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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2006
Applicants:
David G. Hartnett, Carol Stream, IL (US);
AU Yeung Ping Fai, Chai Wan, HK;
Inventors:
David G. Hartnett, Carol Stream, IL (US);
Au Yeung Ping Fai, Chai Wan, HK;
Assignee:
Fellowes Inc., Itasca, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02B 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A shredder apparatus is provided that may include a bin for receiving shredded materials and a shredder housing that contains a shredder mechanism. The shredder housing is configured to be seated upon the bin and to provide a bin access opening to allow for the deposit of articles into the bin when the shredder housing is seated upon the bin. A movable member is pivotally connected to the bin side of the shredder housing and is configured to rotate such that a portion of a visual indicator is visible by a user.