Lead-pencil sharpener
OwnerRichard A. Kerr, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A lead-pencil sharpener having a generally horizontally disposed shaving mechanism and a housing thereabout formed with an opening through which a lead-pencil may be inserted into said mechanism. A ledge member formed integrally with such housing or attachable thereto in a generally horizontal position beneath and in close proximity to the opening in the housing to catch lead and wood shavings which fall from the opening in the housing.
Claims3
For use with a lead-pencil sharpener having a horizontally operable shaving mechanism, a housing about said mechanism for collecting lead and wood shavings from said mechanism and formed with at least one opening through which a lead-pencil may be inserted, the combination of
- a generally cup-shaped ledge member formed with a generally horizontal bottom wall, generally vertical front and side walls and a mounting tab, said tab being attached to said housing to cause the latter to form a rear wall for said ledge member to thereby provide continuous vertical walls for retaining said shavings.
A lead-pencil sharpener comprising in combination,
- a horizontally disposed and operable shaving mechanism,
- a housing removably positioned about said mechanism for collecting lead and wood shavings from said mechanism and formed with at least one opening through which a lead-pencil may be inserted into said mechanism,
- means for operating said shaving mechanism, and
- a generally cup-shaped ledge member formed with a generally horizontal bottom wall, generally vertical front and side walls and a mounting tab, said tab being attached to said housing to cause the latter to form a rear wall for said ledge member to thereby provide continuous vertical walls for retaining said shavings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.