Knife sharpener

(canceled)

The knife sharpener of claim 24, in which there are a pair of said locking means, one at each edge of said set of fingers.

A knife sharpener comprising a device across which a knife may be drawn for sharpening purposes, said device comprising a base for supporting said device on a supporting surface, means extending from said base engagable by the hand of the user to hold said base on said supporting surface, first hand-protecting means operatively connected to and extending from said base in a given direction to be interposed between said device and said hand-engagable means, and a second hand-protecting means operatively connected to said base and extending out beyond said first hand-protecting means to a position higher than said hand-engagable means and extending in a direction essentially at right angles to said given direction.

A knife sharpener comprising an upwardly extending device across which a knife may be drawn for sharpening purposes and including a base for supporting said device on a surface in an essentially vertical position in storage and use, first and second shields operatively connected to and extending normally upwardly from said base, said first shield being articulately mounted on said base to be moveable between a normal vertical closed position substantially covering one side of said device and an operative open position outwardly located from said one side, said second shield being articulately mounted on said base to be moveable between a normally vertical closed position essentially mating with said first shield and covering the other side of said device and an open position extending out from said base to said one side of said device and there functioning as a hand-rest for said device.

(canceled)

The knife sharpener of claim 25, in which there are a pair of said locking means, one at each edge of said device.

A knife sharpener comprising a set of upwardly extending fingers between which a knife blade may be drawn for sharpening purposes, said set having a base on which said set is mounted, first and second shields operatively connected to said base, said first shield having a position substantially covering and extending up alongside one side of said set of fingers, said second shield articulately mounted on said base to be moveable between a closed position substantially covering and extending up alongside the other side of said set of fingers and an open position extending out to said one side of said set of fingers and there functioning as a hand-rest for said sharpener, locking means operatively connected to said base and articulately mounted thereon to be movable between a first position engaging said shields when said shields are in closed position and retaining them in that position and a second position releasing said shields, in which the locking means in its said second position extends out beyond the edge of said set of fingers, thereby to function as a protector for the user's hand on said hand-rest.

A knife sharpener comprising an upwardly extending device through which a knife may be drawn for sharpening purposes and including a base for supporting said device on a surface, first and second shields operatively connected to and extending upwardly from said base, said first shield being articulately mounted on said base to be movable between a closed position substantially covering one side of said device and an open position outwardly located from said one side, said second shield being articulately mounted on said base to be movable between a closed position essentially mating with said first shield and covering the other side of said device and an open position extending out from said base to said one side of said device and there functioning as a hand-rest for said device, locking means operatively connected said base and articulately mounted thereon to be movable between a first position engaging said shield when said shields are in closed position and mating them in that position and a second position releasing said shield, in which the locking means in its said second position extends out beyond the edge of said device, thereby to function as a protector for the user's hand when on said hand rest.

A knife sharpener comprising a device across which knife may be drawn for sharpening purposes, said device comprising a base for supporting said device on a supporting surface with first and second shields operatively connected to said base, said first shield having a position substantially covering and extending up alongside one side of said device, the second shield articulately mounted on said base to be movable between a closed position substantially covering the other side of said device and an open position extending out to said one side of said device and there functioning as a hand rest for said sharpener.