Darex Corporation

Conner S MacFarlane

Joseph T Zachariasen

Steven Lee Baker

Jacob D Dovel

Daniel T Dovel

Travis Campbell

Knife sharpener

Abrasive block support

Base member for a sharpening device used to sharpen a cutting tool

Method and apparatus for sharpening a cutting edge of a cutting tool, such as a kitchen knife. In some embodiments, an abrasive assembly has a frame, a handle, and a cartridge that supports a plurality of abrasive members each having an associated abrasive surface. A rod affixes the abrasive assembly to a base assembly to facilitate movement of the abrasive assembly along the cutting edge of the tool responsive to engagement, by a user, of the user handle. Each abrasive member is configured to be moved, by the user, with respect to the handle to present each abrasive surface in turn. In some cases, the cartridge is rotatable about a cartridge axis that may be parallel or non-parallel to a central axis of the rod.

Sharpener with swing arm abrasive assembly

Base unit for a powered abrasive belt sharpener

Cartridge for a powered abrasive belt sharpener

Manual sharpener

Sharpener

Method and apparatus for sharpening a cutting edge of a cutting tool, such as a kitchen knife. A fixture secures opposing sides of a blade of the cutting tool and includes a main body and hinged first and second clamping jaws each having a clamping end adapted to compressingly engage a respective side of the blade. A guide coupled to the main body has converging support surfaces to contactingly engage a back edge (spine) of the blade opposite the cutting edge to center the blade along a central plane of the fixture. A retraction mechanism establishes a clamping force upon each of the respective sides of the blade via the clamping jaws. Further embodiments include a base assembly adapted to receive the fixture, and a swing arm style abrasive assembly to carry out a sharpening operation upon the cutting edge.

Precision adjust sharpener

Angle set knife sharpener

Sharpening device used to sharpen a cutting tool

Rod assembly for a sharpening device used to sharpen a cutting tool

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Ashland, OR, United States of America

Conner S MacFarlane