Patent ID: 7850589
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: B31D,B31F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A dunnage conversion machine for converting sheet stock material into a dunnage product, comprising a conversion assembly with (a) an inwardly-gathering device to inwardly gather lateral portions of a sheet stock material, where the device has an outlet at a downstream end and an inlet at an upstream end, and the device has a width dimension that is narrower at the outlet than at the inlet; and (b) at least two sets of paddles driven to rotate about respective axes and along respective continuous paths downstream of the outlet, where the respective axes are parallel to the width dimension of the outlet, the paddles have a dimension that extends substantially the width of the outlet, and the paddles have an outwardly-opening aperture for engaging the sheet stock material as the set of paddles rotate.