Patent ID: 6397479
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: B43L

Abstract:
A sharpener comprising:a sharpener blade having a cutting edge with a front end; a sharpener housing having a lower side, an upper side, a free space and a sharpener channel opening out into said free space at a given location, said free space being open at least at one of said sides, said free space disposed laterally beneath said front end of said cutting edge of said sharpener blade, and said sharpener housing having a rear wall directed away from said given location and carrying said sharpener blade tangentially to said sharpener channel; a core shaper in said free space for shaping a core tip; a carrier plate secured and pivotally retained on said sharpener housing, said carrier plate carrying said core shaper for introducing said core shaper into said free space from one of said sides; and a film hinge retaining said carrier plate on said rear wall of said sharpener housing.