Sharpening jig having an adjustable angle

Abstract

A sharpening jig, in particular for holding a cutting tool which is to be sharpened or polished and which includes a blade, and for positioning the blade at least at one positioning angle with respect to a sharpening and/or polishing tool, e.g. a rolling sharpener. In order to be able to position the blade at different positioning angles and thus allow the sharpening jig to be used with more versatility, the sharpening jig has at least two parts which are movable relative to each other to set different positioning angles.

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         16 . A sharpening jig for holding a cutting tool to be sharpened or polished, the sharpening jig comprising:
 at least two parts that are adjustable relative to each other to set different positioning angles,   wherein the sharpening jig is configured to hold a cutting tool and to position a blade of the cutting tool at the set positioning angle relative to a sharpening or polishing tool.   
     
     
         17 . The sharpening jig according to  claim 16 , wherein the parts adjustable relative to each other are adjustable steplessly or stepwise between different positions. 
     
     
         18 . The sharpening jig according to  claim 16 , wherein the parts adjustable relative to each other are lockable in different positions. 
     
     
         19 . The sharpening jig according to  claim 16 , further comprising a guide for adjusting the parts in guided movement between different positions. 
     
     
         20 . The sharpening jig according to  claim 16 , wherein the parts adjustable relative to each other are resiliently biased against each other into a mutually locked state, and wherein the locked state is releasable with reduction or removal of the resilient bias, so that the parts are adjustable relative to each other. 
     
     
         21 . The sharpening jig according to  claim 16 , wherein at least one of the parts adjustable relative to one another is configured as a body having at least one contact surface configured to contact the blade, which enables the sharpening tool to hold the cutting tool. 
     
     
         22 . The sharpening jig according to  claim 21 , wherein the body has at least two contact surfaces that are offset in parallel to one another and a step formed between the contact surfaces, wherein the blade is held in contact with one of the two contact surfaces, and wherein the step is configured to support a rear of the blade. 
     
     
         23 . The sharpening jig according to  claim 21 , further comprising a pedestal defining a positioning plane for positioning the body on a flat base, wherein an angle between the positioning plane and the contact surface is adjustable in order to change the positioning angle. 
     
     
         24 . The sharpening jig according to  claim 23 , wherein the pedestal is adjustable relative to the body, and the angle between the positioning plane and the contact surface is adjustable by adjusting the pedestal relative to the body. 
     
     
         25 . The sharpening jig according to  claim 24 , wherein the pedestal extends along a longitudinal axis and is adjustable along the longitudinal axis relative to the body, wherein a length of the pedestal is variable, or wherein the pedestal and the body are lockable in different positions relative to each other offset along the longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         26 . The sharpening jig according to  claim 23 , wherein the pedestal is arranged removably on the body. 
     
     
         27 . The sharpening jig according to  claim 23 , further comprising a plurality of pedestals, which together define the positioning plane for positioning the sharpening jig on the base, wherein a subset of the pedestals are adjustable relative to the body or relative to another subset of the pedestals in order to change the positioning angle. 
     
     
         28 . The sharpening jig according to  claim 27 , wherein at least two of the pedestals are of different configurations and are interchangeable with one another in order to change the positioning angle. 
     
     
         29 . The sharpening jig according to  claim 21 , further comprising an adjusting element that is displaceable relative to the body in order to change the positioning angle, wherein the adjusting element increases the positioning angle by displacement from an upper side to a lower side of the body and decreases the positioning angle by displacement from the lower side to the upper side of the body, or vice versa. 
     
     
         30 . The sharpening jig according to  claim 16 , further comprising a scale for reading the number of degrees of the set positioning angle.