Ski sharpening guide and method of employing same
OwnerGary B. Stumpfinventor
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Abstract
A ski sharpening guide in the form of an angle member having an outer upper surface for supporting a cutting tool and a rear output surface for engaging the bottom of the ski during the sharpening operation. The junction between the upper surface and rear surface is a sharp edge and a chip-receiving recess or slot is provided in the upper surface for collecting metal filings. A method of employing the ski sharpening guide for sharpening the metal edges of a ski also forms a part of the present invention.
Claims9
A ski sharpening guide comprising an angle member having an outer, upper surface for supporting a cutting tool and an outer rear surface for engaging a bottom of a ski during a sharpening operation, said upper surface including a chip-receiving recess therein, said recess having a bottom wall spaced from the upper surface of the angle member, whereby a cutting tool supported on said upper surface will be spaced from the bottom wall of the recess.
A method of sharpening a metal edge of a ski including the steps of:
- (a) providing an angle member having an outer upper surface for supporting a cutting tool, an outer rear surface for engaging a bottom of a ski during the sharpening of said metal ski edge and a chip-receiving recess provided in the upper surface, said chip-receiving recess having a bottom wall spaced from the upper surface of the angle member;
- (b) positioning a flat cutting tool in engagement with the upper surface of said angle member with a portion of said cutting tool overlying at least a portion of the chip-receiving recess during the sharpening of the metal edge of the ski and with a section of the cutting tool extending beyond the junction of the upper surface and rear surface of said angle member for engaging the metal ski edge to be sharpened;
- (c) positioning the section of the cutting tool extending beyond said junction into engagement with the metal edge of the ski to be cut while simultaneously positioning the rear surface of the angle member in engagement with the bottom of said ski;
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- (d) sliding the ski sharpening guide, with the cutting tool in engagement therewith, in a longitudinal direction for sharpening the metal edge of the ski.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.