Patent ID: 8893994

Claim:
A shredder comprising: a shredder housing having a shredder mechanism mounted therein, the shredder housing comprising an input opening for receiving materials and an output opening for depositing shredded material therefrom, the output opening being open to an output side of the shredder housing; the shredder mechanism including a motor and a cutter assembly, the motor rotating the cutter assembly to shred materials fed therein, and a movable device positioned at least partially between the shredder mechanism and the output side, the movable device comprising a shaft and one or more radially extending structures extending at least partially radially with respect to the shaft, and wherein the shaft is configured to pivot about an axis parallel to an axis of the cutter assembly in an oscillating manner so as to use the one or more radially extending structures to move shredded materials within and adjacent to the output opening, wherein the one or more radially extending structures of the movable device extend into the cutter assembly so as to move shredded materials caught in or around the cutter assembly.