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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2011
Applicants:
Thomas D. Wetsch, St. Charles, IL (US);
Thomas F. Mcnellis, Tinley Park, IL (US);
Inventors:
Thomas D. Wetsch, St. Charles, IL (US);
Thomas F. McNellis, Tinley Park, IL (US);
Assignee:
PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING LLC, Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B31D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B31D 5/0073 (2013.01); B31D 2205/0047 (2013.01); B31D 2205/0058 (2013.01); B31D 2205/0082 (2013.01); B31D 2205/0088 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure describes a device for inflating and cutting a material web. The device can include a web advancement mechanism to advance a material web in a longitudinal path, an inflation mechanism for inserting a fluid into the material web to create one or more inflated pillows, a fluid inlet for providing the fluid to the inflation mechanism, and a cutting mechanism configured to cut the material web in the longitudinal path.