SHEARS AND SCISSORS SHARPENER
Year: 1885

page_text: I, JAMES WILLIAM HILTON of Brooklyn, New York State, United States of
America, Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
"SHEARS AND SCISSORS SHARPENER "to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide a convenient and reliable implement
for sharpening scissors and shears.
The invention consists of a rectangular longitudinally channelled block or holder
having a file fixed along the bottom of the groove or channel, the file being of
triangular section, its upper file cut sides being inclined at an angle suited to the
intended bevel of the scissors or shears edge. The underside of the file is flat and
lies close on the bottom of the block or holder and its side edges are received
in under cut grooves made in the sides of the block or holder.
The upper sides of the ends of the block are bevelled or tapered, so that the end
of the sharpener can come close to the pivoted point of the scissors and thus
sharpen the cutting edges of the blades for their entire length.
In using the sharpener, the blade of the scissors is placed in the channel with its
flat side against the inner surface of one side of the block, and its edge resting upon
an inclined face of the file, and the said blade and the sharpener are moved back
and forth on each other until the desired sharpness has been given to the
said edge.
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I JAMES WILLIAM HILTON of Brooklyn in the County of Kings and State of
New York, United States of America, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of
this Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of this Invention is to provide a convenient and reliable implement
for sharpening scissors and shears,

page_text: The Invention consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement of parts, as
hereinafter described and pointed out in the claim.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this
specification in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all
the figures.
Figure 1. is a side elevation of the improvement illustrating its use; figure 2 is
a plan view of the improvement; figure 3 is a sectional elevation of the same taken
through the line ax figure 1, and showing in section a scissors blade in place
upon it.
A represents a block of wood, metal, or other suitable material and which may
be of any convenient length, breadth, and height. In the upper side of the
block A is formed a rectangular longitudinal groove B of any convenient depth
and of sufficient width to allow the scissors blade when placed within it to have a
free movement. In the inner surfaces of the sides of the block A at the bottom of
the groove B are formed angular grooves C to receive and fit upon the side edges
of the file D which is made of triangular form. with a wide and preferably a smooth
lower side and with its narrower upper sides provided with file teeth, the teeth of
one side being made coarser than the other if desired. The upper sides of the ends
of the block A are bevelled or tapered as shown in figures 1 and 2, so that the end
of the sharpener can come close to the pivoted point of the scissors and thus
sharpen the cutting edges of the blades for their entire length as illustrated in
figure 1.
In using the sharpener, the blade of the scissors is placed in the groove B with
its flat side against the inner surface of one side of the block A and its edge resting
upon an inclined face of the file D, and the said blade and the sharpener are moved
back and forth on each other until the desired sharpness has been given to the
said edge.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is ;-
As an improved article of manufacture, a shears or scissors sharpener consisting
of the longitudinally grooved block A having bevelled ends and provided with the
angular grooves C and the triangular file D having one wide and two narrow sides
and fitting the grooves of the said block, as set forth.
Dated 1: 90th day of Anmil 1886