Nail clipper retainer

Abstract

A pair of compressible, high-friction bodies in fingernail, toenail or other clippers near the sharp edges thereof, to grip and retain the nail being cut during and after cutting. By compressing the bodies, the nail is not projected from the blades during or after cutting, but is instead retained until the clippers are released.

1 . A retainer for nail clippers having first and second facing blades that are configured to move toward and away from one another for cutting nails, the retainer comprising: 
 (a) a first body mounted adjacent the first blade; and    (b) a second body mounted adjacent the second blade.    
   
   
       2 . The retainer in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein at least one of said bodies is compressible, and wherein at least one of said bodies has a high friction surface that can seat against the nail.  
   
   
       3 . The retainer in accordance with  claim 2 , wherein the first and second bodies have facing surfaces that are substantially flush with the first and second blades, respectively.  
   
   
       4 . The retainer in accordance with  claim 3 , wherein the bodies are mounted to jaws upon which the blades are formed.  
   
   
       5 . The retainer in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein at least the first body is a first sidewall defining a chamber into which nail clippings can be projected.  
   
   
       6 . The retainer in accordance with  claim 5 , wherein the second body is a second sidewall defining the chamber.  
   
   
       7 . The retainer in accordance with  claim 6 , further comprising a surface formed on the first sidewall and a surface formed on the second sidewall facing the first surface for seating against the first surface upon closing of the blades, each surface being substantially flush with the first and second blades.  
   
   
       8 . A method of retaining nails in nail clippers having first and second facing blades that are configured to move toward and away from one another for cutting nails, the method comprising: 
 (a) mounting a first body adjacent the first blade;    (b) mounting a second body adjacent the second blade;    (c) driving said blades toward one another when a nail is positioned between the blades, thereby seating said bodies against a nail and compressing at least one of said bodies; and    (d) cutting through the nail with the blades while holding the nail between the bodies.