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Knife sharpener

US5005319A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 22, 1989
Grant dateApr 9, 1991
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB24B3/546
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A knife sharpener includes a sharpening member having a flat outer face with abrasive particles mounted thereon. The sharpening member is orbitally driven to impart an orbital motion to each of the particles of no greater than 3/8 inch effective diameter and an orbital velocity of no greater than 1500 feet per minute.

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