Air Cushion Machine and Method
AssigneeStoropack, Inc.
InventorThomas G. Eckel
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Abstract
A method of producing air cushions with an air cushion machine for cushioning at least one item to be shipped in a box comprises the steps of determining a void volume defined by a difference between a volume of the box and a volume of the at least one item to be shipped in the box, and producing a quantity of air cushions with the air cushion machine having a total air cushion volume, the total air cushion volume being equal to the void volume.
Claims14
A method of producing air cushions with an air cushion machine for cushioning at least one item to be shipped in a box, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining a void volume defined by a difference between a volume of the box and a volume of the at least one item to be shipped in the box, and producing a quantity of air cushions with the air cushion machine having a total air cushion volume, the total air cushion volume being equal to the void volume.
A protective packaging system producing cushioning material for cushioning at least one item to be shipped in a box, comprising:
- means for determining a void volume defined by a difference between a volume of the box and a volume of the at least one item to be shipped in the box, and
- an air cushion machine controllable in response to the void volume to produce a quantity of air cushions having a total air cushion volume, the total air cushion volume being equal to the void volume.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.