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

Claim 23:
24. A stock material unit for a dunnage conversion machine, comprising:
a stock material sheet that forms a three-dimensional body; and
a first strap and a second strap positioned on opposite sides of a center of gravity of the three-dimensional body, each 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; and
a handle portion that has a second width that is smaller than the first width and is sized such that the handle portion is graspable by a user's hand;
wherein the load-spreading and handle portions are cooperatively configured to enable the three-dimensional body to be lifted from the handle portion.