Abstract: A paper shredder paper feed mechanism, characterized in having a paper insert opening structured from two movable paper feed tubes, which are configured above paper shredding cutters. Two ends of each of the paper feed tubes are respectively positioned in W-shaped embed grooves of positioning plates of a frame. The two paper feed tubes are ordinarily closed together, thereby enhancing safety and preventing dust and miscellaneous objects from falling into the paper shredder. When paper is inserted into the paper insert opening, the thickness of the paper opens the two paper feed tubes, thereby guiding the paper smoothly guided into the paper shredding cutters.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a shredder wherein the shredder housing can be pivoted between a generally horizontal orientation and a generally vertical orientation.

Abstract: A pay-per-use shredding system for public use for destroying documents and media containing private or personal information. The system includes a shredder, a feed chute for receiving material and an outlet feeding the material to the shredder inlet, and a storage bin below the shredder outlet to receive shredded materials. A portal provides a line of sight to the interior of the storage bin for user visual confirmation of destruction. The system further includes a payment receipt mechanism, such as a keypad, a card receptor, or a bill or coin receptor. A controller acts to validate and/or authenticate payment at the receipt mechanism and to determine a shred time period. The controller operates the shredder for the shred time period, such as in response to a start instruction from the user via a start button. A display is decremented to show the remaining shred time to the user.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sliding panel structure of a multifunctional paper shredder, the paper shredder includes a housing having an interior space, an installing section at the top, an accommodating space at the bottom, and a feeding slot under the installing section. A pair of rolling blade wheels are disposed under the feeding slot which has a pressing wall surface extended vertically downward and aligned with the middle of the rolling blade wheels. An accommodating section is defined at the top of the housing, and a positioning section having at least one sliding groove is disposed at an inner side of the accommodating section. A sliding panel, having a plurality of slots is slidably installed in the accommodating section, having a positioning pin disposed in the positioning section correspondingly, and at least one slide pin embedded into the sliding groove for guiding the movement of the sliding panel.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and corresponding method for processing, i.e. testing, sorting and/or destroying, sheet material, in particular bank notes, comprising a processing device (10) having at least one means (13, 14, 41) for generating information on the processing of individual sheets (12) of sheet material, and at least one monitoring device (20) having at least one memory device (21) for storing the information on the processing of individual sheets (12). To improve the monitoring of sheet processing, in particular in regard to disturbances in the course of processing, it is provided that the processing device (10) has at least one means (11) for detecting the identity of individual sheets (12) of sheet material and the memory device (21) of the monitoring device (20) is formed for storing the information on the processing of individual sheets (12) together with the identity of the individual sheets (12).

Abstract: The sheet shredder includes a cutter block pair equipped with plural cutter discs arranged in parallel with each other at a specified distance, cutting units to cut sheets by rotating the cutter discs of the cutter block pair in the different directions respectively, guide plates to guide cut pieces of sheets cut by the cutter discs in the specified direction, and grooves provided at the sides opposite to the cutter discs of the guide plates to lead out stickum adhered to the cutter discs or the guide plates pursuant to the sheet cutting operation.

Abstract: A shedder is disclosed. The shredder includes a waste receptacle that has an interior waste receiving space, and a shredder mechanism that includes a motor and cutter elements. The shredder mechanism is positioned so that shredded articles are discharged downwardly into the waste receiving space. The receptacle includes a waste opening separate from the shredder mechanism for enabling articles to be discarded though the waste opening and received in the waste receiving space without passing through the shredder mechanism. A cover is moveable between a closed position that covers the waste opening, and an open position that opens the waste opening. A sensor for sensing the position of the cover is operatively connected to the shredder mechanism so that the shredder mechanism is inoperable at least when the sensor senses that the cover is in the open position. Other variations and improvements to shredders are also disclosed.

Abstract: A rolling mill system has oppositely driven, temperature-controlled first and second rolls, each having a first roll half with a first end face, a second roll half with a second end face, and a roll center. The first roll has a peripheral surface with open grooves arranged on the first and second roll halves and with ribs between the grooves. The grooves of the roll halves are arranged opposed to one another at an obtuse angle and symmetrically to the roll center. The width of the ribs is smaller than the width of the grooves. The grooves extend continuously between the end faces. The second roll has a smooth peripheral surface. First and second cutting devices are arranged at the first and second end faces of the first roll, respectively. The cutting devices are arranged near open ends of the grooves.

