Shredder auto feed system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9669411
APP PUB NO 20150090818A1
SERIAL NO

14042384

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A shredder has cutter elements for destroying articles (paper) and a feed mechanism for advancing paper from a stack in a tray into cutters for shredding. The feed mechanism has a feed member provided adjacent to the tray with an elastic arm for engaging and disengaging the stack. The feed member rotates in a feeding direction about an axle, with the elastic arm elastically deforming to apply pressure to feed paper atop the stack to the cutters. The elastic arm can include a protruding tip that is inserted into the stack. The tray includes a curved feed bed to assist in feeding paper into the cutters and deforming the elastic arm. A pivot arm can also move the feed member relative to the tray (e.g., vertically). A disengagement mechanism can hold the feed mechanism in an inoperable feeding position when a drawer or tray is moved into an open position.

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FELLOWES INC1789 NORWOOD AVENUE ITASCA IL 60143

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gruber, Dennis William Arlington Heights, US 7 33
Matlin, Tai Hoon K Round Lake Beach, US 70 871
Surati, Dipan Pravin Des Plaines, US 11 121

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