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Is a nail clipper patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a nail clipper have been patented many times, but "a nail clipper" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 182 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “nail clippercuttertrimmer” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 176 best keyword matches we examined, 42 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: KAIDI ALEXANDRE RACHID (6), HAN JEONG SIK (5), edjy LLC (4), DALTON MICHAEL T (2).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A45D (172), A01K (33), B26B (10), Y10T (3).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a nail clipper
- Nail clipper with replaceable blade and nail storage function WO-2020253524-A1 2020 · CHEN JIANMAN
A nail clipper with replaceable blade and nail storage function, comprising a housing (10), a blade (20) and a press handle (30). Both the blade (20) and the press handle (30) are clipped and fixed in the cavity of the housing (10…
View on Google Patents - Adjustable Double Lever Nail Clipper US-2019239615-A1 2019 · DALTON MICHAEL T
A double levered, adjustable nail clipper that is particularly adapted to overcome the difficulties in cutting toenails. A typical embodiment has two action levers in opposed positions that permit applying twice the force of a sin…
View on Google Patents - Ergonomic apparatus which holds commercially available nail clippers in working position US-9788631-B2 2017 · Little Brian Edward
This invention enables a physically impaired individual to trim his or her fingernails or toenails with a commercial nail clipper without holding and squeezing the clipper. The device includes a base which holds a small and/or lar…
View on Google Patents - Nail clipper with opposing parallel blades US-9192218-B1 2015 · KAIDI ALEXANDRE RACHID
An apparatus for cutting nails includes a plastic frame with a pair of opposing parallel cutting blades. A first of the pair of blades is attached to an upper half of the frame and a second of the pair of blades is attached to a l…
View on Google Patents - Nail clipper with blade-insert US-8683700-B1 2014 · KAIDI ALEXANDRE RACHID
An apparatus for cutting toe nails and finger nails includes a plastic frame member. The frame member includes an upper frame member and a lower frame member. The upper and lower frame members are either attached together at a rea…
View on Google Patents - Method for manufacturing inclined curve-type blade body, blade body made therefrom, and nail clipper having blade body thereof US-8726516-B2 2014 · HAN JEONG SIK
The present invention is related to a method for manufacturing a blade body of a nail clipper having a 3-dimensional inclined curve-type blade, including steps of forming an inclined curve with a curvature Ra using a boundary line…
View on Google Patents - Nail Clipper with Reusable Handles and Disposable Blades US-2012011723-A1 2012 · FLATEN SHELBY
The present invention is a nail clipper that comprises a reusable handle assembly and a disposable blade assembly, a method for assembling the nail clipper, and a method for replacing the disposable blade assembly. The handles and…
View on Google Patents - Nail clipper US-8096053-B2 2012 · WONG WAI YIP
The present invention is a nail clipper. It has a slender body formed by an upper press lever and a lower press lever which are movably engaged, an upper cover and a lower cover which are respectively fitted onto the outer surface…
View on Google Patents - Nail clipper and light combination assembly US-8096305-B1 2012 · CHENEY TANYA L
A nail clipper and light combination assembly includes a clipper that has a first arm with a first end and a second end and a second arm with a first end and a second end. The first ends of the first and second arms are attached t…
View on Google Patents - Nail clipper US-8001692-B2 2011 · HAN JEONG SIK
Embodiments of the invention provide a nail clipper. The nail clipper comprises upper and lower blade members with a suitable length to hold by hand which face each other and form inner concave parts of the spoon shape; cutting bl…
View on Google Patents - Manufacturing Method For Arc Type Nail Clipper Blade, and Its Nail Clipper Blade and Its Nail Clipper US-2009000122-A1 2009 · HAN JEONG SIK
The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing arc type blades for a nail clipper, which corresponds to a curved surface of a finger nail, arc type blades and a nail clipper manufactured by the same. The method of manu…
View on Google Patents - Double hinged nail cutter/clippers WO-2008028020-A3 2008 · HARRIS ARTHUR
Nail clippers having a double hinge mechanism to reduce the effort needed to cut nails. The nail clipper includes a gripping section and a cutting section. The gripping section includes a first handle, a second handle and a pivot …
View on Google Patents - Nail clipper and nail cutter, lever and supporting shaft for the same US-7020964-B2 2006 · HAN JEONG SIK
A nail clipper of the invention comprises a nail clipper body having a rigidity and a suitable length to grip, and a lever mounted on an upper side of the body and a nail cutter mounted on a lower side of the body through a suppor…
View on Google Patents - Nail clipper for pets with curved blade pieces US-7007387-B2 2006 · YUKO KUZUU
A nail clipper for pets has a scissors structure provided with cutting surfaces formed by curved blade pieces. The curved blade pieces are created by dividing a spherical or elliptical body into quarter pieces having a hollow inte…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a nail clipper been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Beauty and personal-care patents focus on application mechanisms, heads/bristles, and heating or vibration features.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.