Abstract: A cutting assembly including a pair of substantially parallel shafts, each shaft having a plurality of axially spaced cutting blades mounted thereon such that each blade forms an oblique angle with respect to a central axis of the associated shaft, wherein each cutting blade includes a central body having a plurality of teeth radially spaced thereabout.

Abstract: A modular blade assembly having base and blade components and at least one keyplate aligning the base and blade components. The keyplate rests in a recessed groove in each of the base and blade components. Each of the dimensions of the recessed groove in which the keyplate rests is less than the dimensions of the surface in which the groove is disposed.

Abstract: An asphalt heating and drying device for recycling or repairing asphalt. Nuggets of waste asphalt are inserted into a heat chamber that has a plurality of heat tubes that carry hot air into the chamber and adjacent to the waste asphalt nuggets. The heat chamber has a “live floor” with controllable spinning rotors which have forward reaching teeth. The spinning rotors pull the asphalt from the heat chamber into a lower chamber having two horizontal spiral augers. The augers mix the asphalt nuggets and the lower chamber heats the asphalt nuggets to their ultimate delivery temperature. The hot dry asphalt is then expelled from the device.

Abstract: This invention discloses a paper shredder having a manual paper pressing device, where the paper shredder is provided at a rear end thereof with an aperture, including: a large-size presser disposed beneath the paper shredder and having a connecting shaft at an end thereof, the connecting shaft passing through the aperture provided at the rear end of the paper shredder to movably pivot to a presser rod, the presser rod being rotatable about the pivoting location, wherein when the presser rod is levered upwards from a horizontal position about the pivoting location to a vertical position and then pressed downwards, the large-size presser is activated to compact the paper chips in the basket or bin directly so as to reduce space occupied by the paper chips and to increase capacity of the basket or bin. After the force for causing the presser rod downwards vanishes, the presser rod would recover to its original position due to recovering force exerted by a spring.

Abstract: In an ice storage (10, 12, 14, 16) the aim is to ensure that ice is chipped off that surface of the ice mass in the storage, which stems from the water which froze to ice first. Likewise, efficient discharging of chipped-off ice to external conveyor devices (23) is ensured. This is achieved by means of a particular ice storage floor construction (16) consisting of parallel, elongate, tubular elements (18) placed with intermediate slots. The floor elements (18) carry carriers (20) in the form of strip-like ice-chipping elements, and the tubular floor elements (18) are supported individually rotational and are preferably driven collectively. The ice-chipping elements may alternatively be formed through the cornered cross-sectional shape of the floor elements, which provide distinct, longitudinal edge portions of good chipping and carrying properties.

Abstract: A blade (2) for a comminution machine of the type having interleaved counter-rotating blades (2) in the case of two shafts (1) or a single set of blades in the case of a single rotating shaft includes a carrier (20) with replaceable teeth (4) and wear plates (3). Each tooth (4) has to tooth tip (121) which projects from it and terminates in a bursting point (121), a forwardly raked receding surface (137) which recedes inwardly from the base of the tooth tip (121) and a receding surface (24) on the wear plates (3A, 3B) which extends inwardly from the base of the tooth (4) to a corner (9) at which it meets a trailing surface (24) on other wear plates (3C, 3D). Shear edges (83) are provided on the teeth (4), on the receding surfaces (24) where they meet the sides (22) of the wear plates (3A, 3D) and on the trailing surfaces where they meets the sides (22) of the wear plates (3C, 3D), and additional bursting points (149) may be provided on the receding surfaces.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to diminish the sizes of most disintegrated material effectively, said sizes being determined by the box seats made on the surface of the under roll (7). In a disintegrator (1) having a case (4) with an upper hopper 2 and under exit (3), a pair of upper rolls (5, 6), an under roll (7) located below the upper rolls, and knives (8,9) projecting from inner surface of the case (4) toward the under roll (7) comprising a number of annular grooves (25) formed on the under roll (7), each groove (25) being coupled by a rotative disk cutter (27) at under side of the knives (8, 9). The under roll (7) is provided with polygonal installation seats (13), between adjoining installation seats (13) each attached by a number of cutting edge blocks (14) on a same circumference, said annular grooves (25) are formed between the adjoining installation seats (13).

