APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING/ FEEDING SHEET STOCK MATERIAL FOR A DUNNAGE SYSTEM AND FOR GENERATING UPRIGHT EDGE DUNNAGE STRIPS
Various embodiments for stock material for dunnage systems are provided with multi-directional perforation lines, including laterally and longitudinally extending perforations. The stock material can be configured in fan-fold or rolled form, and can be pre-folded. The perforations can help weaken the configured stock material to conform to holding trays. The holding trays can hold horizontally aligned fan-fold stacks of the stock material. Also, the configured stock material can be fed to a dunnage system have forming members that rotate about a vertical axis to generate cushioning strips with a vertical width greater than a horizontal width. Various methods and systems are also provided for making and using the same.
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25 . A continuous pre-configured stock material configured in rolled or fan-fold form for use in feeding a dunnage machine, the pre-configured stock material comprising:
a longitudinal perforation line extending a full longitudinal length of the continuous pre-configured stock material; and
a laterally inwardly folded longitudinally extending section extending a full longitudinal length of the continuous pre-configured stock material.
26 . The pre-configured stock material of claim 25 further comprising at least a second longitudinal perforation line.
27 . The pre-configured stock material of claim 25 further comprising at least one laterally extending perforation line.
28 . The pre-configured stock material of claim 27 further comprising at least a second laterally extending perforation line.
29 . The pre-configured stock material of claim 25 further comprising a second laterally inwardly folded longitudinally extending section extending a full longitudinal length of the continuous pre-configured stock material.
30 . The pre-configured stock material of claim 29 further comprising at least one laterally extending perforation line.
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