Sharpening tool

摘要

A portion of the sharpener handle is recessed to receive the curved blade of a lopper. The cutaway allows the sharpening element to sharpen the lopper blade along its entire length. Additional sharpening elements can be positioned along the handle to provide a multipurpose sharpening tool.

主权项

1. A sharpening tool for sharpening a lopper having at least one cutting edge opposite a curved blade, a base of the at least one cutting edge pivotally connected to a base of the curved blade, the sharpening tool comprising:
a handle; and a sharpening section supported by the handle, the sharpening section comprising a sloped surface capable of receiving the curved blade, a wall adjacent the sloped surface to support the curved blade on the sloped surface, and a sharpening element disposed at an end of the sloped surface to sharpen the at least one cutting edge;whereby the entire cutting edge of the at least one cutting edge is sharpened when the curved blade is placed on the sloped surface to position the sharpening element at the base of the at least one cutting edge and the sharpening element is drawn over the length of the at least one cutting edge and the curved blade moves along and falls away from the sloped surface.