Method and tool for finishing of sharpened skate blades
OwnerRobert H. Alleninventor
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Abstract
A skate blade finishing tool includes a holder adapted to be hand-held by a user. The holder includes at least one slot therein. Arranged in the slot is a strip of leather. In use, the leather strip in the slot is rubbed along the length of a sharpened skate blade in a predetermined number of passes. The leather strip removes foreign material redeposited by skate sharpening processes and small burrs remaining on the blade surface and smooths the skate blade surfaces. When using the skate blade finishing tool to finish a skate blade, the detrimental effects of the sharpening process are removed to provide a safe skating blade that also permits improved skating performance when using the finished blade.
Claims20
A method of finishing a sharpened skate blade comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a skate blade having a sharpened edge;
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- b) finishing said skate blade by rubbing a bottom edge of said skate blade along a strip of leather for a predetermined number of passes while maintaining said skate blade generally perpendicular to a surface of said strip contacting said bottom edge;
- c) whereby said rubbing step provides a uniform surface to said bottom edge to improve skating performance during use of said skate blade.
A skate finishing tool for sharpened skate blades comprising:
- a) a holder having at least one slot therein;
- and
- b) a strip of leather arranged on a base surface of said slot;
- said strip of leather being configured in said slot to contact a bottom portion of an edge of said skate blade when said skate blade is maintained generally perpendicular to said strip of leather for finishing said bottom portion to improve skate blade surface quality and skate blade performance during skating, wherein said holder includes a second strip of leather arranged on a face thereof, said second strip of leather being adapted to contact side faces of said skate blade for finishing surfaces thereof to improve skate blade performance during skating.
A skate finishing tool for sharpened skate blades comprising:
- a) a holder having a pair of opposing slots therein;
- and
- b) a strip of leather arranged on a base surface of each said slot;
- each said strip of leather being configured in each said slot to contact a bottom portion of an edge of said skate blade when said skate blade is maintained generally perpendicular to said strip of leather for finishing said bottom portion to improve skate blade surface quality and skate blade performance during skating.
A skate finishing tool for sharpened skate blades comprising:
- a) a holder having at least one slot therein;
- and
- b) a strip of leather arranged on a base surface of and each side surface of said slot;
- said strip of leather being configured in said slot to contact a bottom portion of an edge of said skate blade when said skate blade is maintained generally perpendicular to said strip of leather for finishing said bottom portion to improve skate blade surface quality and skate blade performance during skating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.