Patent ID: 7374114

Claim:
A device for the destruction of disc media, comprising: a cap; an engagement member attached to the cap; a base; a sleeve attached to the base, wherein the sleeve and the cap are configured to be slidably attached to each other; a spring engaged between the cap and the sleeve; a support blade attached to the sleeve; a receptacle slidably attached to the base; said engagement member being reciprocally movable between a first position and a second position; wherein the sleeve, the cap, the spring, the engagement member, and the support blade are configured to form a slot capable of receiving the disk media in said first position; wherein when an actuating force is applied to the cap, said engagement member moves to said second position; wherein said disc media is broken into pieces between said support blade and said engagement member as said engagement member is moved from said first position to said second position; and wherein said cap is shaped and configured to enclose said disc media within said device when said engagement member is moved from said first position to said second position.