Abrasive Belt Grip

Abstract

An abrasive belt grip is an apparatus that is used to apply a finish to a knife blade. The apparatus includes a casing, a carbide plate, a drive roller, an idle roller, a heat-sinking saddle, a cooling system, and a serpentine belt. The casing is used as a structural base to mount all of the aforementioned components. The conveying movement of the serpentine belt allows the apparatus to apply a finish onto the knife blade. The conveying movement of the serpentine belt is driven by the rotation of the drive roller and is stabilized by the rotation of the idle roller. The carbide plate provides a flat backing for the serpentine belt as a knife blade is pressed against the serpentine belt. The heat-sinking saddle draws heat away from the serpentine belt and the carbide plate, while the cooling system exhausts that heat out of the casing.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An abrasive belt grip comprises:
 a casing;   a carbide plate;   a drive roller;   an idle roller;   a heat-sinking saddle;   a cooling system;   a serpentine belt;   the casing comprises a grinding cutout section;   the drive roller and the idle roller being rotatably mounted within the casing;   the heat-sinking saddle being mounted within the casing;   the heat-sinking saddle being positioned in between the drive roller and the idle roller;   the carbide plate being mounted adjacent to the heat-sinking saddle;   the carbide plate being positioned adjacent to the grinding cutout section;   the cooling system being in thermal communication with the heat-sinking saddle;   the serpentine belt being tensionably engaged about the drive roller and the idle roller; and   the serpentine belt being positioned offset from the carbide plate, opposite the heat-sinking saddle.   
     
     
         2 . The abrasive belt grip as claimed in  claim 1  comprises:
 the cooling system comprises a fan roller, at least one venting system, and at least one fan; 
 the fan roller being rotatably mounted within the casing; 
 the fan roller being positioned offset from the heat-sinking saddle, opposite the carbide plate; 
 the serpentine belt being tensionably engaged about the fan roller; 
 the at least one fan being torsionally connected to the fan roller; and 
 the at least one venting system being integrated into the casing, adjacent to the at least one fan. 
 
     
     
         3 . The abrasive belt grip as claimed in  claim 2  comprises:
 the at least one fan comprises a first fan and a second fan; 
 the first fan being torsionally and adjacently connected to the fan roller; and 
 the second fan being torsionally and adjacently connected to the fan roller, opposite to the first fan. 
 
     
     
         4 . The abrasive belt grip as claimed in  claim 3  comprises:
 the first fan comprises a plurality of input blades; and 
 the plurality of input blades being radially positioned around a rotation axis of the fan roller. 
 
     
     
         5 . The abrasive belt grip as claimed in  claim 3  comprises:
 the second fan comprises a plurality of output blades; and 
 the plurality of output blades being radially positioned around a rotation axis of the fan roller. 
 
     
     
         6 . The abrasive belt grip as claimed in  claim 2  comprises:
 the at least one venting system comprises a plurality of first vents and a plurality of second vents; 
 the plurality of first vents being positioned adjacent to the fan roller; and 
 the plurality of second vents being positioned adjacent to the fan roller, opposite the plurality of first vents. 
 
     
     
         7 . The abrasive belt grip as claimed in  claim 2  comprises:
 a clevis; 
 a linear actuator; 
 a first locking mechanism; 
 a second locking mechanism; 
 the clevis comprises a first leg, a second leg, and a crossbar; 
 the linear actuator comprises a free end and a fixed end; 
 the first leg and the second leg being positioned offset and parallel to each other; 
 the crossbar being connected in between the first leg and the second leg; 
 the fan roller being rotatably mounted in between the first leg and the second leg; 
 the crossbar and the fan roller being positioned offset from each other; 
 the first leg being slidably mounted onto the casing by the first locking mechanism; 
 the second leg being slidably mounted onto the casing by the second locking mechanism; 
 the fixed end being mounted into the crossbar; 
 the free end being pressed against the casing. 
 
