Patent ID: 6802763
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: B24B

Abstract:
A sharpening apparatus, comprising:a housing including a plurality of slots disposed in said housing in parallel formation on a top surface of said housing, and disposed at an angle with respect to one another at a side surface of said housing; a rotatable drive shaft disposed in said housing; a driving means associated with said drive shaft to rotate said drive shaft; a plurality of sharpening wheels substantially fixedly attached to said drive shaft, each sharpening wheel having a sharpening surface thereon; and a sliding block biased against a corresponding sharpening wheel and said respective sharpening surface; wherein each of said plurality of slots corresponds to each said sharpening surface; wherein when a blade is inserted into one of said plurality of slots, said sliding block yields slidingly along said drive shaft; wherein at least one slide shaft disposed in parallel with said drive shaft; and wherein each said sliding block is slidably disposed on said at least one slide shaft.