Patent ID: 8303475

Claim:
A dunnage apparatus for converting sheet stock into dunnage, comprising: a sheet stock supply member configured for holding the sheet stock; a sheet crumpling mechanism configured for crumpling the sheet stock to produce the dunnage, the crumpling mechanism comprising a crumpling zone and a crumpling roller; and an infeed mechanism disposed between the supply member and the crumpling mechanism and associated therewith for feeding the sheet stock from the supply member to the crumpling mechanism, the infeed mechanism having an engagement portion at an entry of the infeed mechanism, the engagement portion having a pick-up roller configured for engaging a sheet from the supply member and feeding the sheet from the supply member into the infeed mechanism, wherein the engagement portion is located above the supply member and the crumpling roller is located above the pick-up roller and supplies the sheet to the crumpling zone which is located directly above the crumpling roller.