Patent ID: 9352526
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: B26D,B26F,B31B,B65B,B65H

Claim Text:
1. A converting machine used to convert generally rigid fanfold material into packaging templates for assembly into boxes or other packaging, the converting machine comprising: an infeed that directs said fanfold material into said converting machine; one or more feed rollers that move said fanfold material through said converting machine in a first direction from a first side of the converting machine to a second side of the converting machine opposite to the first side; a converting assembly configured to perform one or more conversion functions on said fanfold material as said fanfold material moves through said converting machine, the one or more conversion functions being selected from the group consisting of creasing, bending, folding, perforating, cutting, and scoring, to create said packaging template, the converting assembly comprising: an outfeed guide that changes the direction of movement of said fanfold material from the first direction to a second direction after the converting assembly has performed the one or more conversion functions on said fanfold material, the second direction being angled relative to the first direction such that a first end of said fanfold material is positioned closer to a support surface than a second send of said fanfold material when said fanfold material is moving in the second direction; and a frame that elevates the converting assembly above the support surface, the frame comprising a base and upright supports, wherein the frame spaces the converting assembly apart from the support surface while still allowing an operator to load said fanfold material into the infeed without the aid of a step-stool or ladder.