Pencil sharpeners for sale online and at retail stores are typically versions that are either held in one's hand during use, or fixed in one place such as on a desk during use. U.S. Pat. No. 2,702,022 discloses both of these pencil sharpener versions.
Both pencil sharpener versions have drawbacks. The handheld version must be carried about by the user so it is available when needed for use. This also makes it vulnerable to being misplaced or lost. The desk-mounted version requires that users have to go to where it is located and possibly wait in line to use it.
Accordingly, there remains a need in the art for an innovation that will overcome the deficiencies of past approaches and the problems that remain unsolved.