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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:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard O Ratzel, Westlake, OH (US);
Joseph J Harding, Mentor, OH (US);
Dirk Siekmann, Telford, GB;
Edward W Lintala, Concord Township, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ranpak Corporation, Concord Township, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B31B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
493464 ; 493967 ;
Abstract
A safety output chute for a cushioning conversion machine includes a chute having an input end and an output end, the input end including an opening for receiving a flexible cushioning product from an outlet of the cushioning conversion machine; and a plurality of rollers situated inside the chute, the rollers being oriented such that the flexible cushioning product must follow a non-linear path from the input end of the chute to the output end of the chute. Other embodiments of a safety output chute are also disclosed.