Patent ID: 9352444
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: B24B

Claim Text:
1. A skate blade sharpening system, comprising: a chassis having an elongated slot for receiving a skate blade into a sharpening position; a skate blade retention mechanism configured to retain the skate blade in the sharpening position; a grinding wheel configured for movement along the slot including a lower edge of the skate blade in a sharpening operation; and a slot cover mounted to the chassis and being movable between a covering position and a non-covering position, the slot cover in the non-covering position uncovering the slot sufficiently to permit insertion and removal of the skate blade, the slot cover in the covering position covering a portion of the slot adjacent one end of the skate blade to avoid exposing a user and mechanical components of the sharpening system to unsafe operating conditions.