together to cut the pet's nail in a semi-circular shape in a single cutting action, wherein said first and second parts are held together rotatably with respect to each other by pivot pins on opposite diametrical sides thereof, and said first part is mounted to a first operating lever, and said second part is rotated by a second operating lever pivotable with respect to said first operating lever, and wherein a driven cog is attached on the surface of said second part where a pivot pin is placed, and the driven cog is engaged with a large fan-shaped cog coupled to said second operating lever.