Patent ID: 7803038
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: B24D

Abstract:
1. A Knife Maintenance Apparatus, comprising: a substantially rectangular hone body having a length having an open end and a base end, a width, a top surface covered with an abrasive material, a bottom surface, a first hone edge extending along said length of said hone body and having a first radius, a second hone edge having a second radius and approximate the length of and parallel to said first hone edge, said first hone edge and said second hone edge being said width apart; a substantially rectangular base portion having a base top surface, a base bottom surface, a base width approximate said width of said hone body, a sliding portion adjacent to and parallel to said base top surface, said base portion hingably attached to said hone body along said base end and having at least one adjustment hole disposed through both said base portion and said sliding portion; at least one adjustment pin that extends through said adjustment hole; and an adjustment arm hingably attached at a first arm end to said open end of said hone body and hingably attached at a second arm end to said sliding portion; wherein, when the knife sharpening apparatus is in a closed position, said hone body, said base portion, and said sliding portion are substantially parallel, when said hone body is hingably opened, said sliding portion slides along and parallel to said base top surface and can be latched in position by placing said adjustment pin through one of said at least one adjustment hole to lock said hone body at an angle appropriate for sharpening a knife.