# US 6,254,945 B1 · Cushioning product

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- Number: US 6,254,945 B1
- Document ID: US6254945B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 08/482,639
- Filed: 1995-06-07
- Granted: 2001-07-03
- Earliest claimed: 1994-04-01
- Assignees: Ranpak Corp.
- Inventors: James A. Simmons
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US6254945B1

## CPC

- B31D 5/0056: {involving belts}
- B31D 5/0047: {involving toothed wheels}
- B65D 81/02: specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage {(containers of polygonal cross-section provided with internal protecting elements for contents B65D5/50; devices to locate articles in containers B65D25/10)}
- B65D 81/051: {using pillow-like elements filled with cushioning material, e.g. elastic foam, fabric}
- B65D 81/09: using flowable discrete elements of shock-absorbing material, e.g. pellets or popcorn
- B31D 2205/0023: as web from a roll
- B31D 2205/0047: Feeding, guiding or shaping the material
- B31D 2205/0082: General layout of the machinery or relative arrangement of its subunits
- Y10S 206/814: Space filler
- Y10S 428/906: Roll or coil
- Y10S 493/967: Dunnage, wadding, stuffing, or filling excelsior
- Y10T 428/1307: Bag or tubular film [e.g., pouch, flexible food casing, envelope, etc.]
- Y10T 428/1334: Nonself-supporting tubular film or bag [e.g., pouch, envelope, packet, etc.]
- Y10T 428/23: Sheet including cover or casing
- B31D: MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES B31B OR B31C (manufacture by dry processes of articles made from particles or fibres consisting of wood or other lignocellulosic or like organic material B27N; making layered products not composed wholly of paper or cardboard B32B; making articles from cellulosic fibrous suspensions, e.g. wood pulp, D21J)
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

A cushioning product including a pillow-like portion made from multiple plies of a sheet-like stock material. The cushioning product is characterized by the pillow-like portion including an inner stuffing and a shell which surrounds the inner stuffing. The multiple plies of the sheet-like stock material include at least one ply shaped to form the shell of the pillow-like portion and remaining plies crumpled to form the inner stuffing. The inner stuffing is formed only from the remaining plies of the sheet-like stock material.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A cushioning product made from multiple plies of stock material, the product comprising a pillow-like portion having a shell which surrounds the lateral sides of the pillow-like portion and stuffing within the shell;
the shell being formed from two plies of stock material; and
the stuffing is formed only from the remaining plies of stock material;
wherein the stuffing is formed from a plurality of plies of stock material.

### Claim 2

A cushioning product comprising a pillow-like portion made from multiple plies of a sheet-like stock material, the pillow-like portion including an inner stuffing and a shell which surrounds the inner stuffing;
the multiple plies of the sheet-like stock material including at least one ply and not more than two plies shaped to form the shell of the pillow-like portion and remaining plies which are crumpled to form the inner stuffing;
the inner stuffing being formed only from the remaining plies of the sheet-like stock material;
wherein all of the plies of the sheet-like stock material are of substantially the same width.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

A cushioning product as set forth in claim 2 wherein the shell is formed from a single ply of the multiple plies of the sheet-like stock material.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

A cushioning product as set forth in claim 3 wherein the stuffing is formed from a plurality of plies of the sheet-like stock material.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

A cushioning product as set forth in claim 3 wherein the stuffing is formed from a plurality of plies of the sheet-like stock material.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

A cushioning product as set forth in claim 2 wherein the shell is formed from two plies of stock material.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

A cushioning product as set forth in claim 6 wherein the stuffing is formed from a plurality of plies of stock material.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

A cushioning product as set forth in claim 7 further comprising two tab portions projecting from the opposite sides of the pillow-like portion and wherein each of the two plies of stock material forming the shell includes a central section, which together form a casing for the pillow-like portion, and two lateral end sections, respective ones of which form the two tab portions.

### Claim 9 (depends on 2)

A cushioning product as set forth in claim 2 wherein the sheet-like stock material is paper.