Method and apparatus for knife and blade sharpening
US5582535A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB24D15/081
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for sharpening the edge of an elongated object includes a housing having an exposed sharpening section with a sharpening element in the sharpening section. The sharpening element is formed from a single abrasive coated sharpening element having a pair of abrasive coated planar comb-like structures formed along opposing sides of the sharpening element. The sharpening element is bent into an X configuration wherein the alternating teeth and slots interdigitate to form the X-shaped configuration and form a sharpening angle between the interdigitating teeth. The sharpening angle has a bisection line with an elongated interrupted sharpening surface. Each of the teeth from one of the comb-like structures is juxtaposed at least one tooth from the other of the structures to form that interrupted sharpening surface with the plurality of abrasive surfaces and a plurality of open areas whereby the edge being sharpened is subjected to repeated alternating contact with the surface of each comb-like structure as the object is moved through the sharpening section.
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