Two Step Abrasive Sharpener

Abstract

An abrasive sharpener having a housing supporting a pair of sharpening slots having abrasive elements mounted therein. The bottom of the housing is formed with an open V-shaped groove for supporting the housing on the edge of a table, bench and the like. The bottom further includes a pair of flat bottom surfaces separated by the V-shaped groove for supporting the housing on a flat surface. The V-shaped groove is opened ended and extends along an axis generally perpendicular to the direction that a knife edge and the like is pulled through either slot for sharpening.

1 . An abrasive sharpener comprising
 a body having at least one sharpening slot and having opposite ends, said body having a bottom formed with a pair of spaced continuous coplanar flat surfaces and an open slot extending continuously between said opposite ends adjacent said spaced surfaces,   at least one abrasive sharpening element being mounted is said slot, and   said open slot is formed-with a uniform V-shaped cross-sectional configuration continuously extending between said opposite ends.   
     
     
         2 - 3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . The abrasive sharpener according to  claim 1  wherein said V-shaped groove is open-ended. 
     
     
         5 . The abrasive sharpener according to  claim 4  wherein said housing includes an exterior concave handle area disposed between said opposite ends. 
     
     
         6 . The abrasive sharpener according to  claim 4  wherein said V-shaped groove extends along an axis generally perpendicular to said at least one sharpening slot. 
     
     
         7 . An abrasive sharpener comprising
 a housing having opposite ends and having at least one sharpening slot positioned between said opposite ends, abrasive sharpening elements being mounted in said at least sharpening slot,   said housing having a bottom including a spaced pair of flat coplanar surfaces continuously extending between said opposite ends for contacting a support surface during sharpening, and   said bottom further including an open slot extending adjacent said pair of flat spaced surfaces continuously between said opposite ends, said open slot being an open ended, V-shaped groove having a uniform cross section configuration generally extending continuously along said bottom of said housing between said opposite ends, said groove being formed by a pair of flat surfaces generally intersecting at 90° to each other to bear directly on the corner of a support member upon which said housing bears.   
     
     
         8 . The abrasive sharpener according to  claim 7  wherein said housing has a concave handle area exteriorly arranged on said housing between said opposite ends for grasping and supporting the housing while sharpening an implement. 
     
     
         9 . The abrasive sharpener according to  claim 7  wherein said flat intersecting surfaces have equal widths.