The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1996
James F Fowler, Snohomish, WA (US);
Kenneth and Virginia Goodell, , US;
Abstract
A clipper for artificial finger nails includes a substantially planar nail holder having an arcuate opening therethrough for receiving an acrylic finger nail. Such a nail is cut by a blade in sliding face-to-face relation with the nail holder which slides over the opening thereby cutting the nail. A slot in the blade has a post extending therethrough. A screw mounted on one end of the post is received in a threaded insert formed in a nose piece. On the other end of the post, a knurled knob facilitates disassembly for changing a blade. A pair of transverse slots formed in the blade receive a pair of teeth formed on a pivotable clipper handle for converting rotational handle movement into transverse blade movement in rack-and-pinion fashion. Cut tips of the acrylic nails are caught and retained in a nail catcher mounted on the nail holder.