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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2005
Thomas E. Manley, Mentor, OH (US);
Thomas E. Manley, Mentor, OH (US);
Ranpak Corp., Concord Township, OH (US);
Abstract
A dunnage conversion machine (), wherein sheet stock material is crumpled to form a crumpled strip, includes a feeding assembly (). The feeding assembly () includes opposed feeding members that engage and advance the crumpled strip therebetween. One of the feeding members () includes a rotating member () supported on a shaft () for rotation about the axis of the shaft, the shaft being mounted for transverse movement toward and away from the other feeding member () to accommodate variations of the thickness of the crumpled strip as it is advanced between the opposed feeding members (and). The conversion machine () also includes a guide member () positioned laterally adjacent to the rotating member () progressively to guide a portion of the crumpled strip underneath the shaft (). The guide member () has at least a portion adjacent the shaft () that is transversely movable.