Patent ID: 9114498
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: B24B

Abstract:
1. A skate blade sharpening system, comprising: a chassis having a top surface and an elongated slot for receiving a skate blade into a sharpening position; a skate blade retention mechanism at an underside of the chassis, the skate blade retention mechanism being configured to retain the skate blade in the sharpening position; a grinding wheel configured for movement along the slot including the lower edge of the skate blade in a sharpening operation; and a pair of slot covers mounted at the top surface of the chassis at respective ends of the slot, the slot covers being movable between respective covering positions and respective non-covering positions, the slot covers in the non-covering positions uncovering the slot sufficiently to permit insertion and removal of the skate blade, the slot covers in the covering positions covering respective end portions of the slot adjacent respective ends of the skate blade to prevent insertion of objects through the end portions of the slot as the grinding wheel moves along the slot during a sharpening operation.