Patent ID: 8726527
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: B43L

Abstract:
1. A dual drive mode pencil sharpener comprising: a housing defining a central axis and having a first end and an axially spaced second end, said housing having an interior detent, said first end defining an axial slot and said second end defining a second opening; a sharpener comprising a blade mounted in said housing and rotatable relative to said housing about said axis; a coupler rotatably fixed with said sharpener and having an axial socket accessible at said second opening and having an axially extending slot receiving an axially displaceable spring-biased rod radially projecting beyond said slot; wherein in a first automated mode, said rod is received in said detent to rotatably fix the housing with said sharpener, and in a second manual mode, said rod is displaced from said detent so that said sharpener is rotatable within and relative to said housing.