US 11,766,844 B2
Sheet stock material configuration and apparatus, systems and methods for feeding sheet stock material to a dunnage system
Simon C. S. Chan, Hong Kong (HK); and Wen Yong Jiang, Fo Shan (CN)
Assigned to INTERTAPE POLYMER CORP., Sarasota, FL (US)
Filed by INTERTAPE POLYMER CORP., Sarasota, FL (US)
Filed on May 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/307,841.
Application 17/307,841 is a continuation of application No. 16/086,976, granted, now 11,027,511, previously published as PCT/US2017/023264, filed on Mar. 20, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/314,379, filed on Mar. 28, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 201610161068.7 (CN), filed on Mar. 21, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0088896 A1, Mar. 24, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B31D 5/00 (2017.01); B65H 20/16 (2006.01)
CPC B31D 5/0047 (2013.01) [B65H 20/16 (2013.01); B31D 2205/0035 (2013.01); B31D 2205/0047 (2013.01); B31D 2205/0064 (2013.01); B31D 2205/0076 (2013.01); B31D 2205/0082 (2013.01); B65H 2701/11231 (2013.01); B65H 2801/63 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
an expander configured for use with a dunnage machine, the expander including:
a first edge;
a second edge opposite to the first edge;
a first saddle portion extending from the first edge to the second edge;
a second saddle portion spaced apart from the first saddle portion, the second saddle portion extending from the first edge to the second edge; and
a separator rod between the first saddle portion and the second saddle portion, the separator rod angled with respect to the first saddle portion and the second saddle portion, the separator rod having a first end between the first saddle portion and the second saddle portion and a second end opposite to the first end, the second end closer to the first edge than the first end.