Abstract:
The device sharpens and accommodates multiple sizes and types of pencils. The sharpener is affixed to a retractable reel, which is coupled with a rubber adapter, complete with a bore, for a pencil to be housed. The sharpener, varying in composition, is capable of sharpening pencils of varying diameters and sizes, as well as pencils of varying shapes. Appropriately, the device is convenient in providing an all-in-one approach to efficiently and effectively sharpening and retaining a pencil while working.

Description:
BACKGROUND 
       [0001]    Schools, homeowners, tradesmen, and many others in the workforce employ a pencil as their writing and marking instrument. Often times, the handler may be on a ladder, scaffolding, or another elevated structure and happen to misplace or break the pencil, or too often is left with an unsharpened utensil. Conversely, some focused hobbies and/or responsibilities sanction the need for a device which serves multiple purposes allowing the individual to concentrate on the task at hand. As such, the convenience, accessibility, and condition of a writing utensil are integral, yet credulous components of completing the task at hand. The design of this device provides a practical and functional all-encompassing instrument illustrating convenience, accessibility, and usability of multiple types, sizes, and shapes of pencils and other exemplary embodiments. This invention is an improvement as there is no other all-in-one pencil sharpening device with a retractable pencil holder. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0002]    Ideal and varying sharpener types accompany a retractable pencil holder which accommodates a writing or marking utensil for any undertaking. Depending on which pencil type is desired, the respective sharpener adheres to the retractable reel. The pencils that may be used consist of multiple shapes, sizes, and characteristics, including but not limited to: carpenter, round, triangular, or hexagonal. When a carpenter pencil is used, the sharpener will possess a single-hole fit to that type of pencil. Use of round, hexagonal, triangular pencils may present a single or dual-holed sharpener, one of a smaller diameter and the other of a larger diameter. The sharpener may or may not have a cover to catch shavings, and the sharpener can be in the form of either an angle and/or flat sharpening composition. 
         [0003]    Additionally, this pencil sharpening device with retractable reel conveniently will affix to any type of glove, or other exemplary embodiments. Furthermore, this exemplary embodiment may implore a glove manufactured with the pencil sharpening device with retractable pencil holder already attached, or can be manufactured to affix to a glove and other articles of the like. A flick of the wrist projects the pencil conveniently between the thumb and index finger. The sharpening holes must be placed inward, facing the other hand to easily sharpen the pencil with a free hand. 
         [0004]    The retractable reel may be either round, rectangular, or square, by which a similarly shaped sharpener will adhere to said retractable reel. The reverse side of retractable reel may have either a metal or a spring tension clip, alligator clip, adhesive, magnet, or another fastening device to affix to clothing, devices, or surfaces. The cable at the end of the retractable reel employs a rubber fastening device complete with bore to insert the end of the pencil. This rubber embodiment is self-forming and will accept multiple diameter, sizes, and composition of pencils or other exemplary embodiments. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         [0005]    FIG. I is a cross-sectional view of a square dual sharpener with a square retractable reel, capable of engaging either a small or large round, triangular, or hexagonal pencil. 
           [0006]    FIG. II is a reverse cross-sectional view of a square dual sharpener with a square retractable reel, capable of engaging either a small or large round, triangular, or hexagonal pencil. 
           [0007]    FIG. III is a cross-sectional view of a rectangle sharpener with a rectangle retractable reel, capable of engaging a carpenter pencil. 
           [0008]    FIG. IV is a reverse cross-sectional view of a rectangle sharpener with a rectangle retractable reel, capable of engaging a carpenter pencil. 
           [0009]    FIG. V is a cross-sectional view of a rectangle dual sharpener with a rectangle retractable reel, capable of engaging a small or large round, triangular, or hexagonal pencil. 
           [0010]    FIG. VI is a cross-sectional view of a circular sharpener with a circle retractable reel, capable of engaging a small or large round, triangular, or hexagonal pencil. 
           [0011]    FIG. VII is a cross-sectional view of a triangular sharpener with a triangular retractable reel, capable of engaging a small or large round, triangular, or hexagonal pencil. 
           [0012]    FIG. VIII is a cross-sectional view of a triangular sharpener with a triangular retractable reel, capable of engaging a small or large round, triangular, or hexagonal pencil. 
           [0013]    FIG. IX is an exploded partial sectional view of a triangular sharpener and sharpener cover for shavings catcher. 
           [0014]    FIG. X is an exploded partial sectional view of a square or rectangle sharpener and sharpener cover for shavings catcher. 
           [0015]    FIGS. XI, XII, XIII, and XIV are perspective views of all exemplary embodiments showing marketing and advertising space. 
           [0016]    FIG. XV is an exploded side cross-sectional view of an exemplary embodiment. 
           [0017]    FIG. XVI is a perspective view of a right-handed glove, with a square/rectangle sharpener, having sharpening holes face inward. 
           [0018]    FIG. XVII is a perspective view of a left-handed glove, with a square/rectangle sharpener, having sharpening holes face inward. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0019]    Referring to the drawings, detailed descriptions of various shapes, sizes, and types of sharpeners and pencils are not intended to represent the only forms in which the exemplary embodiments may be constructed and/or utilized. 
