Patent ID: 9533465
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B31D

Claim:
1. A dunnage-producing system, comprising: a dunnage conversion machine for converting a stock material into a relatively less dense dunnage product, the conversion machine being rotatable about a substantially vertical axis; a supply of stock material, including a support for the stock material that is movable relative to the conversion machine, the support having a plurality of upright walls that bound a generally rectangular space for receiving a substantially rectangular stack of fan-folded sheet stock material and wheels that facilitate moving the stock support; and an adjustable wind guard that protects the stock material from blowing out of the support in windy conditions, the wind guard including both a panel that closes an open side of the support and shields the stock material from wind and a height-adjustable support member extendable above the panel to support the stock material in windy conditions; where the support member is adjustable between two positions, an up position for use in restraining the stock material from blowing in the wind as it travels from the supply to the dunnage converter, and a down position; a guide element for consistently positioning the support relative to the conversion machine, where the guide element is rotatable with the conversion machine to maintain a consistent position relative to the conversion machine; and a stand having an upper member and a lower member rotatable relative to one another about a common axis, where the conversion machine and the guide element are mounted to the stand such that the conversion machine and the guide element rotate with the upper member.