Abstract: A combination including a cabinet and a shredder. The cabinet including a cabinet housing having a top, a front, a back and two sides, a drawer supportable by the cabinet housing and operable to selectively support materials therein, the drawer being movable between an open position and a closed position and the shredder being supported by the cabinet housing and at least partially positioned within the cabinet housing, the shredder having an inlet for materials to be fed into the shredder to be shredded to form shredded material and an outlet through which shredded material is dispensed.

Abstract: A cutter wheel for tire shearing having a unitary annular core with radially inward shoulders on both sides of the radially outward central portion of the core. Pie-piece shaped cutter segments are mounted atop the shoulders of each core with each cutter segment having a base and a blade atop the base, with cutter segments overlapping in a serrated fashion, beyond the central portion of the core. The central portion of the core is smooth, serving as a spacer between adjacent cutter segments. Each blade is split into two side-by-side blade segments, with the laterally outward blade segment experiencing greatest wear. The laterally inward blade segment mounted to a pie-piece shaped cutter segment by radial bolts, while the laterally outward blade segment is fastened to the laterally inward blade segment by axial bolts.

Abstract: A comminuting device is provided having a support structure, a set of intermeshing scissor rolls, at least two entrance openings, and a bulkhead. The support structure has an enclosure. The set of intermeshing scissor rolls are rotatably carried by the support structure. The at least two entrance openings are provided in the enclosure. The bulkhead is interposed between a first one of the entrance openings and a second one of the entrance openings. The bulkhead provides a first entrance shoot and a second entrance shoot, with the bulkhead including a mouth portion configured to transfer scrap products between the first entrance shoot and the second entrance shoot.

Abstract: A paper shredder includes a shred container having an open end formed with two opposite pivot seats, and a shredder cover provided with two pivot members at two opposite sides thereof. The pivot members are mounted on the pivot seats of the shred container such that the shredder cover is turnable about the axes of the pivot members.

Abstract: A shredder that shreds a recording medium which includes, on a surface thereof, an image forming portion and a holographic memory portion in which data is recorded. The shredder includes a data destroying unit that destroys at least the data recorded in the holographic memory portion and a shredding unit that shreds the entire recording medium. Thus, when a recording medium to which has been added a holographic memory portion in which useful information is recorded is to be discarded, the data(information) recorded in the holographic memory portion can be safely destroyed so that the data can no longer be read.

Abstract: A comminuting apparatus is provided with a housing, at least two intermeshing scissor rolls, a screen, and an access tray. The housing has an entrance opening for receiving waste material and an exit opening for removing subdivided waste material. The scissor rolls are carried within the housing between the entrance opening and the exit opening for subdividing the waste material. The screen is carried by the housing between the scissor rolls and the exit opening. The access tray is provided by the housing and is removably supported downstream of the screen to provide a shear outtake manifold between the screen and the access tray.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a round undulating blade for shredder, where a sheet metal is integrally formed into a round undulating blade to serve as the blades for constructing a blade module. The blade includes: a periphery; an undulating blade flank including at least two cambers having a first curvature and at least two cambers having a second curvature alternatively arranged with respect to the cambers having the first curvature; and hooked edges formed on the periphery of the cambers having the first curvature, wherein the undulating blade flank of the blade serves to cut paper along a longitudinal direction to form paper strips having double-tapering end, and the hooked edges serve to cut the strips along a horizontal direction into paper chips. These characteristics help to reduce the manufacturing cost, reduce the motor load and power consumption, to thereby enhance the market competitiveness.

