Abstract: A sharpener for a soft element pencil has a housing with a pencil hole. A rotor rotatably mounted in the housing has: (a) a base portion, (b) an annular portion spaced from said base portion, and (c) a blade supported at but not between the base and the annular portion. The sharpener has a motor mounted in the housing for revolving the rotor. The blade has a skewed cutting edge that revolves around a conical axis to follow and cut a conical surface. In use, a cosmetic pencil or artist's pencil can be inserted against the blade when the blade is revolved by the motor. The pencil can then be removed and applied facially. The cosmetic pencil can then be reinserted against the blade when the cosmetic pencil is dull. Thereafter the cosmetic pencil is reapplied facially.

Abstract: A mechanical pencil sharpener including a housing with a cutter assembly adapted to receive the end of a pencil along its longitudinal axis. The manual force associated with inserting a pencil into the cutter assembly causes the cutter assembly to slidably move along its longitudinal axis within the housing. Engaging means responsive to the axial slidable movement of the cutter assembly translates such slidable movement into simultaneous rotational movement of the cutter assembly. A spring is used to return the cutter assembly to its initial position when the pencil is withdrawn therefrom. A coupling means responsive to axial slidable movement of the cutter assembly in a forward or backward direction or both is employed to selectively actuate the engaging means.

Abstract: An electric sharpener is disclosed, wherein its sharpener section is driven by a motor powered from a self-contained battery in an arrangement that said motor and a reduction means for transmitting the revolving force of said motor to said sharpener section are housed in an inner case movable relative to an outer case in the lengthwise direction and the electrical connection between said self-contained battery and said motor is controlled by moving said inner case in said lengthwise direction with a pencil inserted into said sharpener section.