Appeal No. 1999-2132 Page 3
Application No. 08/672,856
9. A cushioning conversion machine located below a work
table, comprising:
a stock supply assembly;
a conversion assembly for converting the stock material
into a cushioning product and conveying it through a machine
exit; and
a cushioning product transferring system including an
upper series of rollers arranged in a path; a lower series of
rollers arranged in a path; and a motor for powering the
rotation of the rollers; the upper and the lower series of
rollers defining a predetermined path therebetween leading
from the machine exit portion to a passage in the work table
with the predetermined path being of a dimension to ensure
frictional contact with the cushioning product.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein the rollers include a
plurality of gripping elements for improving the frictional
engagement between the rollers and the cushioning product.
11. The system of claim 10, wherein the gripping
elements are elastomeric O-rings disposed in a circumferential
direction about the rollers.
12. The system of claim 9, including a pair of spaced
guide elements for guiding the cushioning product
therebetween, the guide elements having openings therein for a
portion of the rollers to protrude therethrough for contact
with the cushioning product.
13. The system of claim 9, wherein the upper and lower
series of rollers rotate in opposite directions.
20. A cushioning conversion machine comprising:
a conversion assembly which converts a stock material
into a strip of cushioning;
a severing assembly, downstream of the conversion
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