Patent ID: 7273079
Filing Date: 2007-09-25
Classification: B43L

Abstract:
1. An electric pencil sharpener comprising: a casing; an electric motor; an electrical circuit located in the casing for supplying an electrical current to the electric motor, the electrical circuit including a moveable contact for opening the electrical circuit; a cutter turned by the motor; an aperture in the casing through which a pencil can be inserted for sharpening by the cutter; a first sensor closing the electrical circuit when the pencil has been inserted through the aperture; and a second sensor comprising an actuating part having a recess and a contact part, carried by the actuators part, the contact part including a cap having a flange for making electrical contact with the moveable contact, the cap being partially located within the recess, the second sensor opening the electrical circuit at the moveable contact in response to movement of the actuating part by a sharpened tip of the pencil.