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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2012
Tai Hoon K. Matlin, Round Lake Beach, IL (US);
Mitchell C. Stevens, Teutopolis, IL (US);
Shawn Michael Applegate, Wood Dale, IL (US);
Daniel Namie, Elburn, IL (US);
Tai Hoon K. Matlin, Round Lake Beach, IL (US);
Mitchell C. Stevens, Teutopolis, IL (US);
Shawn Michael Applegate, Wood Dale, IL (US);
Daniel Namie, Elburn, IL (US);
Fellowes, Inc., Itasca, IL (US);
Abstract
A shredder for shredding articles, the shredder includes a first cutter that provides a first stage of shredding to shred the articles and a second cutter arrangement that provides a second stage of shredding to shred the articles received from the first cutter arrangement. The second cutter arrangement includes a rotary cutter element rotatable to shred the articles into shredded particles and a filter having openings to enable the shredded particles below a predetermined size to pass therethrough. The shredder also includes an outlet allows shredded particles to exit therefrom and a vacuum that provides air flow through the second cutter arrangement for entraining and moving the articles and/or particles through the outlet.