Patent ID: 7926753
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: B02C

Abstract:
1. A material shredding device comprising: a housing having at least a first opening and a first chute for receiving materials to be shredded; a cutting device having a motor and at least two cutting shafts mounted within said housing, said motor configured to selectively rotate said cutting shafts; wherein said first chute leads from said first opening to said cutting device; a pusher rod radially extending from a first axle to a distal end within said first chute; and a pusher head arranged at said distal end of said pusher rod, wherein said pusher rod is biased with a spring to rotate downward, so that said pusher rod is operable to move from a substantially horizontal position adjacent said first opening towards said cutting device in a radial path within said first chute to drive material to be shredded into said cutting device.