US Patent:
20090064638, Mar 12, 2009
Inventors:
James J. Corbett - Highland Heights OH, US
Joseph J. Harding - Mentor OH, US
Charles D. Molitor - Concord OH, US
Michael A. Pintz - Cleveland OH, US
Scott J. Williams - Rocky River OH, US
Rapheal R. Still - Cleveland OH, US
Timothy E. Sull - Avon OH, US
Ronald Rich - Burton OH, US
David A. Pierson - Lakewood OH, US
Paul C. Gilles - Amherst OH, US
Assignee:
RANPAK CORP. - Concord Township OH
International Classification:
B65B 55/20
B65B 57/00
US Classification:
53472, 53 52, 53115, 53 55, 53474
Abstract:
A system () for dispensing dunnage material includes a chute () connectable to a supply () of flowable dunnage. A container () or a bottom of the chute () is moved into a dispensing position where the bottom of the chute () is proximate the fill plane of the container (). A controller () selectively opens a shutter () at the bottom of the chute () to dispense dunnage and then closes the shutter () to separate the dispensed dunnage from the dunnage in the chute () while also removing the dunnage above the fill plane of the container (). The chute () includes at least one substantially horizontal plate member () that is openable to selectively vary the size of an aperture () created thereby at the bottom of the chute () for dispensing dunnage material therethrough.