Patent ID: 6301791
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: B43L

Abstract:
A sharpener for sharpening an end of a pencil having a soft core, the sharpener comprising:a housing body defining a free space and a conical guide channel for receiving and centering the pencil end, the guide channel being tapered towards a front end thereof, and having a side opening; said housing body having a rear side;a sharpening blade dispensed along said side opening for sharpening the pencil end into a conical shape; andan exchangeable insert secured in the free space of said housing body in front of the front end of the guide channel, said insert having a shaping edge for shaping the pencil core, and said shaping edge facing the guide channel and being spaced from said sharpening blade; said insert forming a limiting wall that closes the free space at the housing body rear side.