Abstract: A used-can processing system includes a shredder for cutting a used drum can, and a pelletizer for pelletizing cut pieces of the used can. The shredder includes a pair of rotary blade units which rotate with their blades meshing each other so as to cut a used drum can thrown from above the shredder, and a pair of auxiliary rotary blade units which face the respective rotary blade units and rotate in the same direction as do the corresponding rotary blade units, to thereby urge the used drum can toward the pair of rotary blade units. Each of the blades of the rotary blade units and the auxiliary rotary blade units has projecting portions and depressed portions formed alternately along the circumferential direction. Moreover, a screen having cut-pieces removal holes is disposed below and along the pair of rotary blade units and the pair of auxiliary rotary blade units.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a shredder wherein the shredder housing can be pivoted between a generally horizontal orientation and a generally vertical orientation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-roller crusher for the comminuting of mineral mill-feed, whereby the crushing roll are provided with crushing teeth, extending in the circumferential and longitudinal axial directions. Viewed in plan, the crushing teeth are arranged on each crushing roller such that several serial crushing teeth groups are formed behind each other, the imagined connection lines of which run successively at an inclined angle to the plan (1?,2?) of each crushing roller outer edge in the direction of the crushing roller centre.

Abstract: A mechanical delaying device of a shredder includes a lever connected with a spindle at frames of blade assemblies, a roller accommodated around a shaft at an end of the lever, a baffle fastened at an end of the shaft, a spring disposed between the roller and the baffle, and a helical cam disposed at an outer side of a fixing plate of one of the blade assemblies. When paper is not inserted, the roller presses against the spring and blocks at an outer end of the cam. When paper is inserted, paper is pressed downward for driving and rotating the spindle such that the roller is displaced outward from the cam. A restoring force of the spring pushes the roller inward. The roller follows the cam as the cam is rotated by the blade assemblies, driving the roller to an outermost end of the cam, thereby accomplishing delaying and halting purposes.

Abstract: A screening apparatus (10) for screening particulate material includes a frame (12) having an open bottom (14) through which screened particles can pass and a plurality of banks of blades (16A–16E) supported on the frame (12). Each bank of blades (16) is rotatable about respect axes of rotation (18A–18E). The blades (20) of each bank (16) are evenly spaced and arranged in a single row coincident with their respective axes of rotation (18). At least one of the banks of blades (16) is able to slide linearly along its respective axis of rotation (18) to provide a predetermined amount of axial freeplay. When the blades (20) agitate rotated and a particulate material is placed in screen frame (12), the rotating blades (20) agitate and/or crush the material to allow particles of a size equal to or smaller than a gap formed between each of the adjacent blades to fall through the open bottom.

Abstract: A vehicle has a housing mounting within it a rotor assembly comprising parallel shafts having intermeshing cutter discs in axially spaced relation thereon. The discs have radial projections with first cutting edges extending axially to face in a rotatively leading direction. Cutter segments carried on the discs project radially outwardly to provide second cutting edges of lesser axial extent facing in the leading direction. A toothed member mechanism carries teeth which project into the axial spaces between the discs and provides axial surfaces for coacting with the first and second cutting edge.

Abstract: A paper shredder enables to control power consumption and achieve energy saving by realizing a torque characteristic of low torque at high speed or high torque at low speed keeping an output of a motor within a steady level. This circuit adopts a paper shredder structured with a driving motor for a rotary cutter having an inverted linear flow characteristic between rotation speed and torque and a control circuit composed of a detecting block for said rotation speed of said motor, a voltage control block for restricting a voltage output of said motor within a certain range in accordance with said rotation speed, and a current and voltage detecting block for monitoring a current flow of said motor.

Abstract: The present application discloses a multi-functional shredder that is capable of effectively destroying both paper documents and rigid/semi-rigid objects, such as CDs or DVDs. This multifunctional shredder comprises a housing; a drive system including at least one motor; and at least two shafts rotatably mounted within the housing and coupled to the drive system to enable the drive system to counter-drive the shafts in respective opposing rotational cutting directions. Each of the shafts includes positive cutter elements and negative cutter elements, configured to cooperate to shred articles as the shafts are rotationally counter-driven by the drive system in the respective rotational cutting directions thereof. The positive cutting elements on each shaft have positive cutting parts angled in the respective rotational cutting directions of the shafts, and the negative cutting elements on each shaft have negative cutting parts angled opposite the respective rotational cutting directions of the shafts.

