Patent ID: 7278214

Claim:
A multihead pencil sharpener, comprising: a base portion including a hollow receptacle with a circular medial portion and a connecting tab having a plurality of cylindrical receptacles circumferentially disposed about the circular medial portion; a plurality of power sources respectively inserted within each one of the plurality of cylindrical receptacles; a housing portion having a bottom portion inserted in the hollow receptacle of the base portion, a medial portion engaged to the connecting tab of the base portion connected to the base portion, and a top plate with a recessed cavity and a plurality of receiving slots connected to the medial portion, wherein a power switch is medially disposed on the medial portion and wherein a motor is located in the bottom portion and a gear assembly located in the medial portion is mechanically coupled to the motor; and a series of head portions each having a lower portion and a top with an opening to define an insertion receptacle, a blade assembly with a blade at a cutting angle inserted within the insertion receptacle and a mounting flange with mounting elements, wherein the mounting flange engages the top plate of the housing portion and the mounting elements engage the receiving slots of the housing portion, said housing portion receiving only one head portion at a time; wherein the different head portions of the series of head portions include openings of a different size and the cutting angle at a different angle.