Nail Clipper

Abstract

A nail clipper includes a cutting jaw with a tongue as a mechanism to prevent nail clippings from flying away and a cutting board with a safety guide as a safety mechanism to prevent accidental cuts into finger/toe flesh. The tooth edge of the cutting tooth and the cutting board may either be both vertically curved with a matching curvature to better fit the curvature of the naturally curved nails or be both straight (as opposed to curved). A variation of the nail clipper has the cutting board being replaced with another identical cutting jaw with a tongue to just make use of the tongues for grabbing nail clippings.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A nail clipper comprising: having a cutting jaw  1  with a tongue  3  that prevents nail clippings from flying away; having a cutting board  5  with a safety guide  6  and optional safety guides  9  that shields finger/toe fresh from the cutting jaw  1  and prevents said clipper from accidental cuts into finger/toe flesh. 
     
     
         2 . A cutting jaw  1  according to  claim 1 , wherein said jaw  1  has a tongue  3  attached that will grab nail clippings by holding them against a cutting board  5  or a tongue  3  of the opposite cutting jaw  1 . 
     
     
         3 . A tongue  3  according to  claims 1  and  2 , wherein said tongue  3  is attached to the cutting jaw  1  and will prevent nail clippings from flying away by holding them against the cutting board  5  or another tongue  3  of the opposite cutting jaw  1 . 
     
     
         4 . A cutting board  5  according to  claim 1 , wherein said cutting board  5  has a safety guide  6  at front and optional safety guides  8  on sides, and when inserted into the groove between the nail and fresh of a finger or toe during nail cutting, said cutting board  5  shields the finger/toe fresh from the cutting jaw  1  and prevents said clipper from accidental cuts into the finger/toe flesh. 
     
     
         5 . A safety guide  6  according to  claim 4 , wherein said safety guide  6  is an extension from the cutting line ( 7 ,  13 ,  14 ,  15 ) where the cutting tooth  2  touches the cutting board  5  when clamped and can prevent accidental cuts into finger/toe flesh. The extension  6  can be made in various lengths to meet various needs for nail length. 
     
     
         6 . A cutting board  5  according to  claim 1 , wherein there is a groove  13  at the line where the tooth  2  touches the cutting board  5 . 
     
     
         7 . A cutting board  5  according to  claim 1 , wherein there is a groove with a tiny tooth  14  at the line where the edge  4  of the cutting tooth  2  touches the cutting board  5 . 
     
     
         8 . A cutting board  5  according to  claim 1 , wherein there is a tiny tooth  15  at the line where the edge  4  of the cutting tooth  2  touches the cutting board  5 . 
     
     
         9 . A cutting board  5  according to  claim 1 , wherein the cutting board  5  is vertically curved downward, with a matching curved tooth edge  4  of the cutting tooth  2 , ( FIG. 6A ), to more or less fit the curvature of a cross section of a nail. 
     
     
         10 . A cutting board according to  claim 1 , wherein the top surface of the cutting board  5  is flat with a matching straight tooth edge  4  of the cutting tooth  2  ( FIG. 6B ).