     
     
         8 . The abrasive belt grip as claimed in  claim 1  comprises:
 the heat-sinking saddle comprises a bracing surface, a saddle body, and at least one heat-dissipating channel; 
 the carbide plate being attached across the bracing surface; and 
 the at least one heat-dissipating channel traversing into the bracing surface and through the saddle body. 
 
     
     
         9 . The abrasive belt grip as claimed in  claim 1  comprises:
 a plurality of plate fasteners; and 
 the carbide plate being attached adjacent to the heat-sinking saddle by the plurality of plate fasteners. 
 
     
     
         10 . An abrasive belt grip comprises:
 a casing;   a carbide plate;   a drive roller;   an idle roller;   a heat-sinking saddle;   a cooling system;   a serpentine belt;   the casing comprises a grinding cutout section;   the cooling system comprises a fan roller, at least one venting system, and at least one fan;   the drive roller and the idle roller being rotatably mounted within the casing;   the heat-sinking saddle being mounted within the casing;   the heat-sinking saddle being positioned in between the drive roller and the idle roller;   the carbide plate being mounted adjacent to the heat-sinking saddle;   the carbide plate being positioned adjacent to the grinding cutout section;   the cooling system being in thermal communication with the heat-sinking saddle;   the serpentine belt being tensionably engaged about the drive roller and the idle roller;   the serpentine belt being positioned offset from the carbide plate, opposite the heat-sinking saddle;   the fan roller being rotatably mounted within the casing;   the fan roller being positioned offset from the heat-sinking saddle, opposite the carbide plate;   the serpentine belt being tensionably engaged about the fan roller;   the at least one fan being torsionally connected to the fan roller; and   the at least one venting system being integrated into the casing, adjacent to the at least one fan.   
     
     
         11 . The abrasive belt grip as claimed in  claim 10  comprises:
 the at least one fan comprises a first fan and a second fan; 
 the first fan being torsionally and adjacently connected to the fan roller; and 
 the second fan being torsionally and adjacently connected to the fan roller, opposite to the first fan. 
 
     
     
         12 . The abrasive belt grip as claimed in  claim 11  comprises:
 the first fan comprises a plurality of input blades; and 
 the plurality of input blades being radially positioned around a rotation axis of the fan roller. 
 
     
     
         13 . The abrasive belt grip as claimed in  claim 11  comprises:
 the second fan comprises a plurality of output blades; and 
 the plurality of output blades being radially positioned around a rotation axis of the fan roller. 
 
     
     
         14 . The abrasive belt grip as claimed in  claim 10  comprises:
 the at least one venting system comprises a plurality of first vents and a plurality of second vents; 
 the plurality of first vents being positioned adjacent to the fan roller; and 
 the plurality of second vents being positioned adjacent to the fan roller, opposite the plurality of first vents. 
 
     
     
         15 . The abrasive belt grip as claimed in  claim 10  comprises:
 a clevis; 
 a linear actuator; 
 a first locking mechanism; 
 a second locking mechanism; 
 the clevis comprises a first leg, a second leg, and a crossbar; 
 the linear actuator comprises a free end and a fixed end; 
 the first leg and the second leg being positioned offset and parallel to each other; 
 the crossbar being connected in between the first leg and the second leg; 
 the fan roller being rotatably mounted in between the first leg and the second leg; 
 the crossbar and the fan roller being positioned offset from each other; 
 the first leg being slidably mounted onto the casing by the first locking mechanism; 
 the second leg being slidably mounted onto the casing by the second locking mechanism; 
 the fixed end being mounted into the crossbar; and 
 the free end being pressed against the casing. 
 
     
     
         16 . The abrasive belt grip as claimed in  claim 10  comprises:
 the heat-sinking saddle comprises a bracing surface, a saddle body, and at least one heat-dissipating channel; 
 the carbide plate being attached across the bracing surface; and 
 the at least one heat-dissipating channel traversing into the bracing surface and through the saddle body. 
 
     
     
         17 . The abrasive belt grip as claimed in  claim 10  comprises:
 a plurality of plate fasteners; and 
 the carbide plate being attached adjacent to the heat-sinking saddle by the plurality of plate fasteners.