Patent ID: 8512105

Claim:
An abrasive sharpener comprising a housing having at least one slot, a pair of abrasive elements being mounted in juxtaposition relationship in said at least one slot to form opposed abrasive surfaces for sharpening, said housing having an open compartment, an elongated abrasive rod having an end portion being pivotally mounted on a portion of said housing for movement between a stowed position within said compartment to an outward extended position for sharpening, said housing having a pair of spaced walls adjacent said open compartment, said spaced walls having at least one protrusion extending into said open compartment at a first position and creating a reduction in the width between said pair of spaced walls generally to contact said abrasive rod to retain said abrasive rod in said extended position for sharpening and permit selective movement of said abrasive rod between said extended position and said stowed position, and said spaced walls further having at least one protrusion extending into said open compartment at a second position and creating a reduction in the width between said pair of spaced walls generally to contact said abrasive rod to retain said abrasive rod in said stowed position within compartment and permit selective movement of said abrasive rod between said stowed position and said extended position.