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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 11, 1998
Richard O. Ratzel, Westlake, OH (US);
Roger P. M. Rinkens, Brunssum, NL;
Michael J. Lencoski, Claridon Township, OH (US);
Dirk J. Siekmann, Telford, GB;
Ranpak Corp., Concord Township, OH (US);
Abstract
A cushioning conversion machine ( ) for converting sheet-like stock material ( ) into a three-dimensional cushioning product (P) including a device ( ) which controls the width of the strip and which may be selectively adjusted to change the width of the strip. By selectively setting the device ( ), a cushioning product of a desired width may be produced. For more sophisticated packaging needs, the stock material may be converted into a first portion of a certain width, the device adjusted, and then the stock material may be converted into a second portion of a different width whereby the cushioning product will have continuous portions of different widths. The converting and adjusting steps may be performed sequentially and in such a manner that the cushioning product has discrete sections of different widths, or alternatively, the converting and adjusting steps may be performed substantially simultaneously and in such a manner that the cushioning product has a gradually tapering shape.