Abstract A base panel for wall mounting has on its outer face a transverse outwardly projecting housing of greater depth than the blade width of the knives to be accommodated. The projecting housing is provided with a slot or slots to receive knife blades therethrough. Each slot has associated with it internally of the housing a pair of sharpening elements adapted to engage the blade edge on opposite sides and a resilient means for biasing the blade edge toward and in sharpening contact with the sharpening elements and for holding the blade or blades in the slots during periods of storage. Each placement and withdrawal of a blade results in a sharpening action on the blade. The device includes a protective cover for the blades when in the storage position.
A combined cutlery holder and sharpener comprising a support member having a slot therethrough for reception of a blade with a cutting edge, said slot having opposed side edges, blade sharpening means at one side edge of said slot foR sliding engagement with the opposite sides of said cutting edge during insertion and removal of said blade from said slot, and means at the other side edge of said slot resiliently biasing said blade toward and into contact with said blade sharpening means while said blade is in said slot.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
A combined cutlery holder and sharpener comprising a support member having a slot therethrough for reception of a blade with a cutting edge, said slot having opposed side edges, blade sharpening means at one side edge of said slot foR sliding engagement with the opposite sides of said cutting edge during insertion and removal of said blade from said slot, and means at the other side edge of said slot resiliently biasing said blade toward and into contact with said blade sharpening means while said blade is in said slot.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The combination as in claim 1, said blade sharpening means including two discs arranged in parallel partially overlapping relationship and defining a notch within which said cutting edge is located while said blade is in said slot.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The combination as in claim 2, means supporting said disc for rotation relative to one another and for maintaining a spacing therebetween.