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US 2014/0154963 A1Published application
Rotatable Hand-Held Blade-Sharpening Apparatus
AssigneeSpyderco, Inc.
InventorPeter H. Jhones
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Abstract
A sharpening apparatus is provided. The sharpening apparatus includes a foldable case, a first sharpening tool, and a second sharpening tool. The first and second sharpening tools are associated with the foldable case and are rotatable between a storage position and a sharpening position.
Claims21
A blade-sharpening apparatus, comprising:
- a foldable case positionable between a folded and an unfolded position;
- at least one sharpening tool having a first end and a second end, the first end of the at least one sharpening tool interconnected to the case, the at least one sharpening tool rotatable between a storage position and a sharpening position, the rotation of the at least one sharpening tool coupled to the positioning of the case.
A blade-sharpening apparatus, comprising:
- a first cover plate having a first end and a second end;
- a second cover plate having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second cover plate interconnected to at least one of the first end of the first cover plate or a hinge mechanism, at least one of the first or second cover plates rotatable between a folded and an unfolded position;
- a first holder having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first holder interconnected to at least one of the first cover plate, the second cover plate, or a hinge mechanism, the first holder rotatable between a storage position and a sharpening position;
- a first sharpening rod removably interconnected to the second end of the first holder;
- a second holder having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second holder interconnected to at least one of the first cover plate, the second cover plate, or a hinge mechanism, the second holder rotatable between a storage position and a sharpening position;
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- a second sharpening rod removably interconnected to the second end of the second holder.
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A method of assembling a foldable blade-sharpening apparatus, comprising:
- providing a foldable case configured to rotate between a folded and an unfolded position, a first sharpening tool having a first end and a second end, and a second sharpening tool having a first end and a second end;
- interconnecting the first end of the first sharpening tool to the foldable case so that the first sharpening tool is rotatable between a first position of storage and a second position of sharpening;
- interconnecting the first end of the second sharpening tool to the foldable case so that the second sharpening tool is rotatable between a first position of storage and a second position of sharpening;
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- coupling the rotation of the first and second sharpening tools to the rotation of the foldable case, wherein the first and second sharpening tools are oriented in a substantially common plane in the first position of storage and oriented in two distinct planes, each at a predetermined angle, in the second position of sharpening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.