The relationship that provides the clearest, and most logical description is the physical sequence, and spatial example of the nail clipper. Proper use of the nail clippers will assure the continued shaping, trimming and manicure functions, keeping your hands, fingers and toes in a well presentable, and functioning clean appearance. None of these simple pieces can be used separately, or function as anything alone.  However, together they form a very functional nail clipping functional tool.

     The item is at rest.  The nail clippers are in a static form.  The nail clippers are a main item of beautification, and small personal grooming item.  Nail clippers are metal, and of compound lever formation.  There are three pieces to the assembled item that include a middle hardened piece that is two pronged, and Y shaped. This main portion is 3.25 inches long,  .5 inches tall, and three eighths an inch wide.

 “lever” straight arm (dark blue)

 Small pin (light blue)                       

Y arm (green and orange)

There is a secondary, “compound lever”,  straight arm moving handle that is 2.5 inches long, and  .5 inches wide.  There is also a smaller pin also that is .25 inches wide, and .5 inches long, that holds this apparatus together.  It is this pins attachment point, which creates, and is responsible for its movement. The connectivity of the three metal pieces at this point create a restrictive mechanical action that cuts hardened finger, and toe nails easily with light, and proper applicative force.  The “solid lubrication” of the small pin, should be mentioned as the most important piece of the nail clipper apparatus.

     With the proper, and evenly applied pressure there is a simulated pinching action. This action produces the closing of the hardened tip of the Y arm. This closing of the Y arm, and the pressurized cutting action, produce a separation of the hardened exterior portion of our fingers and toes.  Hence, the name nail clipper.

 References

University of Michigan, . (2010). Color cad photograph. Retrieved from http://www-personal.umich.edu/~erelson/Images/CAD002.jpg

Lannon, J. M. (2008). Technical communication (11th ed.) Ashford Custom. San Francisco: Pearson Longman.