Patent ID: 7083560
Filing Date: 2006-08-01
Classification: B26D,B31D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A cushioning conversion machine comprising a conversion assembly which converts sheet stock material into a three-dimensional cushioning product, the conversion assembly including a frame and a connecting assembly, the connecting assembly comprising: first and second rotating feed members, the first of which is mounted in a carrier pivotally mounted to the frame for movement between an operative position and an inoperative position; a biasing member disposed between the frame and the carrier for exerting a biasing force against the carrier when the carrier is in its operative position; a releasable locking device which, in a locked position, resiliently holds the carrier in its operative position thereby to bias the first rotating feed member towards the second rotating feed member, and in an unlocked position allows the carrier to be pivoted from its operative position to its inoperative position to move the first rotating feed member away from the second rotating feed member.