Paper shredder with staple and clip remover
AssigneeACCO UK Limited
InventorsPaul A. Aries, Kaushik Patel
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Abstract
A paper shredder includes a housing, cutters positioned in the housing, and a feeder base coupled to the housing and adapted to support a stack of papers. The feeder base includes a feeder slot through which paper passes for shredding in the cutters. The feeder base further includes an aperture formed in the feeder base at a location spaced from the feeder slot. The aperture provides a pathway between a top surface of the feeder base and a waste area below the feeder base and has an edge with multiple surfaces that enhance an ability of the edge to peel away sheets of paper from the stack.
Claims30
A paper shredder comprising:
- a housing;
- cutters positioned in the housing;
- and
- a feeder base coupled to the housing and adapted to support a stack of papers, the feeder base including a feeder slot through which paper passes for shredding in the cutters, the feeder base further including
- an aperture formed in the feeder base at a location spaced from the feeder slot, the aperture providing a pathway between a top surface of the feeder base and a waste area below the feeder base and having an edge closest to the feeder slot including a compound angle with a first section oriented at a first angle relative to the feeder slot, and a second section oriented at a second angle relative to the feeder slot, the first angle being different from the second angle;
- wherein the edge extends an entire width of the aperture as measured in a direction parallel to the feeder slot.
A paper shredder comprising:
- a housing;
- cutters positioned in the housing;
- and
- a feeder base coupled to the housing and adapted to support a stack of papers, the feeder base including a feeder slot through which paper passes for shredding in the cutters, the feeder base further including
- a first aperture on one side of the feeder slot;
- and
- a second aperture on a same side of the feeder slot as the first aperture;
- wherein the first and second apertures provide pathways between a top surface of the feeder base and a waste area below the feeder base;
- wherein the first and second apertures are spaced apart from one another by a portion of the feeder base between the first and second apertures;
- and
- wherein each of the first and second apertures has an edge including a compound angle with a first section oriented at a first angle relative to the feeder slot, and a second section oriented at a second angle relative to the feeder slot, the first angle being different from the second angle.
A paper shredder comprising:
- a housing;
- cutters positioned in the housing;
- and
- a feeder base coupled to the housing and adapted to support a stack of papers, the feeder base including a feeder slot through which paper passes for shredding in the cutters, the feeder base further including
- an aperture formed in the feeder base at a location spaced from the feeder slot, the aperture providing a pathway between a top surface of the feeder base and a waste area below the feeder base and having an edge closest to the feeder slot with an angle that varies relative to the feeder slot.
A paper shredder comprising:
- a housing;
- cutters positioned in the housing;
- and
- a feeder base coupled to the housing and adapted to support a stack of papers, the feeder base including a feeder slot through which paper passes for shredding in the cutters, the feeder base further including
- an aperture formed in the feeder base at a location spaced from the feeder slot, the aperture providing a pathway between a top surface of the feeder base and a waste area below the feeder base and an edge having multiple surfaces that enhance an ability of the edge to peel away sheets of paper from the stack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.