Patent ID: 9486807
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: B02C

Claim Text:
1. A shredder comprising: a cutting mechanism operable to shred material fed thereto; a controller coupled to the cutting mechanism to control the on/off state and the direction of rotation of the cutting mechanism; and an interactive user interface coupled to the controller, wherein the controller is configured to detect a jammed condition within the shredder and communicate a series of instructions to the interactive user interface to instruct the user how to clear the jam, wherein the controller is operable to provide an instruction via the interactive user interface to operate a reverse direction control, wherein the controller is operable to run the cutting mechanism in reverse for a predetermined period of time following user actuation of the reverse direction control, and wherein the controller is operable to provide an instruction via the interactive user interface, after the predetermined time period has expired, to operate a forward direction control.