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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2000
Joseph J. Harding, Mentor, OH (US);
Richard O. Ratzel, Westlake, OH (US);
Thomas E. Manley, Mentor, OH (US);
Michael J. Lencoski, Claridon Township, OH (US);
Mike J. Timmers, Landgraaf, NL;
Rogers P. M. Rinkens, Brunssum, NL;
Kurt Küng, Daghsen, CH;
Livio Marchioni, Affoltern a.A, CH;
Ranpak Corp., Concord Township, OH (US);
Abstract
A cushioning conversion machine ( ) comprising a conversion assembly ( ) which converts a sheet stock material into a three-dimensional strip of cushioning. The conversion assembly ( ) includes a forming assembly ( ) that forms the stock material into a strip of stock material. The forming assembly ( ) comprises an external forming device ( ) and an internal forming device ( ). The internal forming device ( ) includes interacting and/or mandrel portions ( ) which internally interact with lateral portions of the strip of stock material to internally reshape the cross-sectional geometry of the strip.