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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 02, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Todd Henreckson, Gurnee, IL (US);
Tim Bohn, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Mark Dziersk, Chigago, IL (US);
Assignee:
General Binding Corporation, Northbrook, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
241100 ; 241236 ; 2412852 ;
Abstract
A housing including a support arm arrangement for a basket mounted paper shredder wherein the support arms have curved or rounded outside perimeters and at least one of the support arms has a curved or rounded inside support rib arrangement to more closely conform to a rounded waste paper basket. The support arm arrangement allows the paper shredder to be mounted to both round and rectangular waste paper baskets. The housing also provides a streamlined shape including a tapered generally triangular motor wiring compartment.