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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
James A Simmons, Painesville Township, OH (US);
Richard O Ratzel, Westlake, OH (US);
David V Murphy, Concord, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ranpak Corp., Concord Township, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B31F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
493346 ; 493350 ; 493464 ;
Abstract
A cushioning conversion machine and method for converting stock material into a cushioning product, characterized by a manual feed mechanism or assembly. The machine includes a shaping member over which the stock material is drawn to form the stock material into a three-dimensional shape and the manual feed mechanism draws the stock material over the shaping member. The manual feed mechanism may include a rotatable member for engaging and advancing the stock material, and an operator member mounted for reciprocating movement and operatively connected to the rotatable member.