Patent ID: 11878386
Assignee: PROSHARP INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An ice skate blade sharpening apparatus, comprising:
a blade holder configured to grip a set of one or more ice skate blades placed therein;
an abrasive belt having a width, the abrasive belt providing a first grinding portion spanning a first portion of the width of the abrasive belt and a second grinding portion spanning a second portion of the width of the abrasive belt;
the blade holder being mounted with respect to the abrasive belt so as to be laterally shiftable in a direction of the width of the belt by aid of an actuator;
a processor configured for:
causing the first grinding portion of the abrasive belt to be applied against the set of one or more ice skate blades to sharpen the one or more ice skate blades; and
controlling the actuator so as to laterally shift the blade holder a distance of at least the first portion of the width of the abrasive belt, to prepare for sharpening of a second set of one or more ice skate blades with the second grinding portion of the abrasive belt.