Paper shredder cutting assembly

A shredder cutting assembly, comprising:

• a pair of arbors;
• a plurality of spaced-apart cutting blades disposed on each arbor forming a cutting blade assembly;
• and
• a plurality of resilient braces movably attached to the arbor, with a respective resilient brace being disposed adjacent to a respective one of the plurality of spaced-apart cutting blades, wherein the plurality of resilient braces cooperate to reduce translational forces on the spaced-apart cutting blades.

A paper shredder, comprising:

• a motor;
• gearing coupled to and driven by the motor;
• a pair of counter-rotating arbors, driven by the gearing;
• a respective plurality of spaced-apart cutting blades attached to move with each respective arbor;
• and
• a respective plurality of braces interposed between the respective plurality of spaced-apart cutting blades and movably attached to the respective arbors,
• wherein each of the braces has a vertical body, a tang extending from the vertical body, and a positioning device extending from the tang,
• wherein the vertical body is sized to prevent a cutting blade from touching the horizontal tab, and
• wherein the respective positioning devices on the plurality of braces cooperate to reduce a translational motion of the respective arbor.