Powered nail clipper

Abstract

The submission is an electrically powered, self-operated, hands-free, fingernail clipper for persons having neither the strength nor the flexibility to use a conventional leaf-spring type nail clipper. The unit is mounted in a PVC housing, with an aluminum cover, and consists of an electric, 3 RPM Hi-Torque motor, mounted on the side of a chassis strut, with a direct shaft drive to a Tri-Lobe cam that depresses the activating lever of a pair of conventional, leaf-spring type nail clippers. The motor is activated by a rocker switch, applying power through a cable plugged into normal house current (115-120V).

1 . The invention described herein is an electrically powered device operating a pair of conventional lever-type clippers. 
   
   
       2 . An electric powered, fingernail clipping machine, comprising:
 a. a base unit that securely positions a conventional, lever-type fingernail clipper, under a rotating cam,   b. a high torque electric motor, driving the cam at a steady rotational speed, thereby activating the opening/closing, cutting action of the clippers,   c. said action parts enclosed by a cover and provided with an on/off switch to activate power to the device,   Whereby, said machine is available to be used to cut fingernails without the need to squeeze a conventional lever-type clipper.