US20070015445A1

US20070015445A1 - Sharpening guidelines for blades

Info

Publication number: US20070015445A1
Application number: US11/178,672
Authority: US
Inventors: Kathleen Harden; Jeffrey Harden
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2005-07-12
Filing date: 2005-07-12
Publication date: 2007-01-18

Abstract

The patent feature on this knife blade is having knife sharpening guide lines etched or inked onto the length of the knife blade's surface as a proper, linear guide for maintaining the best knife sharpening pattern for a specific knife shape. The etch lines on the surface of the knife blade will be placed at ⅛″ to 1/16″ intervals, but will vary depending on blade size. We are seeking a patent on the lines, themselves, delineating knife sharpening wear patterns on a knife blade surface that best serve the food processing industry. The etched guidelines and the blade's length will provide a format to be followed by the knife sharpener, for consistently achieving a productive, safe, knife blade shape. This feature will be most specifically used on high production knives within the food processing industry. Knives that are used in high-production, food processing plants are sharpened at least twice a day. Maintaining and controlling proper blade shapes, using these guidelines, will allow the properly shaped knife blade to track well through a cut, controlling the cut to maximize yields, for the life of the knife. Maintaining a proper blade shape, especially at the tip, will keep the knife tip from getting too thin and dangerous. Thin tips break most readily. The guidelines will also offer a guide for a knife life expectancy to be achieved. Once a knife wears down to a certain size, it becomes unproductive. The last of these etched lines on the upper part of the blade's surface will be the indicator that the end of the knife's life has been reached and the knife blade is no longer productive for proper, high-yield, on-line cutting. Using the etched blade guidelines, management will be able to create their own guideline on how long they want a knife blade to last, in terms of time of productive service. The knife sharpener will be able to gauge the amount of sharpening pressure and sharpening strokes needed to achieve an extended, productive life on a knife blade, in terms of time of productive service. These guidelines are obvious improvements to the unskilled or skilled user.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Sharpening Guidelines for Blades
The idea for this new Sharpening Guidelines for blades design is to allow the knife sharpening person or user guidelines to maintain the curvature, tracking, and disposal life. In researching through major knife manufacturer in the United States, such as Dexter Russell and Chicago Cutlery, there has never been any knife produced with guidelines on the knife to allow the user of the knife the ability to sharpen the blade while using the guidelines to maintain exact curvature of blade. The guidelines also identify when the life of the knife is over and may have a dual purpose in identification and location. In detail, within the embodiment of this patent application. This design of guidelines can be applied to any knife on the market today.
Within the body of researching our patent developments, we believe that these guidelines are unique and different and venture into a higher level of product efficiency and effectiveness There are many unique, new features and benefits to the new Sharpening Guidelines for blades that have been brought about through its development. The following innovative descriptions best outline the background of this new product's development.
The Sharpening Guidelines for blades aid the sharpening person to follow the exact curvature of the knife blade. After reputedly sharpening, we have found that the original shape of the blade is lost due to having no guidelines. This invention will quickly lend professionalism to those unskilled hands.

