A pencil sharpener (1) having a sharpener body (2), having at least one guide cone (7) situated in the sharpener body (2) for guiding the pencil tip (5) during sharpening, and having a cutting blade (3) fixed to the sharpener body (2), tangentially with respect to the guide cone (7), for shaving the pencil tip (5) in such a way that the pencil tip (5) at the front end has a tapered pencil lead section (24) without casing material, and an adjoining casing section (26) in the center longitudinal direction (20) of the pencil (4) with a pencil lead casing (23) made of casing material, in which the pencil lead (25) of the pencil (4) is embedded, with a guide element (16), which is situated in the area of the main cutting edge (12) of the cutting blade (3) and which engages with the pencil tip (5) in the area of the separating line (27) in the transition area between the pencil lead section (24) and the casing section (26), and which acts on the pencil tip (5), without cutting, in such a way that the shavings of the pencil lead material in the pencil lead section (24) and the shavings of the casing material in the casing section (26) are discharged separately.

A pencil sharpener (1) having a sharpener body (2), having at least one guide cone (7) situated in the sharpener body (2) for guiding the pencil tip (5) during sharpening, and having a cutting blade (3) fixed to the sharpener body (2), tangentially with respect to the guide cone (7), for shaving the pencil tip (5) in such a way that the pencil tip (5) at the front end has a tapered pencil lead section (24) without casing material, and an adjoining casing section (26) in the center longitudinal direction (20) of the pencil (4) with a pencil lead casing (23) made of casing material, in which the pencil lead (25) of the pencil (4) is embedded, with a guide element (16), which is situated in the area of the main cutting edge (12) of the cutting blade (3) and which engages with the pencil tip (5) in the area of the separating line (27) in the transition area between the pencil lead section (24) and the casing section (26), and which acts on the pencil tip (5), without cutting, in such a way that the shavings of the pencil lead material in the pencil lead section (24) and the shavings of the casing material in the casing section (26) are discharged separately.

A reciprocating pencil sharpener has a shavings receptacle, a stationary member, a cutter and a ratchet mechanism. The cutter includes a blade secured to a blade holder. The ratchet mechanism is mounted between the stationary member and the cutter and allows the cutter to rotate relative to the stationary member in one direction only. When a user desires to sharpen a pencil, the user can keep the pencil in the hand and rotate the pencil in reciprocating rotation, thus obtaining the sharpened point of the pencil. Consequently, it is convenient for the user to apply a rotational force and a high efficiency of sharpening operation is achieved.

A reciprocating pencil sharpener has a shavings receptacle, a stationary member, a cutter and a ratchet mechanism. The cutter includes a blade secured to a blade holder. The ratchet mechanism is mounted between the stationary member and the cutter and allows the cutter to rotate relative to the stationary member in one direction only. When a user desires to sharpen a pencil, the user can keep the pencil in the hand and rotate the pencil in reciprocating rotation, thus obtaining the sharpened point of the pencil. Consequently, it is convenient for the user to apply a rotational force and a high efficiency of sharpening operation is achieved.

The sharpener includes a main body into which the tip portion of the pencil is inserted, and a blade portion installed inside the main body. The tip portion of the pencil is inserted into the main body, and a guide hole for guiding the tip portion of the inserted pencil to the blade portion is formed in the main body. The pencil slides in the guide hole in an axial direction, and the blade portion sharpens the tip portion of the pencil along a plane inclined with respect to the axial direction.

A wearable writing surface system having a wearable writing surface assembly including a writing surface having, a front-surface, a back-surface, a first attachment loop, and a second attachment loop, and a band. As designed, the band wraps about the wrist of the user-wearer such that, as configured, the user-wearer is able to write on the front-surface of the writing surface for on-the-job convenient use, the back-surface adjacent and contacting the wrist of the user-wearer.

A wearable writing surface system having a wearable writing surface assembly including a writing surface having, a front-surface, a back-surface, a first attachment loop, and a second attachment loop, and a band. As designed, the band wraps about the wrist of the user-wearer such that, as configured, the user-wearer is able to write on the front-surface of the writing surface for on-the-job convenient use, the back-surface adjacent and contacting the wrist of the user-wearer.

A pencil sharpener is disclosed. The pencil sharpener may include a housing and a sharpener assembly disposed within the housing. The sharpener assembly is configured to sharpen an end of a pencil. The pencil sharpener also includes a heating element coupled to the sharpener assembly that is configured to heat the end of the pencil. The pencil sharpener may also include a sanitation element to sanitize the tip of a pencil.

A combination office supply tool includes an upper member hingedly attached to a lower member, a staple portion located in the upper member, and a hole punch portion including a hole punch extension located on a lower surface of the upper member and projecting towards the lower member. The staple portion includes a staple dispenser for discharging staples towards the lower member and a staple track for urging staples towards the staple dispenser. The hole punch portion includes a hole punch base attached to an upper surface of the lower member for receiving the hole punch extension within an aperture of the hole punch base.

A pencil sharpener may include a body having a first end and a second end aligned along a main axis of the body, the body having a pencil receptacle disposed at the first end and configured to releasably attach to a pencil such that a longitudinal axis of the pencil is parallel to the main axis of the body of the pencil sharpener, the body further having a bore formed therein between the first end and the second end, the bore having a bore axis oblique to the main axis; and a sharpener blade disposed adjacent the bore such that a portion of a pencil is insertable into the bore of the body to be sharpened by the sharpener blade.