Patent ID: 8430723

Claim:
A guide assembly for an ice skate sharpener, said guide assembly cooperating with a template of a desired contour of a skate blade to control the relative disposition of a sharpening wheel and a skate blade. said guide assembly comprising a base, a carnage slidably mounted on said base so as to be moveable, relative to said base, along a predefined path, a support for connection to a skateholder, said support being connected to said carriage to permit movement of a skateholder connected to said carriage in a direction normal to said predefined path while inhibiting relative movement between said carriage and a skateholder in a direction parallel to predefined said path and a follower to be connected between said skateholder and said template, said follower controlling movement of said skateholder in a direction normal to said path as said carriage is moved along said predefined path and thereby cause said skateholder to follow the contour of said template.