- The Blade Sharpening Guidelines aid the user and sharpening person to know when the life of the knife is used up. By using the last guideline as a stopping point, the knife is thrown away as it reaches a point of not being an effective cutting utensil.
- The Blade Sharpening Guidelines can also be used with new technology available today to insert electronic sensing ink or etching on knives in Food Processing plants to track lost knifes in product.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The idea for this new Sharpening Guidelines for blades design is to allow the knife sharpening person or user guidelines to maintain the curvature and disposal life of the blade. Researching knife manufacturer such as Dexter Russell and Chicago Cutlery, there has never been any knife produced with guidelines on the knife. This design can be used and applied to any blade on the market today.
Within the body of researching our patent developments, we believe that these guidelines are unique and different and venture into a higher level of product efficiency and effectiveness
The patent feature on this knife blade is having knife sharpening guide lines etched or inked onto the length of the knife blade's surface as a proper, linear guide for maintaining the best knife sharpening pattern for a specific knife shape. The etch or inked lines on the surface of the knife blade will be placed at ⅛″ to 1/16″ intervals, but will vary depending on blade size. We are seeking a patent on the lines, themselves, delineating knife sharpening wear patterns on a knife blade surface that best serve the food processing industry. The etched guidelines and the blade's length will provide a format to be followed by the knife sharpener, for consistently achieving a productive, safe, knife blade shape. This feature will be most specifically used on high production knives within the food processing industry. Knives that are used in high-production, food processing plants are sharpened at least twice a day. Maintaining and controlling proper blade shapes, using these guidelines, will allow the properly shaped knife blade to track well through a cut, controlling the cut to maximize yields, for the life of the knife. Maintaining a proper blade shape, especially at the tip, will keep the knife tip from getting too thin and dangerous. Thin tips break most readily. The guidelines will also offer a guide for a knife life expectancy to be achieved. Once a knife wears down to a certain size, it becomes unproductive. The last of these etched or inked lines on the upper part of the blade's surface will be the indicator that the end of the knife's life has been reached and the knife blade is no longer productive for proper, high-yield, on-line cutting. Using the etched or inked blade guidelines, management will be able to create their own guideline on how long they want a knife blade to last, in terms of time of productive service. The knife sharpener will be able to gauge the amount of sharpening pressure and sharpening strokes needed to achieve an extended, productive life on a knife blade, in terms of time of productive service. These guidelines are obvious improvements to the unskilled or skilled user.
Also claimed, is the use of these guidelines RF-ID Radio Frequency Identification. These lines may be produced with a special ink which has Radio Frequency Identification properties built in. This would help the processing facility track lost knives without shutting the plant down. Also this would help plants track the wearing of the knife over time as each guideline was removed from blade.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a view of etched or inked lines on the surface of the knife blade placed at ⅛″ to 1/16″ intervals.
FIG. 2 is a view of etched or inked lines on a table trim knife with linear blade sharpening guideline end view.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF SHARPENING GUIDELINES FOR BLADES

FIG. 1. Front or Rear View of the Quad Rod X-Sharp Sharpener
Shown in FIG. 1 is a view of etched or inked lines on the surface of the knife blade placed at ⅛″ to 1/16″ intervals.
Shown in FIG. 2 is an end view of etched or inked lines on the surface of the knife blade.

Claims

1. The patent feature on this knife blade is having knife sharpening guide lines etched or inked onto the length of the knife blade's surface as a proper, linear guide for maintaining the best knife sharpening pattern for a specific knife shape. The etched or inked lines on the surface of the knife blade will be placed at ⅛″ to 1/16″ intervals, but will vary depending on blade size. We are seeking a patent on the lines, themselves, delineating knife sharpening wear patterns on a knife blade surface that best serve the food processing industry. The etched guidelines and the blade's length will provide a format to be followed by the knife sharpener, for consistently achieving a productive, safe, knife blade shape. This feature will be most specifically used on high production knives within the food processing industry. Knives that are used in high-production, food processing plants are sharpened at least twice a day. Maintaining and controlling proper blade shapes, using these guidelines, will allow the properly shaped knife blade to track well through a cut, controlling the cut to maximize yields, for the life of the knife. Maintaining a proper blade shape, especially at the tip, will keep the knife tip from getting too thin and dangerous. Thin tips break most readily. The guidelines will also offer a guide for a knife life expectancy to be achieved. Once a knife wears down to a certain size, it becomes unproductive. The last of these etched lines on the upper part of the blade's surface will be the indicator that the end of the knife's life has been reached and the knife blade is no longer productive for proper, high-yield, on-line cutting. Using the etched blade guidelines, management will be able to create their own guideline on how long they want a knife blade to last, in terms of time of productive service. The knife sharpener will be able to gauge the amount of sharpening pressure and sharpening strokes needed to achieve an extended, productive life on a knife blade, in terms of time of productive service. Obvious improvements to the unskilled or skilled user.

2. Also claimed, is the use of these guidelines RF-ID Radio Frequency Identification. These lines may be produced with a special ink which has Radio Frequency Identification properties built in. This would help the processing facility track lost knives without shutting the plant down. Also this would help plants track the wearing of the knife over time as each guideline was removed from blade.