Mechanism for producing pad-like cushioning dunnage product from sheet material with separate stock roll cart

In combination a mechanism for producing low density pad-like cushioning dunnage product from sheet-like stock material, such as for instance paper, and a separate mobile cart coacting with said mechanism for supporting a roll of stock material thereon, said cart comprising a framework structure having laterally spaced means thereon for rotatably mounting a multi-ply roll of superimposed sheet-like stock material, said cart further comprising longitudinally forward and longitudinally rearward ends with said framework structure of said cart on said forward end comprising spaced uprights open therebetween from the base of each of said forward uprights to the upper extremity thereof, said rearward end of said cart comprising spaced uprights and including a transversely extending bar-like means between the last mentioned uprights providing a handle for manually moving the cart by a workman over a surface and to and from coupled coaction with said mechanism, said forward uprights extending upwardly a lesser distance as compared to the upward extension of said last mentioned uprights, said mechanism comprising a frame, and means on said mechanism frame projecting longitudinally rearwardly thereof and received in the open space between said forward uprights in generally embraced relation by said forward uprights, for detachably coupling said cart to said mechanism, and including means on said forward uprights and on said longitudinally rearwardly projecting means coacting with one another and adapted to receive removable interlocking means for detachably interlocking said cart to said mechansim, said cart upon removal of said interlocking means being separable from said mechanism by grasping said handle and pulling longitudinally rearwardly, said mechansim frame including stitching means thereon adapted to receive the sheet-like stock material from said roll therein and operable to connect the same into pad-like cushioning dunnage product, separating means on said frame longitudinally rearwardly from said stitching means adapted for separating the sheets of stock material as the latter move from the roll on said cart toward said mechanism, spaced bracket members supporting said separating means and comprising said longitudinally rearwardly projecting means of said mechanism, said separating means comprising vertically spaced bar-like members extending generally horizontally between said bracket members, said forward uprights enbracing said bracket members above the level of said roll mounting means on said cart, but below said separating means on said mechanism and forwardly in a longitudinal direction from said separating means, and an elongated transversely extending stock engaging member mounted on said bracket members longitudinally rearwardly from said separating means and about which the sheet-like stock material in multi-ply form from the roll on said cart is adapted to pass prior to passing to said separating means, said stock engaging member being disposed above the level of said roll mounting means on said cart and above the level of the areas of embracing coaction between said forward uprights and said bracket members, said roll mounting means on said cart being disposed longitudinally rearwardly from a transverse vertical plane passing through the lengthwise axis of said stock engaging member with the multi-ply sheet-like stock material being adapted to be pulled from the rearward side of the stock roll rotatably disposed in bridging relation between said roll mounting means on said cart, for feeding to said stock engaging member.