Patent ID: 7125375
Filing Date: 2006-10-24
Classification: B31D,B31F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of converting a sheet stock material into a relatively less dense strip of dunnage, comprising the following steps: engaging and advancing the stock material along a path through a transfer region, including transversely bounding the path by a pair of transversely opposed members that include at least one gripper movable through the transfer region, and laterally bounding the path by a pair of laterally-spaced portions of the at least one gripper separated by a central portion, whereby when viewed along a longitudinal axis extending through the transfer region, the central portion of the at least one gripper of one opposed member is spaced from the other opposed member, wherein the engaging and advancing steps include rotating first and second sets of transversely opposed grippers through partially overlapping volumes, leaving a longitudinally-extending gap therebetween that defines the path of the stock material through the transfer region.