Patent ID: 8016004

Claim:
A pencil sharpening assembly housed inside a pencil sharpener, the assembly comprising: a central gear comprising an aperture along an axis of said central gear configured for receiving an end portion of a pencil; a first gear configured for rotating said central gear; a strap joined to said central gear and configured for securing the pencil wherein, when said central gear is rotated, said strap constricts about said aperture in a loop; a shaft coupled to a second gear in mesh with said central gear and configured for rotation in a direction of rotation of said first gear wherein when said central gear is rotated said shaft is rotated; and a cutting blade coupled to said shaft configured to move in a direction along a length of said shaft when said shaft is rotated wherein when said shaft is rotated said cutting blade is operable to cut an opposite end portion of the pencil at an angle to form a point.