Shredder with rotatable device for moving shredded materials adjacent the outlet

A method for moving shredded materials in a shredder, the method comprising:

• feeding material to be shredded into an input opening in a shredder housing of the shredder;
• shredding the material with a shredder mechanism mounted in the shredder housing, the shredder mechanism including a motor and a cutter assembly, the motor rotating the cutter assembly to shred materials fed therein;
• depositing the shredded material via an output opening in the shredder housing, the output opening being open to an output side of the shredder housing;
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• pivoting a shaft of a movable device about an axis that is parallel to an axis of the cutter assembly in an oscillating manner, the movable device being positioned at least partially between the shredder mechanism and the output side and the shaft of the movable device having radially extending structures associated therewith and extending at least partially radially with respect to an axis of the shaft so as to move shredded materials within and adjacent to the output opening,
• wherein the radially extending structures of the movable device extend into the cutter assembly so as to move shredded materials caught in or around the cutting assembly during the pivoting of the shaft of the movable device.

A shredder comprising:

• a shredder housing having a shredder mechanism mounted therein, the shredder housing comprising an input opening for receiving materials and an output opening for depositing shredded material therefrom, the output opening being open to an output side of the shredder housing;
• the shredder mechanism including a motor and a cutter assembly, the motor rotating the cutter assembly to shred materials fed therein,
• a movable device positioned at least partially between the shredder mechanism and the output side, the movable device comprising a shaft and one or more radially extending structures extending at least partially radially with respect to the shaft, and wherein the shaft is configured to pivot about an axis parallel to an axis of the cutter assembly in an oscillating manner so as to use the one or more radially extending structures to move shredded materials within and adjacent to the output opening, and
• a clutching mechanism configured to selectively and temporarily hold the movable device from pivoting from a predetermined position, and wherein the method further comprises selectively and temporarily holding the movable device from pivoting from the predetermined position.

A method for moving shredded materials in a shredder, the method comprising:

• feeding material to be shredded into an input opening in a shredder housing of the shredder;
• shredding the material with a shredder mechanism mounted in the shredder housing, the shredder mechanism including a motor and a cutter assembly, the motor rotating the cutter assembly to shred materials fed therein;
• depositing the shredded material via an output opening in the shredder housing, the output opening being open to an output side of the shredder housing;
• and
• pivoting a shaft of a movable device about an axis that is parallel to an axis of the cutter assembly in an oscillating manner, the movable device being positioned at least partially between the shredder mechanism and the output side and the shaft of the movable device having radially extending structures associated therewith and extending at least partially radially with respect to an axis of the shaft so as to move shredded materials within and adjacent to the output opening,
• wherein the shredder further comprises a clutching mechanism configured to selectively and temporarily hold the movable device from pivoting from a predetermined position, and wherein the method further comprises selectively and temporarily holding the movable device from pivoting from the predetermined position.