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US 2009/0014568 A1Published application
Adaptable shredder housing
OwnerTie Chun Wanginventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to adaptable shredder housings which can be placed in or on top of various articles of furniture or waste baskets. Specifically, this invention discloses a shredder housing with at least one safety interlock switch which seamlessly fits into various articles of furniture or with multiple safety interlock switches which can fit over different sized bases or waste baskets.
Claims3
An adaptable shredder housing comprised of:
- (a) a shredding mechanism located inside the shredder housing;
- (b) a throat through which material to be shredded is fed into the shredding mechanism;
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- (c) at least one safety interlock switch positioned in the shredder housing;
- (b) said safety interlock switch capable of being engaged from a safety interlock switch activation appendage from either the side of the shredder housing or from below the shredder housing.
2 more elements
An adaptable shredder housing comprised of:
- (a) a shredding mechanism located inside the shredder housing;
- (b) a throat through which material to be shredded is fed into the shredding mechanism;
- (c) at least one safety interlock switch positioned in the shredder housing capable of being engaged from a safety interlock switch activation appendage from below the shredder housing;
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- (d) at least one safety interlock switch capable of being engaged from a safety lock switch activation appendage from the side of the shredder housing.
2 more elements
An adaptable shredder housing comprised of:
- (a) a shredding mechanism located inside the shredder housing;
- (b) a throat through which material to be shredded is fed into the shredding mechanism;
- (c) a channel around the periphery of the shredder housing;
- (d) at least 3 interlock safety switches positioned in said channel;
- (e) said interlock safety switches only capable of turning on the shredding mechanism when all interlock safety switches are engaged.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.