Nail clipper assembly

Claim 1

A clipper assembly for clipping nails having an upper and a lower blade arm with a jaw blade at a first end of each, a lifting post and a lever arm wherein the lower blade arm is rigidly joined to the upper blade arm at a second end opposite of the jaw blades, and the lifting post is connected to the lower blade arm and extends upward through an aperture in the upper blade arm where the lever arm is pivotally connected to the lifting post and said lever arm can rotate about the axis of said lifting post and about an axis normal to the axis of said lifting post, the improvement comprising of a flexible housing having a first and second end of inside cross-sectional dimension exceeding the widest dimension of said blade arms and a longitudinal dimension exceeding the length of said blade arms, the housing being positioned about said upper and lower blade arms; a ridged blade pivotally connected to said blade arms by a fastener post extending through said blade arms about said second end and the flexible housing near said second end; the ridged blade being positioned about the exterior of the housing; and an opening in the flexible housing near said first end such that said lever arm and lifting post are uncovered by the flexible housing.