Patents Assigned to Smith's Consumer Products, Inc
  • Electric abrasive sharpener
    Patent number: 8425281
    Abstract: An electric abrasive sharpener for sharpening edges having pairs of interlocking abrasive wheels formed with opposite abrasive helical threads. Each end of the threads respectively has lead-in section and lead-out section having chamfer edge portion to eliminate kickback. The abrasive wheels of the sharpener is driven by a single phase AC motor connected to a motor drive that steps down the rotational speed of the output shaft of the motor to rotate the abrasive wheels with increased torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Smith's Consumer Products, Inc
    Inventors: Richard S. Smith, Louis Chalfant
  • Abrasive sharpener having square abrasive rods
    Patent number: 8267749
    Abstract: An abrasive sharpener having a body and an integral handle. The body possesses a pair of upper slots for receiving an edge to be sharpened. One of slot has a pair of crossed diamond abrasive rods having a square cross section generally along its length. The other slot includes a pair of abutting ceramic blades having triangular configuration. Two offset slot portions having a ceramic rod is also provided on the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Smith's Consumer Products, Inc
    Inventors: Richard S. Smith, Louis Chalfant