Claims
- 1. A one-piece multi-angled sharpening device, comprising:
- an apex interconnected to a base at a first end by a first leg and at a second end by a second leg, said first and second legs having substantially equivalent lengths, said base further comprising angle modulation means, wherein said sharpening device may be pivoted on said base between a first sharpening position and a second sharpening position to sharpen opposing sides of a blade on an exterior surface of each of said first leg and said second leg.
- 2. The sharpening device of claim 1, wherein said first leg and said second leg intersect an imaginary vertical plane at said first and said second ends to define equivalent first angles.
- 3. The sharpening device of claim 2, wherein said first angle is between about 5 degrees and 15 degrees.
- 4. The sharpening device of claim 1, wherein said exterior surface of each of said first leg and said second leg comprises an abrasive material capable of sharpening a blade.
- 5. The sharpening device of claim 1, wherein at least said exterior surface of said first leg and said second leg are comprised of an abrasive material capable of sharpening a blade.
- 6. The sharpening device of claim 1, where an interior space enclosed by said base, said apex in said first and said second legs are comprised of a solid material.
- 7. The sharpening device of claim 6, wherein said solid material has an abrasive exterior surface.
- 8. The sharpening device of claim 1, further comprising an aperture positioned proximate to said apex, said aperture operatively sized to receive a lanyard chord for removably attaching said sharpening device to an object.
- 9. The sharpening device of claim 1, wherein said angle modulation means comprises a projection extending downward from said base of said sharpening device and defining two equivalent second angles extending from said first and second ends, wherein when said sharpening device is positioned on said second end said first leg is oriented at a composite third angle which is equivalent to the orientation of said second leg when said sharpening device is resting on said first end.
- 10. The multi-angled sharpening device of claim 9, wherein said second angles are between about 5 degrees and 25 degrees.
- 11. The multi-angled sharpening device of claim 9, wherein said composite third angle is between about 15 degrees and 30 degrees.
- 12. The sharpening device of claim 1, wherein said angle modulation means comprises a projection means extending downward from said base a predetermined length, wherein when said sharpening device is modulated to a first sharpening position said sharpening device is supported by said projection means and said first end and when said device is modulated to a second sharpening position said sharpening device is supported by said projection means and said second end.
- 13. The sharpening device of claim 12, wherein said projection means further comprises adjustment means, wherein the total length of said projection means extending downward from said base may be modified.
- 14. The sharpening device of claim 12, wherein a first end of said projection means is threaded to operably engage a threaded aperture positioned in said base of said sharpening device.
- 15. The sharpening device of claim 12, wherein said projection means has a length extending from said base of about 0.5 inches, wherein when said sharpening device is in either said first or said second sharpening position said first leg and said second leg are oriented at an angle between about 15 and 30 degrees when measured from a vertical plane of reference.
- 16. The multi-angle sharpening device of claim 1, further comprising a V-shaped groove extending from said apex to proximate said base, said groove operatively angled to facilitate the sharpening of fishhooks and other similar shaped objects.
- 17. The multi-angled sharpening device of claim 1, wherein said sharpening device can be supported entirely on said first leg or said second leg to facilitate the sharpening of a metallic object on an opposing leg of said multi-angled sharpening device.
- 18. The multi-angled sharpening device of claim 1, further comprising a handle interconnected to said sharpening device proximate to said apex.
- 19. A multi-angled sharpening device, comprising:
- (a) a first leg having an upper end and a lower end lying in a first plane;
- (b) a second leg having an upper end and a lower end lying in a second plane, said first and said second planes oriented to define a first angle; and
- (c) a base interconnected to said lower end of said first leg at a first end and to said lower end of said second leg at a second end, said base further comprising angle modulation means, wherein said sharpening device may be pivoted between a first sharpening position and a second sharpening position to sharpen a blade on an exterior surface of each of said first leg and said second leg.
- 20. The sharpening device of claim 19, further comprising a handle interconnected proximate to said upper end of said first leg and said upper end of said second leg, said handle operatively sized for grasping by a user of said sharpening device.
- 21. The sharpening device of claim 19, wherein said angle modulation means comprises a retractable pin extending downward from said base a predetermined length, wherein when said sharpening device is modulated to a first sharpening position said sharpening device is supported by said projection means and said first end and when said device is modulated to a second sharpening position said sharpening device is supported by said projection means and said second end.
- 22. The sharpening device of claim 21, wherein said retractable pin further comprises adjustment means, wherein the total length said retractable pin extends downward from said base can be selectively adjusted.
- 23. A method for sharpening a blade of a knife or other tool using a multi-angled sharpening device, comprising the steps of:
- (a) grasping an upper portion of said sharpening device;
- (b) supporting a base of said sharpening device on a substantially planar surface;
- (c) orienting said sharpening device to a first sharpening position, wherein a first leg of said sharpening device is exposed for use;
- (d) drawing a first cutting edge of a blade across said first leg of said sharpening device to sharpen said first cutting edge of said blade;
- (e) orienting said sharpening device to a second sharpening position, wherein a second leg of said sharpening device is exposed for use; and
- (f) drawing a second edge of said blade across said second leg of said sharpening device to sharpen said second cutting edge, wherein said blade becomes sharpened.
Parent Case Info
This patent application is a Continuation-in-Part Application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 29/064,777 having a filing date of Jan. 10, 1997.
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