Patent ID: 7229345

Claim:
Manual knife sharpener, comprising: a housing which has a surface designed to be a base; and a longitudinal, primarily cylindrical grinding element made from ceramics, said grinding element including two end -faces disposed perpendicularly to a longitudinal extent of said grinding element, and at least part of a surface of said grinding element being arranged on a surface of the housing opposite the base, wherein the base is designed at a right angle to a longitudinal line of the grinding element and the grinding element is positioned in the middle in relation to a projection of the base; wherein the grinding element is arranged rotary, so that it can be rotated while the knife sharpener is not in use, wherein the grinding element is arranged between retaining arms constructed at longitudinal ends of said housing, said grinding element removeably contacting and attaching to each of said arms via said end faces, and both of said end faces being at least partially visible while in contact with said arms.