Patent ID: 9694475
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B21B,B25B

Claim:
1. A clamp in a blade testing or sharpening machine, the clamp for clamping a handle from which a blade extends while the blade is being tested or sharpened, the clamp having: a first jaw and a second jaw, at least one of which is able to swing with respect to the other in a clamping action, and a releasable lock which is able to lock the jaws in a clamping disposition, the first jaw having two outer padded parts and a central padded part, each of the padded parts having inwardly angled sides, all the padded parts are aligned except that the central padded part is recessed, wherein when clamping a curved handle of a pair of scissors, a blade of which is to be tested or sharpened by the blade testing or sharpening machine, the curved handle can lay against all three padded parts and when clamping a knife having a straight handle, a blade of which is to be tested or sharpened by the blade testing or sharpening machine, the straight handle is held against the outer padded parts without contacting the central padded part; and wherein after the blade testing or sharpening machine has completed a test on the blade, the jaws can be unlocked from the clamping disposition, the handle can be removed from the clamp, and another handle from which a blade extends can be placed in the clamp.