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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1996
Glenn D. Ross, Marietta, GA (US);
Peter N. Lalos, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Frost Cutlery Company, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Abstract
A blade sharpening assembly generally consisting of a support member having a first opening and at least a second opening spaced from the first opening, a blade holding assembly including a first member having a projecting section receivable in the first opening and cooperable with a portion of the support member for detachably securing the blade holding assembly in supported relation on the support member, a second member pivotally connected to the first member and means for pivoting one of the blade members relative to the other blade member about a fulcrum point to cause opposed end portions of the blade members to converge and engage a blade disposed therebetween in clamping relation, and a sharpening member including a sharpening stone engageable with a blade clamped between the blade holding sections, a longitudinally projecting guide rod receivable within the second opening in the support member and a gripping section which may be gripped to move the sharpening member with a reciprocating motion when the sharpening stone engages the blade and the guide rod is received within the second opening of the support member.