Shredder

A shredder configured to shred at least paper, the shredder comprising:

• a housing;
• a shredder mechanism, the shredder mechanism comprising:
• a first rotatable shaft having a first plurality of cutter blades fixedly mounted thereon,
• a first plurality of strippers mounted adjacent the first shaft with each of the strippers arranged between a corresponding pair of the cutter blades on the first shaft;
• and
• a second rotatable shaft having a second plurality of cutter blades fixedly mounted thereon,
• a second plurality of strippers mounted adjacent the second shaft with each of the strippers arranged between a corresponding pair of the cutter blades on the second shaft;
• and
• wherein said first and second shafts are arranged parallel to one another with the cutter blades on each shaft axially interleaved with the blades of the other;
• a motor coupled to the shredder mechanism for rotating the shafts in counter-rotating directions to shred the at least paper between the first and second pluralities of cutter blades;
• and
• a lubricant system comprising:
• a lubricant reservoir for containing a supply of liquid lubricant;
• one or more lubricant delivery conduits communicated to the lubricant reservoir for delivering a portion of the liquid lubricant flowing therethrough to lubricate the strippers and the cutter blades, and
• a lubricant pump for pumping the lubricant from the reservoir through the one or more lubricant delivery conduits;
• wherein the strippers of the first and second pluralities comprise strippers having a paper retention opening formed therein, wherein each paper retention opening faces axially for capturing paper particles therein from the paper shredded between the first and second pluralities of cutter blades to enable the captured paper particles to collect the lubricant therein.

A shredder configured to shred at least paper, the shredder comprising:

• a housing;
• a shredder mechanism, the shredder mechanism comprising:
• a first rotatable shaft having a first plurality of cutter blades fixedly mounted thereon,
• a first plurality of strippers mounted adjacent the first shaft with each of the strippers arranged between a corresponding pair of the cutter blades on the first shaft, each of the strippers of the first plurality having a first anvil portion,
• a second rotatable shaft having a second plurality of cutter blades fixedly mounted thereon,
• a second plurality of strippers mounted adjacent the second shaft with each of the strippers arranged between a corresponding pair of the cutter blades on the second shaft, each of the strippers of the second plurality having a second anvil portion;
• and
• wherein said first and second shafts are arranged parallel to one another with the cutter blades on each shaft axially interleaved with the blades of the other;
• a motor coupled to the shredder mechanism for rotating the shafts in counter-rotating directions to shred the at least paper between the first and second pluralities of cutter blades,
• wherein the first anvil portion of each of the strippers of the first plurality is configured to support the at least paper laterally while each of the cutter blades of the second plurality penetrates the at least paper, and
• wherein the second anvil portion of each of the strippers of the second plurality is configured to support the at least paper laterally while each of the cutter blades of the first plurality penetrates the at least paper.