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US 2016/0354787 A1Published application
Compact high-security destruction machine
AssigneeApplied Magnetics Lab., Inc.
InventorCharles A. Castronovo
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Abstract
A small-form-factor high-security destruction machine for optical media has a weight empty of about 16.3 lbs. and holds about 5 lbs. of residue.
Claims13
1-32. (canceled)
A method of tripping a stop-feed condition in connection with fullness of a bin filling with a residue which remains of a material that has been received into an intake slot, comprising:
- while the bin is filling, operating a sensor that detects whether a back pressure is present;
- when the back pressure is detected by the sensor, tripping a stop-feed state in which the intake slot stops permitting receipt of material therein.
34-39. (canceled)
A gear assembly comprising:
- a set of four gears driven off a main shaft, wherein a first gear stays in mesh with a final gear and in mesh with the other gears even though an axle is translating laterally.
43-48. (canceled)
A security destruction machine comprising a cut bar pivot limit mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.