Patent ID: 7658342

Claim:
An apparatus for shredding paper having a paper shredder and a wastebasket, the paper shredder having a pair of bisecting lids that are each provided at an inside thereof with a paper press; a paper receiving compartment; an auto-feed, and a paper shredding device located exactly below the auto-feed; characterized in that: the auto-feed is located exactly below a bottom of the paper receiving compartment and includes: a paper tray; a paper inlet being aligned along an identical central axis with the paper shredding device located below the paper inlet; and two roller assemblies, provided at opposing sides of the paper inlet in parallel and projecting into the paper tray, the roller assemblies being arranged to be in parallel with the paper shredding device located below the roller assemblies, and driven by a motor and gear box that drives the paper shredding device in synchronous such that the roller assemblies and the paper shredding device rotate in identical directions to maintain consistent paper feeding and shredding speeds; and wherein the paper tray of the auto-feed is provided at opposing ends thereof with V-shaped clip-sweeps and drop openings formed on the opposing sides of the paper receiving compartment to prevent paper clips from damaging the paper shredding device.