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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1994
Ronald Cann, Pompano Beach, FL (US);
Steve Cann, Pompano Beach, FL (US);
Robert Lee, Parkland, FL (US);
Kevin J Haggerty, Parkland, FL (US);
Ecotone of Broward, Inc., Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for forming loose fill packing material which comprises a shredder device operative to convert sheets of corrugated cardboard into elongated, thin paper strips which are discharged onto a perforated conveyor movable between a loading position at the shredder device and a discharge position where the strips are emptied into a collection hopper. A suction device is mounted beneath the conveyor, downstream from the shredder device, which is operative to apply a suction to the cardboard strips to remove dirt, dust and other foreign materials therefrom, and then the cleaned paper strips are transmitted along an angled sifter plate having a plurality of openings which are sized to allow undesired, short strips of paper to pass therethrough for deposit into a waste hopper. A spraying device is located at the sifter plate to deposit a liquid material on the paper strips having microbicidal, sanitizing, insect repellant, disinfectant and deodorizing properties.