Clipper having cutting jaws for cutting nails and preventing nail clippings formed thereby from scattering by having the cutting jaws be a part of a receptacle for the nail clippings when the cutting jaws are closed

Abstract

An improved clipper of the type having a pair of pivoted members pivotally attached to each other by a pivot pin and having cutting jaws for cutting nails and being biased away from each other by a spring. The improvement includes a catching member. The catching member is non-rotationally mounted to one of the pair of pivoted members, and together with the cutting jaws, form a receptacle for the nail clippings when the cutting jaws are closed to thereby prevent the nail clippings from scattering.

1 . An improved clipper of the type having a pair of pivoted members pivotally attached to each other by a pivot pin and having cutting jaws for cutting nails and being biased away from each other by a spring, wherein said improvement comprises a catching member; and
 wherein said improvement further comprises said catching member being non-rotationally mounted to one of the pair of pivoted members, and together with the cutting jaws, form a receptacle for the nail clippings when the cutting jaws are closed to thereby prevent the nail clippings from scattering.   
   
   
       2 . The improvement of  claim 1 , wherein said improvement further comprises said catching member being transparent. 
   
   
       3 . The improvement of  claim 1 , wherein said improvement further comprises said catching member being thin;
 wherein said improvement further comprises said catching member being sheet-like; and   wherein said improvement further comprises said catching member being teardrop-shaped in plan view, and thereby having:   a) a wide end; and   b) a narrow end.   
   
   
       4 . The improvement of  claim 3 , wherein said improvement further comprises said wide end of said catching member being non-rotationally mounted to the one of the pair of pivoted members. 
   
   
       5 . The improvement of  claim 3 , wherein said improvement further comprises said narrow end of said catching member following the planar contour of said cutting jaws;
 wherein said improvement further comprises said narrow end of said catching member being bent to follow the lateral contour of the cutting jaws; and   wherein said improvement further comprises said narrow end of said catching member, together with the cutting jaws, preventing the nail clippings from scattering by forming said receptacle for the nail clippings when the cutting jaws are closed.   
   
   
       6 . The improvement of  claim 3 , wherein said improvement further comprises said wide end of said catching member having a primary through bore therethrough; and
 wherein said improvement further comprises said primary through bore in said wide end of said catching member receiving the pivot pin to attach said catching member to the one of the pair of pivoted members.   
   
   
       7 . The improvement of  claim 3 , wherein said improvement further comprises said wide end of said catching member further having a secondary through bore therethrough;
 wherein said improvement further comprises said secondary through bore in said wide end of said catching member receiving a pin extending from the one of the pair of pivoted members; and   wherein said improvement further comprises said pin, together with the pivot pin, preventing said catching member from rotating relative to the one of the pair of pivoted members when the pair of pivoted members are closed and thereby maintain integrity of said receptacle.