Patent ID: 7066793
Filing Date: 2006-06-27
Classification: B24D

Abstract:
1. A knife blade sharpening device comprising: a base, a rigid framework attached to an upper surface of said base, said framework comprising a receptacle forming a rectangular inner space for retaining a sharpening block, a sharpening block mountable in said receptacle; a plurality of vertical stanchions located on distal ends of the receptacle, a plurality of resilient members located on said stanchions and resting upon said base, a movable horizontal guide bar located above said receptacle and cooperating with said stanchions and being movable along longitudinal axes thereof by means located on top of the movable horizontal guide bar near distal ends thereof, said means being in contact with said stanchions; a stationary horizontal bar attached to upper ends of said stanchions and located above and parallel to an upper surface of said guide bar, a device adapted to convert circular motion into reciprocating motion, said device comprising means attached to a turning mechanism and pivotably attached to said stationary bar; whereby rotation of said turning mechanism in opposite directions causes said means attached thereto to move downwardly and upwardly thereby moving the guide bar in downward and upward directions relative to said receptacle thus causing a space between an undersurface of the guide bar and an upper surface of the sharpening block when said sharpening block is mounted in the receptacle to decrease or increase, the undersurface of the guide bar remaining in a parallel relationship with the upper surface of the sharpening block.