| 摘要 |
A finger/toe nail clipping and catching device 20 comprises a lower arm 74 unitary with vertical side walls 46 and 48. A rear block 96 between the rear ends of the lower and upper arms 74 and 76 provides more space between said arms 74 and 76 than in the conventional nail clipper. The lower and upper arms 74 and 76 are spaced in overlying arrangement, fastened at one end 82 and terminating in spaced facing jaw formations 45 and 47. The jaw formations 45 and 47 comprise upper and lower concave center blade sections 56 and 50 and upper and lower side blade sections 55 and 57 and 52 and 54 that terminate in sharpened cutting edges. When the blade sections are engaged in "cutting" position, the interior chamber of the device 20 is completely enclosed by the interior facing surfaces of the arms 74 and 76, side walls 46 and 48, and blade sections. The invention 20 eliminates the deflection and obstruction problems caused by the conventional mounting pin by providing other mounting means for the actuating lever. The upper edges of the side walls 46 and 48 proximate the jaw formations 45 and 47 include passage means 66 and 69 to receive projection means 40 and 42 on the actuating lever 22. The actuating lever 22 comprises an elongate bar section 23 with side "wings" 26 and 28, said side wings 26 and 28 connected by a crossbar piece 38. Protruding ends 40 and 42 on the crossbar 38 are seated within passage means 66 and 69 in the side walls 46 and 48, mounting the actuating lever without the conventional mounting pin. The crossbar 38 has a elongate middle section 44 that serves as positioning means for the actuating lever 22. The side walls 46 and 48 have notches 60 and 49 that allow portions of the actuating lever to extend the level of the upper longitudinal edges of said side walls 46 and 48. Disposal means include a disposal hatch 72 fastened to the undersurface of the lower arm 74 by a rivet 82. The disposal hatch 72 may be swung sideways about the rivet 82 to reveal the opening 70 in the lower arm 74 to release accumulated clippings in a controlled manner. An angled deflecting edge 78 on the rear block 96 deflects nail clippings, providing more controlled means of disposal.
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