Patent ID: 7347809

Claim:
A compact apparatus for creating and dispensing material for use as void fill and cushioning dunnage, the apparatus being capable of being mounted as a unit on a stand and comprising: a die cut assembly constructed as a unit for installation and removal from the apparatus, the die cut assembly including a motor and a material feeding arrangement driven by said motor, said material feeding arrangement including cooperating feed rollers for pulling material from a supply of material and feeding it through said apparatus; wherein at least one of said feed rollers is a rotary cutting die having a plurality of blades on its surface for cutting slits in the material at spaced locations along the length of said material as the material is fed through the assembly; a chute structure forming input and output chutes with respective openings for material fed to and from the apparatus; wherein the die cut assembly is removably installed as a unit through an opening in a side of the chute structure.