Abstract: An automatic skate sharpener comprises a skate sharpening mechanism inside a cover. A skate loading device is pivotally mounted in an opening in the protective cover, so that it can be pivoted between a loading position, in which the skate is on the outside of the protective cover, and a starting position for sharpening of a skate, in which the skate is on the inside of the protective cover. The skate loading device comprises a gripping device for releasably gripping at least one skate to be sharpened, first obturation device which substantially closes the opening in the skate loading position, and second obturation device which substantially closes the opening in the starting position.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 16, 1990
Date of Patent:
April 23, 1991
Assignee:
Svenska Skatebox AB
Inventors:
Kjell Lager, Anders Tarnstrom, Olov stlund, Joseph W. Driver