Patent ID: 9561509
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: B02C

Claim:
1. An article destroying appliance anti-jam head assembly, comprising: a fixed core mount assembly including a first support member spaced apart from a second support member; at least one moveable cutter shaft disposed between and rotatably mounted to the first and second support members, the at least one moveable cutter shaft including at least one cutter; a feed path having a width disposed adjacent to the at least one moveable cutter shaft and configured to receive and guide an associated article toward the at least one cutter; a throat plate supported between the first and second support members and above the at least one moveable cutter shaft, wherein the throat plate defines a first wall and second portion of the width of the feed path, the throat plate configured to direct at least one associated article to a position between the at least one moveable cutter shaft and a cutting component of the article destroying appliance anti-jam head assembly; at least one roller disposed opposite the throat plate, the at least one roller and the throat plate defining a second width of the feed path, wherein the roller is configured to allow the at least one associated article to freely glide in an inward direction toward the at least one moveable cutter shaft and in an outward direction away from the at least one moveable cutter shaft while in the feed path; and an elongate member extending in parallel relationship to the at least one moveable cutter shaft and defining a first portion of the width of the feed path, the elongate member moveable from a first position to a second position; wherein movement of the elongate member between the first and the second position adjusts a dimension of the width of the feed path.