Appeal No. 1999-2132 Page 5
Application No. 08/672,856
a pad-transferring system, downstream of the severing
assembly, which transfers the cushioning pads away from the
severing assembly, said system 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.
21. In combination, a cushioning conversion machine and
a table;
the cushioning conversion machine comprising a conversion
assembly which converts a stock material into a strip of
cushioning, and a severing assembly, downstream of the
conversion assembly, which severs the strip of cushioning into
cushioning pad;
the table comprising a substantially horizontal work
platform having an opening therethrough;
the cushioning conversion machine being positioned below
the work platform;
the cushioning conversion machine further comprising a
pad-transferring system, downstream of the severing assembly,
which transfers the cushioning pads away from the severing
assembly, said pad-transferring system comprising:
an upper series of rollers and a lower series of rollers
defining a predetermined path therebetween leading from the
severing assembly to the opening in the table's work platform;
and
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