Abstract: A sharpener for a soft core pencil having a pencil end to be sharpened, the pencil end including a free core end, the sharpener comprising a housing defining: a guide conduit therein for receiving the pencil end to be sharpened; and a hollow space adjacent to and in communication with the guide conduit for surrounding the free core end of the pencil during sharpening thereof.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 30, 1997
Date of Patent:
December 8, 1998
Assignee:
KUM GmbH & Co. KG Kunststoff- und Metallwarenfabrik