Patent ID: 7803100

Claim:
A dunnage-producing system, comprising: a converter that is operable to convert a sheet stock material into a strip of relatively thicker and less dense dunnage having at least two layers that are fixed in an overlapping relationship, the converter having an outlet for dispensing strips of dunnage, a coiler downstream of the outlet that rolls a strip of dunnage into a coil, and a stapler downstream of the outlet and adjacent the coiler for connecting a trailing end portion of the strip of dunnage to an adjacent, next-innermost portion of the strip in the coil; wherein the stapler is configured for injecting a plastic staple having a cross-bar at one end through the strip of dunnage, the staple having a paddle at the opposite end for resisting passage through the strip of dunnage and an elongated filament interconnecting the cross-bar and the paddle.