Patent ID: 7220169

Claim:
A sharpening apparatus for a blade-like cutting implement having an elongate body and a cutting edge extending widthwise across one end of the body at a predetermined angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the body, the cutting edge being formed by an inclined face formed on one side face of the body, the apparatus including a cradle for holding a blade-like implement to be sharpened and a mounting body for mounting the cradle relative to a grinding surface, the cradle being mounted on a pair of guide rails for movement along a rectilinear path, the cradle including first and second rail followers slidably connected to a first and second of the guide rails respectively, the cradle including a seat for locating the blade-like implement at a preselected reference position on the cradle such that the cutting edge of the implement to be sharpened is located parallel to said rectilinear path, the first rail movably mounted on the mounting body to enable the lateral position of the rectilinear path to be adjusted when the apparatus is in use, each end of the first rail being mounted on an eccentric rotatably supported in the mounting body such that adjustment of the lateral position of the rectilinear path is achieved by rotation of the eccentrics.