Sharpening machine for tool-carrying heads

Claim 1

IN A MACHINE FOR GRINDING WORKPIECE SUCH AS CUTTERS FOR MACHINE TOOLS, IN COMBINATION, BASE MEANS; AN ASSEMBLY OF SUPPORT MEANS COOPERATING WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH SAID BASE MEANS FOR SUPPORTING A WORKPIECE FOR VERTICAL MOVEMENT, FOR ROTARY MOVEMENT ABOUT A VERTICAL AXIS, FOR HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT A HORIZONTAL AXIS; AND FOR SHIFTING MOVEMENT ALONG SAID HORIZONTAL AXIS; LONGITUDINALLY MOVABLE CARRIAGE MEANS CARRIED BY SAID BASE MEANS FOR MOVEMENT TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPORT MEANS; TRANSVERSELY MOVABLE CARRIAGE MEANS CARRIED BY SAID LONGITUDINALLY MOVABLE CARRIAGE MEANS FOR MOVEMENT TRANSVERSELY WITH RESPECT TO THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF SAID LONGITUDINALLY MOVABLE CARRIAGE MEANS; ANGULARLY MOVABLE SUPPORT MEANS CARRIED BY SAID TRANSVERSELY MOVABLE CARRIAGE MEANS FOR ANGULAR MOVEMENT ABOUT A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL AXIS WHICH EXTENDS IN THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF SAID LONGITUDINALLY MOVABLE CARRIAGE MEANS; A GRINDING WHEEL HAVING A GRINDING FACE DIRECTED TOWARD A WORKPIECE CARRIED BY SAID ASSEMBLY OF SUPPORT MEANS, ROTARY WHEEL-CARRIER MEANS CARRYING SAID GRINDING WHEEL IN A POSITION WHERE SAID FACE IS SITUATED IN A PLANE WHICH INCLUDES THE AXIS ABOUT SAID ANGUALRLY MOVABLE SUPPORT MEANS TURNS, SAID ROTARY WHEEL CARRIER MEANS HAVING AN AXIS OF ROTATION WHICH IS PERPENDICULAR TO SAID AXIS ABOUT WHICH SAID ANGULARLY MOVABLE SUPPORT MEANS TURNS; AND MANUALLY OPERABLE LEVER MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID LONGITUDINALLY MOVABLE CARRIAGE MEANS FOR MOVING THE LATTER AND ALL OF THE STRUCTURE CARRIED THEREBY BACK AND FORTH TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID ASSEMBLY OF SUPPORT MEANS, SO AS TO DISPLACE A GRINDING WHEEL CARRIED BY SAID ROTARY WHEEL CARRIER MEANS BACK AND FORTH ALONG A GIVEN WORKING STROKE.