Patent ID: 7226009
Filing Date: 2007-06-05
Classification: B02C

Abstract:
1. A shredder comprising: a shredder housing; a seat constructed to have said shredder housing removably received thereon in a generally horizontal orientation; a shredder mechanism including a motor and cutter elements, the shredder mechanism enabling articles to be shredded to be fed into the cutter elements and the motor being operable to drive the cutter elements so that the cutter elements shred the articles fed therein, the shredder mechanism being mounted in the shredder housing; a handle provided on the shredder housing, the handle being constructed to be manually grasped for moving the shredder housing on the seat between the generally horizontal orientation and a generally vertical orientation and for lifting and lowering the shredder housing off of and onto the seat; the seat and the shredder housing including portions removably engaged together for guiding the shredder housing for pivotal movement between the generally horizontal and generally vertical orientations, the removable engagement of the portions enabling the shredder housing to be removed upwardly from the seat.