Nail clipper with catching side walls

Abstract

A nail clipping device for preventing the nail clippings from jumping away from the clipper and being scattered around the nail clipping site. This device includes vertical catching side walls that are extended from both sides of upper and lower elongate parts of the clipper. The height of each catching side wall is just a little bit shorter than a half of the distance between the upper and lower elongate parts of the clipper when it is closed for cutting. When the clipper is not used the upper and lower catching side walls are apart from each other. However, when it is closed for nail clipping, the catching side walls approximate each other leaving just a small gap between them to form a side barrier to trap the nail clippings within. After clipping nails, by opening the clipper and holding it vertically the clippings can be disposed to desired place. The best point is that this invention does not have complicated structure, and does require minimal or almost no additional cost to manufacture comparing the most common type of nail clipper in current market. And it looks almost identical to the common type of nail clippers except shallow vertical side walls on upper and lower elongate parts that helps people to use this clipper without any hesitation.

1 . A nail clipper with catching side walls for clipping finger and toe nails which consists of (a) upper and lower elongate parts which are two substantially identical, flat spring like parts, each including a first end having a transverse cutting edge, and a second end that is the opposite end, the second ends of the elongate parts being affixed together such that the transverse cutting edges at the first ends are normally spaced apart but can be pressed into cutting engagement with each other against a natural spring bias of the elongate parts, said elongate parts each having a hole located near said first end, the holes of said two elongate parts being in alignment, said elongate parts each having two vertical catching side walls, one on each side; (b) a pin arranged to pass through the holes in said elongate parts, said pin having a head at one end which is larger than the said hole of said elongate part and having a notch at the opposite end; (c) a lever arm pivotally attached to said notch of said pin. 
   
   
       2 . A nail clipper according to  claim 1  wherein said vertical catching side walls are vertical extensions of said upper and lower elongate parts that extend from each side edges of said elongate parts toward the opposite elongate part. 
   
   
       3 . A nail clipper according to  claim 1  wherein the upper and lower vertical catching side walls approximate each other forming a barrier that blocks the nail clippings from jumping out the clipper when the said lever arm is pressed down and a part of nail is clipped. 
   
   
       4 . A nail clipper according to  claim 1  wherein the height of each said vertical catching side wall is just a little bit shorter than a half of the distance between said upper elongate part and lower elongate part when said lever arm is pressed down firmly and the said transverse cutting edges touch each other that allows a small gap exists between said upper and lower vertical catching side walls when the said transverse cutting edges touch each other. 
   
   
       5 . A nail clipper according to  claim 1  wherein the gap between said upper and lower vertical catching side walls becomes relatively big when the said lever arm is released and the said cutting edges are separated. 
   
   
       6 . A nail clipper according to  claim 1  wherein there is a small gap between said transverse cutting edge and said vertical catching side wall that helps to clip a nail that is wider than the width of the cutting edge.