Risdon Corporation

Agha M Khan

Harley H Mattheis

Disclosed is a pencil sharpener adapted to sharpen pencils of a plurality of different sizes and to a method for making such a sharpener. The simplicity and convenience afforded by the sharpener enable the provision of an elegant outer appearance, especially suitable for cosmetic pencil use. The pencil sharpener (10) comprises a point cutting assembly (20) having a cylindrical pencil guide (21), a nestable first sleeve (30) having a smaller interior opening (32), and a second adaptor sleeve (40) having a yet smaller interior opening (42). The adaptor sleeves can be held by adaptor holding means comprising a projection (28) within the cuttings holder means (50) when not in use.

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Jersey City, NJ, United States of America

Agha M Khan