         [0020]    In the illustrated embodiment depicted in FIGS. I, II, and V the pencil sharpener device  5  has two openings  18  and  19  to accommodate different sized pencils. It should be appreciated that in some embodiments, only a single sharpener opening may be employed for the sharpener. Referring to the drawings in FIGS. I-XV, a sharpening device  5  consists of a pencil sharpener  13  which adheres to the housing  10  and a fastening means  12  for attaching the retractor  11  to clothing, clipboard, visor, pencil holder, glove, tool belt, or a surface. The fastening means  12  may be a belt clip, an alligator clamp, a bulldog clip, a hook, Velcro, any other coupling structure or an adhesive or magnet to affix to any surface. The retractor  11  has an internal retractable reel which connects to a cable  14  that can be extended approximately 2 to 3 feet from the reel. The length of this cable may vary to accommodate various uses. 
         [0021]    FIGS. I and II portray a square sharpener affixed to a square retractable reel where FIGS. III, IV, and V portray a rectangle sharpener affixed to a rectangular retractable reel. FIG. VI portrays a round sharpener affixed to a round retractable reel. Furthermore, FIGS. VII and VIII portray a triangular shaped sharpener affixed to a triangle retractable reel. While the shape of the sharpener may be better served to the type of pencil used, user preference may also be relevant. The fastening means  12  of each shape of sharpener may be interchangeable between uses and/or types of sharpeners. 
         [0022]    FIG. III displays a carpenter pencil sharpener  13  with the flexible retaining member  17  housing a carpenter pencil. FIG. IV depicts the reverse view of the carpenter pencil sharpener  13 . Due to the supple nature of the material of the flexible retaining member  17 , varying diameters are allowed into the cavity  22 . That being said, the larger the diameter of the instrument inserted into the flexible retaining member  17 , inner walls will engage the outer walls to grasp the instrument. Furthermore, the flexible retaining member  17  is capable of engaging instruments having irregular cross-sections as long as the instruments are inserted into the main cavity  22 , as shown in FIG. XV, and sufficiently forming a tight frictional fit with the pencil. Additionally, the pencil can be removed from the main cavity  22  with adequate pulling force to overcome the frictional fit and be replaced with another pencil. 
         [0023]    FIGS. IX and X depict both a triangular sharpening device  13  as well as a square sharpening device  13  with sharpener cover  20 . The sharpener cover  20  can be present on any one of the shapes of sharpening devices  5  and may snap into the sharpening device  13  or by another suitable means. The fastening means  12  will be interchangeable across all sharpening devices  5  when possessing a sharpening cover  20  similarly to a device not possessing a sharpening cover. The triangular model of sharpening device  5  may have a placement of the fastening means  12  on either adjacent side of the sharpener cover while a round, square, or rectangular sharpening device  5  will have the sharpener cover  20  placed on the opposite side of the fastening means  12 . 
         [0024]    This device presents the opportunity to place a logo or other promotional and advertisement information as displayed in FIGS. XI, XII, XIII, and XIV. The logo or other promotional advertisement has the ability to be placed on the retractor  11  or the sharpener cover  20 . 
         [0025]    As shown in FIG. XV, perforated metal plug  16  is attached to one end of the cable  14 . The plug  16  is inserted into a bore  21  that is positioned at one end of the flexible retaining member  17 . According to one embodiment, the plug  16  is held by friction fit against the inner walls of the bore  21 . To achieve a friction fit, the diameter of the plug  16  may be slightly larger than the diameter of the bore  21 . In other embodiments, the plug  16  having annular ridges  32  may engage and partner with the corresponding annular ridges  34  provided on the bore  21 . The plug  16  may have a plurality of shapes and be made from a plurality of materials such as, but not limited to, plastic, metal, alloys, ceramics, or the like. 
         [0026]    FIG. XV illustrates the flexible retaining member  17  having a generally funnel-shaped body. The adapter has a bore  21  that is sized to receive a plug  16 . The bore  21  may possess smooth inner walls in one exemplary embodiment. In another exemplary embodiment, the walls may have annular ridges  34  extending into the bore  21  as shown in FIG. XV. The flexible retaining member  17  also includes a wall  24  which separates the bore  21  from the main cavity  22 . The main cavity  22  has a cross-section that reduces as it approaches the wall  24  that separates the cavity  22  from the bore  21 . The reduction of diameter of the main cavity walls presents a universal adapter that is sized to engage a wide variety of pencils of different shapes and diameters to be firmly held by a frictional fit. 
         [0027]    FIG. XVI depicts a right-handed work glove, having a slot  25  where a clip  12  can be inserted to attach pencil sharpening retractable device. Slot  25  may encompass other types and methods to affix pencil sharpening retractable device, such as Velcro, bulldog clip, alligator clip, adhesive, or other exemplary embodiments. Note that the holes to sharpen the pencil must face inward so that the pencil may be sharpened easily with the other hand (left). 
         [0028]    FIG. XVII depicts a left-handed work glove, having a slot  25  where a clip  12  can be inserted to attach pencil sharpening retractable device. Slot  25  may encompass other types and methods to affix pencil sharpening retractable device, such as Velcro, bulldog clip, alligator clip, adhesive, or other exemplary embodiments. Note that the holes to sharpen the pencil must face inward so that the pencil may be sharpened easily with the other hand (right). 
         [0029]    While exemplary embodiments of the sharpener and retractable instrument holder were described with regards to various embodiments, supplementary shaped sharpeners, retractable reels, and pencil holders may be devised without desertion from the model.