Patent ID: 11890830
Assignee: PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A stock material unit for a dunnage conversion machine, comprising:
a stock material sheet that forms a three-dimensional body; and
a strap wrapped about the three-dimensional body as a closed loop and having:
a load-spreading portion that has a first transverse width sufficient to distribute the weight of the three-dimensional body over the first transverse width to prevent or reduce damage to the three-dimensional body, wherein the first transverse width is less than a width of the three-dimensional body;
a handle portion that has a second transverse width that is smaller than the first transverse width, the handle portion being formed without overlapping elements, and being sized such that the handle portion is graspable by a user's hand;
a joining portion disposed on an opposite side of the handle portion from the load spreading portion and secured to the load spreading portion, thereby forming the closed loop, and
wherein the load-spreading and handle portions are cooperatively configured to enable the three-dimensional body to be lifted from the handle portion.