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

Claim 24:
25. A method of assembling a stock material unit for a dunnage conversion machine, the method comprising:
providing a three-dimensional body formed by a fanfolded stock material sheet that is configured for crumpling to convert the stock material sheet into dunnage by a dunnage conversion machine; and
wrapping a strap about the three-dimensional body to position:
a load-spreading portion of the strap extending around a plurality of corners of the three-dimensional body, the load-spreading portion having a first transverse width sufficient to distribute the weight of the three-dimensional body over the first transverse width at least at the plurality of corners 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; and
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

affixing ends of the strap to each other to secure the strap about the three dimensional body to enable the three-dimensional body to be lifted from the handle portion.