Abstract: A shredder for shredding material is provided that includes a housing. having a cutting device to shred material. A receptacle is also included and is positioned to receive the shredded material. A detecting device is positioned between the cutting device and the receptacle and emits and detects a beam so that when shredded material occupies a first position within the receptacle the beam is interrupted. Advantageously, the detecting device may be used as a bin full detection device to provide indication that a bin is filled or substantially filled with shredded material.

Abstract: The present invention is a strip/cross switch mechanism of double-duty shredder, consists of two main bodies, machine drive device and switch knob device, wherein, machine drive device comprises: motor drive gear wheel, drive shaft, shaft coat, large strap wheel, ratchet wheel, drive key, pawl, pawl wheel, and the switch knob device consists of fork, knob arm, fork frame and knob, the rotary knob change the position of fork to make large strap wheel compel drive key move to the position that pawl and ratchet wheel disposed, when derive key intermeshes with pawl the ratchet wheel that pawl affiliated to and the fixed drive shaft of ratchet wheel will be rotated to rotates latitude paper-cutting mechanism drivingly connected to drive shaft to cut the paper to be cut in latitudinal direction.

Abstract: A comminuting apparatus is provided having a frame, a set of overlapping scissor rolls, a shear outtake manifold, and a pneumatic conveyor. The frame has an enclosure with an entrance for receiving waste material. The set of overlapping scissor rolls includes a feed scissor roll and a recirculation scissor roll, both the feed scissor roll and the recirculation scissor roll being carried for co-rotation within the enclosure and operative to comminute the waste material into subdivided pieces by drawing the received waste material beneath the feed scissor roll and up between the feed scissor roll and the recirculation scissor roll. The shear outtake manifold is beneath the scissor rolls and is configured to collect the subdivided pieces of waste material.

Abstract: The present invention is a linkage mechanism of cut-paper and anti-block of double-duty shredders, main comprising: stripe-cutter wheel group, latitude cutter, drive shaft, paper-expeller, crank coupler link group and intermittent cluster gear, is that crank coupler link drive latitude-cutter to cut horizontally the paper to be cut, then intermittent cluster gear control the stripe-cutter wheel group to pull down the paper to be cut to act longitudinal cut, and by the circle cross movement, the paper to be cut will be cut into chips.

Abstract: A paper shredder with an auxiliary switch configured on an entrance of a top cover. A pressure rod of the auxiliary switch is sleeved in a spring and penetrates an inner side of the top cover, and further passes through an aperture defined in a flat plate, and thereupon compresses a contact plate; which then activates a contact switch to actuate a motor to rotate two rotary cutters. A spindle of a shaft lever configured on one end of the contact plate inserts into one end of a turning axle, and a paper shredder switch is configured on another end of the turning axle. Upon inserting paper into the entrance, the paper presses down on the paper shredder switch, and thereon activates the contact switch, which actuates the motor to begin shredding of the paper. Pressing the auxiliary switch initiates cleaning away the entrance of any shredded paper remnants.

Abstract: This invention relates to a front-lifting wastebasket for paper shredder also serving as garbage bin, having: a conventional strip-cut paper shredder or cross-cut paper shredder; an injection molded wastebasket, the wastebasket including: a base, an outer bin, and a front-lifting inner bin, wherein the inner bin is received in an open space defined by the outer bin, whereby not only can the wastebasket serve as a wastebasket for containing paper shreds after the paper shredder shreds paper, but may also be lifted outwards to serve as a conventional garbage bin, so as to improve the market competitiveness of the paper shredder by enhancing the functions of the wastebasket.

Abstract: An apparatus suitable for treating mineral material, particularly excavated earth, has two rollers that rotate in opposite directions, on which a plurality of elements is disposed, the elements serving to transport and reduce the material in case its particle size is too large. Elements that are designed to exert a notch effect onto particle sizes larger than a minimum size are provided for reducing brittle and large-particle components of the mineral material, in particular. The reduction by means of the notch effect has been proven to save energy and subject machines to low wear. The elements that produce the notch effect can also reduce wood (tree stumps).

