Patent ID: 6676589
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: B31D,B31F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A dunnage conversion machine for converting sheet material into a dunnage product, comprising:a forming assembly for shaping the sheet material into a continuous strip of dunnage including a three-dimensional shape; and a pulling assembly positioned downstream from the forming assembly for advancing the sheet material through the forming assembly; the pulling assembly including at least two grippers, at least one of which is movable through a transfer region in opposition to the other gripper and cooperative to grip therebetween the dunnage strip for advancing the dunnage strip through the transfer region, and at least one of the grippers including an aperture operative to gather and laterally capture therein the dunnage strip as the movable gripper moves through the transfer region, wherein the aperture is V-shape.