Compound tools – Cutter combined with other tool or tools – With means specialized to manicure use
Reexamination Certificate
2002-07-16
2003-04-29
Watts, Douglas D. (Department: 3724)
Compound tools
Cutter combined with other tool or tools
With means specialized to manicure use
C030S028000, C362S119000, C362S577000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06553592
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates, in general, to nail clippers used for clipping or trimming the fingernails or toenails and, more particularly, to a nail clipper with supplementary functions of illuminating the jaws of the clipper and producing a melody while clipping the nails.
BACKGROUND ART
As well known to those skilled in the art, a nail clipper is a device for clipping or trimming the fingernails or toenails, and typically comprises upper and lower longitudinal plates jointed together at their rear ends into an elastic single body through a riveting process or a welding process, with a sharpened jaw formed at the front end of each plate. A lever is mounted to a shaft at the front part of the top surface of the upper plate While clipping the nails, a user repeatedly levers the elastic upper plate down relative to the lower plate to clip or trim the nails by the jaws.
FIG. 1
is an exploded perspective view of a conventional nail clipper. As shown in the drawing, the upper and lower plates
11
and
12
are jointed together at their rear ends through a riveting process or a welding process into an elastic single body, with a sharpened jaw
17
or
18
formed at the front edge of each plate
11
or
12
. A folding nail file
20
is rotatably mounted to the rear joint of the two plates
11
and
12
such that the file
20
is rotatable between a folded position inside the gap between the two plates
11
and
12
and an exposed position outside the two plates
11
and
12
. A shaft hole
16
is formed at each of the front parts of the two plates
11
and
12
, while a shaft
14
having a base upwardly penetrates the holes
16
of the two plates
11
and
12
such that the base of the shaft
14
is stopped on the lower surface of the lower plate
12
. The shaft
14
has a hook
19
on its sidewall.
A lever
13
, having a hinge rib
15
at its front end, is movably caught by the hook
19
of the shaft
14
at the hinge rib
15
. The lever
13
is normally biased upward by the elastic upper plate
11
, and so it is possible to maintain the movable engagement of the hinge rib
15
of the lever
13
with the hook
19
of the shaft
14
without allowing an undesired removal of the lever
13
from the hook
19
. The folding nail file
20
is rotatably mounted to the rear joint of the upper and lower plates
11
and
12
such that the file
20
is rotatable between its folded position inside the gap between the two plates
11
and
12
and its exposed position outside the two plates
11
and
12
.
In order to trim the nails, a user repeatedly levers the elastic upper plate
11
down relative to the lower plate
12
by the lever
13
with a target nail placed between the two jaws
17
and
18
, thus trimming the nail.
However, the conventional nail clipper is problematic in that it is somewhat difficult for users to clearly observe the jaws of the nail clipper while clipping the nails in a dark area, and so the clipper may unexpectedly injure the fingers or toes. In addition, most children do not like a nail clipping action since the conventional nail clippers do not excite children's interest while clipping the nails, and so some parents unnecessarily undergo difficulty while clipping or trimming the nails of their children.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a nail clipper provided with supplementary functions of illuminating the jaws and producing a melody during a nail clipping action.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a nail clipper, of which the body is partially covered with a casing having the supplementary functions of illuminating the jaws and/or producing a melody during a nail clipping action.
In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides a nail clipper comprising an upper plate and a lower plate jointed together at their rear ends into a single body, with a lever used for levering the upper plate down relative to the lower plate to clip the nails, further comprising: a folding plate rotatably mounted to the rear joint of the upper and lower plates such that the folding plate is rotatable between its folded position inside a gap between the upper and lower plates and its exposed position outside the upper and lower plates; a housing provided at the free end of the folding plate such that the housing is positioned between the upper and lower plates when the holding plate is fully rotated into the gap between the upper and lower plates; a flexible extension extending from the housing, and designed to be changeable in its length and bent to be curved as desired; and a light emitting device used for illuminating a target place, the light emitting device being electrically activated by a battery installed within the housing.
The nail clipper also has a melody chip activated by the electricity supplied from the battery to produce a melody.
Another embodiment of this invention provides a nail clipper comprising an upper plate and a lower plate jointed together at their rear ends into a single body, with a lever used for levering the upper plate down relative to the lower plate to clip the nails, further comprising: a cover partially covering the rear portion of the body of the nail clipper, the cover holding a battery, a melody chip, and a switch used for activating the melody chip using electricity supplied from the battery.
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PCT International Search Report for International Application No. PCT/KR01/00086, dated Jun. 7, 2001.
Yang Moonchill
Yang Moonsuk
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