Abstract: A sewage cleaning and comminuting system is provided with a pair of dissimilar sized cutter stacks that extends across an influent channel which intercepts all solids too large to pass there through. The dissimilar sized cutter stacks are capable of grinding large and round shaped objects. The cutter stacks rotate at dissimilar speeds and require less energy to grind solids than other grinders having similar sized grinders rotating at the same speed. The system includes an integrated cleaning assembly whereby debris accumulated between the cutter disks is removed as the cutter disks rotate. Embodiments are provided including grinders that employ three and four shafts. Another embodiment is directed to an improved cutter disk. Yet another embodiment includes an auger screen assembly used in conjunction with the comminuting system to remove solids from the effluent stream.

Abstract: A recycling device and a method of using same are disclosed. The recycling device includes the interconnected components of a housing unit, a first door, a second door, an elongated barrel, an electrical plug, a utility motor, a utility belt drive, a rolling pin, a conveyor belt, a plurality of intake rollers, a shredding blade, a receiving bucket, a hydraulic press, a compression piston, and a control panel. The method of using the device includes a convenient means for recycling a plurality of various types of materials, in which the method includes the steps of obtaining and plugging.

Abstract: A solder dross removal apparatus includes a holder adapted to be pivotably mounted to a container within which a pool of molten solder is kept at preset temperature. Dross is introduced into the container. A dross cutter assembly includes shafts rotatably supported by the holder and flat elongated cutter elements mounted on the shafts. The cutter elements are disposed perpendicular to the surface of the molten solder and partly submerged in the molten solder when the container is closed by the holder. The cutter elements are angularly offset from each other so that each end of the cutter elements lies on a spiral path. The cutter elements are rotated to repeatedly cut the dross into smaller pieces and force the dross as cut into the molten solder. This process removes oxides from the dross, and any free, reclaimed solder is returned to the molten solder.

Abstract: A waste grinder and a method for maintenance of the grinder. The grinder comprises at least one rotor which has at least one shearing wheel comprising: a ring-support, which is designed to be rotated by a shaft and defines a plurality of peripheral sections, a plurality of shearing blades which are disposed corresponding to the sections such as to project radially relative to the peripheral surface of the ring-support, the wheel comprises a plurality of blade-holder parts, onto which the blades are secured by detachable securing elements which are accessible from the outer lateral shearing surfaces of the blades, the blade-holder parts being designed to be applied and secured by detachable elements for securing onto the sections of the peripheral surface of the ring-support.

Abstract: A paper shredder cutting tool having multiple cutting edges constructed from a pair of cylindrical rotary cutters, which are each separately mounted on a hexagonal shaft, and a plurality of cutting blades are securely mounted on the shafts. A spacer is configured between each pair of adjacent cutting blades, thus partitioning the cutting blades therebetween, and thereby allowing the cutting blades to be assembled and mounted in an interleaving fashion on the two cylindrical rotary cutters. Moreover, each of the cutting blades is further constructed from a pair of blades. The present invention is characterized in having a plurality of cutting edges circumferentially arranged and minimally separated on each of the pair of blades, thereby forming a compact assembly of blade edges. The paper shredder cutting tool provides capability to feed around twenty sheets of paper or cardboard at one time, thereupon being rapidly shredded into small bits.

Abstract: An apparatus suitable for treating mineral material, particularly excavated earth, has two rollers that rotate in opposite directions, on which a plurality of elements is disposed, the elements serving to transport and reduce the material in case its particle size is too large. Elements that are designed to exert a notch effect onto particle sizes larger than a minimum size are provided for reducing brittle and large-particle components of the mineral material, in particular. The reduction by means of the notch effect has been proven to save energy and subject machines to low wear. The elements that produce the notch effect can also reduce wood (tree stumps).

Abstract: A comminuting apparatus including a filtering screen member for collecting solids carried by an effluent stream. The filtering screen member has an upstream side and a downstream side. The comminutor apparatus further includes a twin shaft grinder for grinding solids contained in the effluent stream and for cleaning the filtering screen member of solids collected thereon. The comminutor apparatus also includes a mounting member in the form of frame-like structure for mounting the twin shaft grinder at a spaced apart distance from the upstream side of the filtering screen member. Additionally, the comminutor apparatus includes a moving device in the form of a drive motor for moving the twin shaft grinder past the upstream side of the filtering screen member such that the twin shaft grinder is continuously spaced from the filtering screen member during the movement of the twin shaft grinder.

