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US 2008/0257993 A1Published application
Vending shredder and method
OwnerMaury D. Cole, Laurie L. Columinventors
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Abstract
A vending shredder which can be mounted to a wall or other structure or be free standing. This shredder functions much like a vending machine wherein the public can pay per minute to have paper shredded. This shredder can be manufactured in different sizes for example a small residential size can be used in a facility such as a apartment house or small business and a large size could be utilized in a mail box facility, post office or grocery store.
Claims18
A vending shredder machine comprising:
- a housing with four sides and a top;
- two or more cutting blades which turn independent of each other and sit in the housing, the blades being configured to shred material which includes one or more of paper documents, DVDs and CDs;
- an access port with an automatic door in one of the four sides or the top of the housing which accepts the material to be shredded and sits behind the cutting blades;
- a motor and a gear configured to turn the two or more cutting blades;
- a money slot and card reader configured to accept payment for shredding time;
- a digital menu which allows the user to select an amount of time for shredding, displays the payment required and time remaining;
- a motherboard configured to control the digital display and the motor;
- a power source to power the cutting blades and digital display;
- and
- an automatic oiling mechanism to provide lubrication to the cutting blades.
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A method of shredding material comprising:
- providing payment to a shredding machine, the machine including a digital menu displaying the amount of time allotted for the shredding corresponding to the payment made;
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- feeding one or more of paper, CDs and DVs into an access port located on the machine to be shredded by one or more blades contained within the machine.
A vending shredder device comprising:
- an upper housing with sides and a top;
- two or more cutting blades which turn independent of each other and sit in the upper housing, the blades being configured to shred material;
- an access port with an automatic door in one of the sides or the top of the upper housing which accepts the material to be shredded and sits behind the cutting blades;
- an lower housing with sides configured to be affixed to a wall or other flat surface which connects with and locks to the lower housing;
- a motor and gears configured to turn the two or more cutting blades;
- a money slot and card reader configured to accept payment for shredding time;
- a digital menu which allows the user to select an amount of time for shredding, displays the payment required and time remaining;
- a motherboard configured to control the digital display and the motor;
- and
- a power source to power the cutting blades and digital display.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.