Knife sharpener
OwnerClay A. Allison, Douglas E. Kennemoreinventors
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Abstract
An apparatus for sharpening a knife comprising a clamping mechanism for holding the knife and a base rod mounted adjacent and perpendicular to said clamping mechanism. Two sharpening blocks are located on either side of the clamping mechanism and are slidably mounted on guide rods extending vertically from the base rod. The guide rods are movably fixed to any point along the base rod and can be moved about the selected point in two directional planes that are perpendicular to each other.
Claims23
An apparatus for holding a cutting implement including a cutting edge and a tip in a fixed vertical plane and sharpening said cutting edge, said apparatus comprising:
- a. a base, a clamping mechanism mounted on the top of said base, at least one base rod attached to said base and extending in a generally horizontal plane such that said at least one base rod is oriented perpendicular to said fixed vertical plane of said cutting implement;
- b. a plurality of guide rods movably coupled to said at least one base rod via angle adjustment assemblies such that said guide rods extend above the horizontal plane of said at least one base rod, said angle adjustment assemblies allowing movement of said guide rods along at least two perpendicular axes of movement.
- c. a sharpening block slidably and rotatably mounted to each of said plurality of guide rods.
An apparatus for sharpening a knife comprising:
- a. a clamping mechanism for holding said knife;
- b. at least one base rod mounted adjacent and perpendicular to said clamping mechanism, said at least one base rod selectively adjustable along at least two perpendicular axes of movement;
- c. a plurality of sharpening elements wherein at least one of said sharpening elements is located on either side of said clamping mechanism and slidably mounted on a guide rod, said guide rod affixed to said at least one base rod such that said guide rod is movable in two directional planes perpendicular to each other.
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