Blade Sharpening Tool

Abstract

A hand-held sharpening tool for sharpening tractor and lawn mower attachments blades while the blade are attached to the tractor or lawn mower. The tool includes a tool body having a grinding surface that extends away from the tool body in a substantially perpendicular direction and a second grinding surface that extending away from the tool body in an angled direction. The two grinding surfaces are located in close proximity of each other to create a grinding zone and allows for a blade to simultaneously engage both grinding surfaces. As the tool is drawn along said blade, its edge is sharpened.

1 . A hand-held sharpening tool for sharpening blades for tractor and lawn mower attachments while said blades are attached to said attachments, said tool comprising:
 a tool body;   a first grinding surface secured to said tool body, said first grinding surface extending away from said tool body in a substantially perpendicular direction relative to said tool body; and   a second grinding surface secured to said tool body, said second grinding surface extending away from said tool body in an angled direction relative to said tool body, said second grinding surface being in contact with said first grinding surface creating a grinding zone therebetween, said grinding zone configured to allow said blade to engage both said first and second grinding surfaces and sharpen the edge of said blade as said tool is drawn along said blade.   
   
   
       2 . The tool of  claim 1  wherein said tool body is further defined as having a first opening and a second opening, said first opening configured to be perpendicular to said tool body surface, said second opening configured to be aligned at an angle to said tool body surface;
 said first grinding surface is further defined as having a first grinding wheel having an opening therethrough, and   a first fastener extending through the opening within said first grinding wheel and said first opening in said tool body securing said first grinding wheel to said tool body;   said second grinding surface is further defined as having a second grinding wheel having an opening therethrough, and   a second fastener extending through the opening within said second grinding wheel and said second opening in said tool body securing said first grinding wheel to said tool body.