Modular document destruction system
US8662429B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB02C2023/165
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A shredder for shredding articles, the shredder includes a first cutter that provides a first stage of shredding to shred the articles and a second cutter arrangement that provides a second stage of shredding to shred the articles received from the first cutter arrangement. The second cutter arrangement includes a rotary cutter element rotatable to shred the articles into shredded particles and a filter having openings to enable the shredded particles below a predetermined size to pass therethrough. The shredder also includes an outlet allows shredded particles to exit therefrom and a vacuum that provides air flow through the second cutter arrangement for entraining and moving the articles and/or particles through the outlet.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.