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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2005
James J Corbett, Highland Heights, OH (US);
Joseph J Harding, Mentor, OH (US);
Charles D Molitor, Concord, OH (US);
Michael a Pintz, Cleveland, OH (US);
Scott J Williams, Rocky River, OH (US);
Rapheal R Still, Cleveland, OH (US);
Timothy E Sull, Avon, OH (US);
Ronald Rich, Burton, OH (US);
David a Pierson, Lakewood, OH (US);
Paul C Gilles, Amherst, OH (US);
James J Corbett, Highland Heights, OH (US);
Joseph J Harding, Mentor, OH (US);
Charles D Molitor, Concord, OH (US);
Michael A Pintz, Cleveland, OH (US);
Scott J Williams, Rocky River, OH (US);
Rapheal R Still, Cleveland, OH (US);
Timothy E Sull, Avon, OH (US);
Ronald Rich, Burton, OH (US);
David A Pierson, Lakewood, OH (US);
Paul C Gilles, Amherst, OH (US);
Ranpak Corp., Concord Township, OH (US);
Abstract
A system () for dispensing dunnage material includes a chute () connectable to a supply () of flowable dunnage. A container () or a bottom of the chute () is moved into a dispensing position where the bottom of the chute () is proximate the fill plane of the container (). A controller () selectively opens a shutter () at the bottom of the chute () to dispense dunnage and then closes the shutter () to separate the dispensed dunnage from the dunnage in the chute () while also removing the dunnage above the fill plane of the container (). The chute () includes at least one substantially horizontal plate member () that is openable to selectively vary the size of an aperture () created thereby at the bottom of the chute () for dispensing dunnage material therethrough.