Abstract: An automatic start mechanism for a shredding apparatus is disclosed. The shredding apparatus includes a shredding mechanism for cutting the paper when the paper passes through a channel, a power source for outputting a motive power for the shredding mechanism, a trigger disposed at an entrance of the channel for arising a move when the paper passing through the channel to be against thereto, a delay unit for producing an against force driven by the power source, a lever connected between the trigger and the delay unit for moving in response to the trigger and the delay unit against, and a switch electrically connected to the power source and contacted to a first portion of the lever. The distance between the first portion of the lever and the trigger is smaller than a distance between the delay unit and the trigger.

Abstract: An apparatus 10 for compacting and baling leaves, grass clippings, sticks, pine straw and other debris on lawns, yards, or fields is provided. The apparatus 10 may have diagonal brushes 26 to gather debris for processing though a crusher 28, a conveyor belt 30 to transport the crushed debris, and a baler 32 to compact and bale the debris. The baler 32 may compact the debris by rotating the debris in a continuous band 52, into which baling material 72 may be inserted to bale the debris. Alternatively, the debris may be gathered and feed into a crusher 28 that deposits the crushed debris directly into the baler 32 for compacting and baling. Further still, the apparatus 10 may gather the debris with brushes 26 and feed it onto a conveyor mechanism 30 that then introduces it into a crusher 28. The crushed debris may then be feed into a baling mechanism 32 that compacts and bales the debris for easy removal and disposal.

Abstract: A shredding machine comprises a housing, a shredding mechanism, a motor for operation of the shredding mechanism, a slot through which documentary material is fed for shredding by the mechanism, and an operating member movable from an operative position in which it extends across the slot, to an inoperative position retracted from the slot, in consequence of the feeding of the material into the slot, and returning, in the absence of the material in the slot, to its operative position under the action of a spring. A motor controller includes a microswitch having a plunger which is spring-urged into a projecting position, in which it is open circuit. The spring urges the operating member into its operative position. Thus, when material enters the slot, moving the operating member to its inoperative position, the plunger is depressed to start or permit operation of the shredding mechanism.

Abstract: The present invention provides a disc shredder, relating to a machine device disposed in a housing. A cover is assembled with the housing herein. The housing contains a motor, a fan, a reduction gear, a pair of cutter assemblies and a pair of tubes. The cover contains electrical components herein including a circuit board and a switch, and is connected to the motor by electrical cables. An inlet slot on the cover is for the insertion of floppy discs or CDs. When pressing the power switch, the fan and reduction gear are driven by the motor. The pair of cutter assemblies are then driven by the reduction gear and shred the disc. Splash plates on the sides of the inlet slot can prevent the risk of eye injury caused by flying debris.

Abstract: A method for shredding a document which renders the information unintelligible and prevents or minimizes reassembly of the shredded document reconstruction of the information contained in the document. The ability to reassembly a shredded document is greatly reduced by shredding each page of the document into segments formed by cuts made in the blank space between characters or images on the page. A cut pattern in which all cuts are made in the blank spaces between characters or images produces pieces or shreds of the document which have no partial or portions of characters or marks which can be matched across adjacent pieces. A document is first scanned to provide an image which can be analyzed by a processor to determine a desired cut pattern for the document. The processor then generates a set of instructions to control and adjust the cutting blades in a shredding device to cut the document in the desired cut pattern.

Abstract: A vehicle has a housing mounting within it a rotor assembly comprising parallel shafts having intermeshing cutter discs in axially spaced relation thereon. The discs have radial projections with first cutting edges extending axially to face in a rotatively leading direction. Cutter segments carried on the discs project radially outwardly to provide second cutting edges of lesser axial extent facing in the leading direction. A toothed member mechanism carries teeth which project into the axial spaces between the discs and provides axial surfaces for coacting with the first and second cutting edge.