Stock material with daisy chain connectors

A method for daisy chaining separate stock material units for a dunnage conversion machine, the method comprising:

• providing a stock material unit for a dunnage conversion machine, the stock material unit comprising:
• a supply unit including a first strip of sheet material arranged in a high-density configuration and including a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
• and
• a splicing member releasably stuck to the supply unit, the splicing member including a connector that includes a bonding member releasably stuck to the supply unit in a first position;
• removing the splicing member from the first position on the supply unit;
• and
• applying the splicing member to a second position on the supply unit in which the connector is stuck to the first end by the bonding member, wherein in the second position, the bonding member is positioned for sticking to a second end of a second continuous sheet of the material to daisy chain the first and second strips of sheet material.

A stock material unit for a dunnage conversion machine, the stock material unit comprising:

• a first strip of sheet material at least partially defining a three-dimensional configuration and including a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
• and
• a splicing member that includes:
• a first cohesive layer affixed to a first end of the sheet material, and
• a second cohesive layer affixed to a second end of the sheet material;
• wherein the cohesive layers are of a cohesive material that bonds strongly to corresponding cohesive layers, and has a weak bond to the strip of sheet material;
• and
• wherein the first and second cohesive layers are positioned for cohesively adhering to a cohesive at an end of a second strip of sheet material of a second stock material unit of the same construction as the stock material unit to daisy chain the first and second strips of sheet material together.

A stock material unit for a dunnage conversion machine, the stock material unit comprising:

• a supply unit including a first strip of sheet material arranged in a high-density configuration and including a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
• and
• a splicing member releasably stuck to the supply unit, the splicing member including:
• a connector that includes:
• a bonding member releasably stuck to the supply unit in a first position,
• a first connector portion, and
• a hinge, and
• a cover that has a release portion that is releasably stuck to the bonding member to protect the bonding member, wherein:
• at least a first portion of the bonding member is disposed and protected between the cover and the first connector portion in the first position, and
• the hinge pivotally connects the cover to the first connector portion such that the cover is pivotable to expose the first portion of the bonding member in a second position to enable the bonding member to stick to at least one of the first or second strips of sheet material;
• wherein the splicing member is releasable from the first position and repositionable and affixable to a second position on the supply unit by the bonding member;
• and
• wherein in the second position with the cover pivoted to expose the first portion of the bonding member, the bonding member is positioned for sticking to a second end of a second strip of sheet of the material to splice the first and second strips of sheet material.

A stock material unit for a dunnage conversion machine, the stock material unit comprising:

• a supply unit including a first strip of sheet material arranged in a high-density configuration and including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end having a narrowed portion that is narrower than a main portion of the strip of material;
• and
• a splicing member releasably stuck to the supply unit and including a connector that has a bonding member releasably stuck to the supply unit in a first position, wherein:
• the splicing member is releasable from the first position on the supply unit and repositionable to a second position on the supply unit by the bonding member, and
• the connector is wider than the narrowed portion, such that the connector is dimensioned to protrude on opposite sides past the narrowed portion in the second position, in which second position the bonding member is affixed to the first end for sticking a portion of the connector that protrudes on opposite sides of the narrowed portion to a second end of a second strip of sheet of the material with sufficient strength to splice together the first and second strips of sheet material.

A stock material unit for a dunnage conversion machine, the stock material unit comprising:

• a supply unit including:
• a first strip of sheet material arranged in a high-density configuration and including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and
• a stack retainer that extends around at least a portion of the strip of sheet material thereby holding the strip of sheet material in the high-density configuration, which stack retainer includes a release portion;
• and
• a splicing member including a connector that includes a bonding member releasably and reusably stuck to the release portion of the stack retainer in a first position of the splicing member, such that splicing member is releasable from the stack retainer and repositionable and affixable to a second position on the supply unit by the bonding member, wherein in the second position the bonding member is positioned for sticking to a second end of a second strip of sheet of the material to splice the first and second strips of sheet material.