Nail cutting device and associated method for treating and/or pr

Details Nail cutting device and associated method for treating and/or pr Nail cutting device and associated method for treating and/or pr

1988-09-07

1990-10-23

Watts, Douglas D.

Cutlery

Manicure

Nippers

132 755, 132200, A45D 2918

Patent

active

049642138

ABSTRACT:
A nail cutting device and associated method for treating and/or preventing ingrown nails. The nail cutting device (10) comprises a first member (14) having a forward end portion (20) defining an upper jaw (24) provided with a protruding blade portion (26) and a second member (16) having a forward end portion (22) defining a lower jaw (25) which, in the preferred embodiment defines an anvil (28), operatively associated with the blade portion (26). The device (10) also includes actuator means for moving the blade portion (26) toward and into contact with the anvil (28). The method of the present invention includes the steps of inserting the anterior extremity (48) of the nail (50) between the blade portion (26) and the anvil (28), and actuating the actuating means to move the blade portion (26) through the nail (50) to produce a notch (54) in the anterior extremity (48) of the nail (50).

REFERENCES:
patent: 702516 (1902-06-01), Wilcox
patent: 1433936 (1922-10-01), Campbell
patent: 2774138 (1956-12-01), Gowdey
patent: 3315354 (1967-04-01), Oates

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