Patent ID: 7757985

Claim:
A paper feed opening protection system for a paper shredder, comprising: a paper shredder upper cover having an obverse side and a reverse side, the paper shredder upper cover having a paper feed opening there through; a paper shredder plate having a topside and a bottomside, wherein the bottomside of the paper shredder plate is disposed proximate to the obverse side of the paper shredder upper cover, and wherein the paper shredder plate is selectively positioned to one of fully cover and fully uncover the paper feed opening; a touch structure configured to mechanically respond to contact therewith; and a preferential power supply switch configured to preferentially control a shredder power supply for performing a shredder protection in response to the touch structure mechanically responding; wherein the paper shredder upper cover is configured with one of the touch structure or the preferential power supply switch, and the paper shredder plate is configured with the other of the touch structure or the preferential power supply switch, and wherein the touch structure and the preferential power supply switch are configured to engagingly interact to control the paper shredder power supply.