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Containment device for a nail clipper

CA 1237886 A · Owner: Athalye, Ravindra G. · Inventors: Athalye, Ravindra G.

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A containment device to be used in conjunction with a nail clipper to close the open side walls of the nail clipper during the clipping operation to prevent discharge of the clipped nails exteriorly of the nail clipper during the clipping operation. The containment device is to be disengageable from at least one of the side walls of the nail clipper thereby exposing the open side wall to facilitate discharge of the clipped nails into an appropriate collecting container for disposal.

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  • Granted June 14, 1988. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 14, 2005.
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FiledMarch 5, 1986
GrantedJune 14, 1988
Term endedJune 14, 2005
Patent numberCA 1237886 A
Classification (IPC)A45D29/00 +1 more

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