Patent ID: 9694555
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B31D

Claim:
1. A dunnage accumulator, comprising: a first holding portion; and a second holding portion configured and associated with the first holding portion to define a dunnage accumulation space therebetween and for receiving and removably retaining dunnage from a dunnage machine into the accumulation space on an upstream side of the accumulation space, thereby forming a dunnage accumulation, wherein at least a portion of the second holding portion is flexible such that the shape of the second holding portion conforms to the profile of the dunnage accumulation such that flexing thereof varies the accumulation space to accommodate a varying amount of dunnage held therein as the profile of the dunnage accumulation changes; wherein the second holding portion is flexible along at least a portion of its length, allowing the second holding portion to conform to the general profile of the accumulated dunnage from an upstream end of the flexible portion to a downstream end of the flexible portion.