Patent ID: 7189142

Claim:
A sharpening-trimming assembly, comprising: a base; a casing mounted on said base; the casing having at least two insertion slots provided on the upper portion of the casing for receiving the tool to be sharpened; the sharpening-trimming assembly being characterized by further comprising: a moveable rod ( 120 ) connecting the base ( 20 ) to an engine ( 70 ) by means of at least one resilient element ( 110 , 110 ′); a grindstone ( 80 ) fixed to and operable by said engine ( 70 ) forming an unit moveable by the action of the moveable rod ( 120 ) and the resilient element ( 110 , 110 ′); the rod being able to flex to the vertical axis thereof by the action of resilient element ( 110 , 110 ′) in conjunction with the tool to be sharpened contacting the surface of grindstone ( 80 ) upon the insertion of the tool into one of said at least two insertion slots ( 40 , 40 ′) of the casing ( 30 ); and the insertion slots ( 40 , 40 ′) having a predetermined angling for receiving the tool to be sharpened.