Patent ID: 8376114

Claim:
A dunnage discharge chute configured to output dunnage product from a dunnage producing machine and prevent injury to an operator of the dunnage producing machine, comprising: a chute configured to output the dunnage product from the dunnage producing machine; a door pivotally moveable between a closed position, wherein the door substantially or completely closes the chute, and one or more open positions, wherein the chute is at least partially open; one or more sensors configured to detect the position of the door and each output a position signal indicating whether the door is open beyond at least one corresponding open position or not; and a controller configured to receive the position signals and determine whether at least one of the position signals changes over a predefined period of time, wherein the controller outputs a control signal that disables operation of the dunnage producing machine based at least in part on a change in the position signals over the predefined period of time in order to prevent injury to the operator as caused by access to the dunnage producing machine through the chute.