Appeal No. 1999-2132 Page 1
Application No. 08/672,856
APPENDIX
1. A system for transferring a pad from a cushioning
conversion machine, comprising:
an upper series of drive elements arranged in a generally
arcuate path;
a lower series of drive elements arranged in a generally
arcuate path; and
a motor for powering the rotation of the drive elements;
the upper and the lower series of drive elements being
spaced to accommodate a pad and affect the transfer thereof
along a path defined by the upper and lower series of drive
elements.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the drive elements are
generally cylindrical rollers.
3. The system of claim 2, wherein the rollers include a
plurality of gripping elements for improving the frictional
engagement between the rollers and the pad.
4. The system of claim 3, wherein the plurality of
gripping elements are elastomeric O-rings disposed in
circumferential grooves in the rollers.
5. The system of claim 2, further including a pair of
spaced guide elements for guiding the pad therebetween, the
guide elements having openings therein for a portion of the
rollers to protrude therethrough for contact with the pad.
6. The system of claim 1, further including an exit
portion aligned with a passage in a table for the dispensing
of pads from the cushioning conversion machine through the
exit portion for presentation to an operator at a top surface
of the table.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the upper and lower
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