Patent ID: 6120428
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: B31D,B65H,Y10S

Abstract:
A cushioning conversion machine which converts a stock material into a cushioning product comprising:a stock supply assembly which supplies the stock material;a former assembly which forms the stock material into a strip of cushioning;a downstream feed assembly located at a downstream end of the former assembly which feeds the strip of cushioning passing therethrough; anda loading assembly which feeds the stock material through the former assembly during loading of the machine and which includes:a loader feed located upstream of at least some portions of the former assembly, the loader feed being drivingly engaged with the stock material to feed the stock material through the former assembly to the downstream feed assembly during loading of the machine and being drivingly disengaged from the stock material during normal operation of the machine; anda loader operator which selectively drivingly engages and drivingly disengages the loader feed with the stock material.