Patent ID: 6387029
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: B31D,Y10S

Abstract:
A cushioning conversion machine comprising a conversion assembly that converts a sheet-like stock material into a three-dimensional strip of cushioning having overlapped portions of stock material;the conversion assembly including a stitching assembly comprising a first stitching member and a second stitching member each comprising a plurality of radially outwardly extending projections that meshingly engage during rotation of the stitching members; the first stitching member comprising at least one recess and the second stitching member comprising cutting edges received in the recess during rotation of the stitching members to cut a row of slits in the overlapped portions of the stock material to form at least one row of tabs for interlocking the overlapped portions of the stock material; wherein the cutting edges are radially inwardly offset from the outer ends of adjacent projections of the second stitching member, are positioned between adjacent projections of the second stitching member, circumferentially span less than the circumferential space between adjacent projections and are spaced circumferentially from at least one of the adjacent projections by a radial relief.