Blade honing apparatus and cutting apparatus incorporating same
AssigneeSCA Hygiene Products AB
InventorsArno Robert ARNDT, Lon Martin King
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Abstract
A honing apparatus includes a sharpening stone that has a sharpening surface configured to sharpen the edge of the blade upon engaging contact with the edge of the blade. A frame is operatively coupled to the sharpening stone, and a weight element is supported by the frame and positioned so as to urge the sharpening stone toward the edge of the blade. The frame may be pivotally coupled to a fixed element at a pivoting location, and the weight element may be positioned so as to create a moment about the pivoting location, with the moment urging the sharpening stone toward the edge of the blade.
Claims23
A honing apparatus for use with an edge of a running blade, comprising:
- a sharpening stone having a sharpening surface configured to sharpen the edge of the blade upon engaging contact therewith;
- a frame operatively coupled to said sharpening stone;
- and
- a weight element supported by said frame and positioned so as to urge said sharpening stone toward the edge of the blade.
A cutting apparatus comprising:
- a blade having a first edge, movement thereof being effective to cut through a material in contact therewith;
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- a first honing apparatus for sharpening said first edge, said first honing apparatus including:
- (a) a sharpening stone having a sharpening surface configured to sharpen said first edge of said blade upon engaging contact therewith,
- (b) a frame operatively coupled to said sharpening stone, and
- (c) a weight element supported by said frame and positioned so as to urge said sharpening stone toward said first edge of said blade.
A method for sharpening an edge of a moving blade with a sharpening stone, the method comprising:
- positioning the sharpening stone in engagement with the edge of the blade;
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- positioning a weight element operatively coupled to the sharpening stone, so as to urge the sharpening stone toward the edge of the moving blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.