US4997091A
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Package containing biodegradable dunnage material
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-08-17
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Granted: 1991-03-05
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Expires: 2009-08-17
Abstract
Abstract Shock-absorbing biodegradable dunnage packaging material is obtained from recycling scrap paper by cooking the scrap paper in the presence of heated water to reduce the scrap paper to pulp fiber and then extruding the pulp fiber to thereby form the dunnage packaging material.
Inventors
- 👤 James S. McCrea
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 02:44
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D81/00; B65D81/02; B65D81/05; B65D81/09; Y; Y02; Y02W; Y02W90/00; Y02W90/10; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/814
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A package comprising an outer container having sides, at least one article within said outer container and free-flowing shock-absorbing biodegradable dunnage packaging material confined within said container wherein said packaging material is obtained by recycling scrap paper by cooking said scrap paper in the presence of heated water at a temperature and for a time sufficient to reduce the scrap paper to pulp fiber and then extruding the pulp fiber under pressure to thereby form said shock-absorbing biodegradable dunnage packaging material into pellet-like particles having desired size and shape, and wherein said shock-absorbing biodegradable dunnage packaging material is arranged in a haphazard relationship and closely packed around the article and holding the article in spaced relationship to the sides of the container.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
A package comprising an outer container having sides, at least one article within said outer container and free-flowing shock-absorbing biodegradable dunnage packaging material confined within said container wherein said packaging material is obtained by recycling scrap paper by cooking said scrap paper in the presence of heated water at a temperature and for a time sufficient to reduce the scrap paper to pulp fiber and then extruding the pulp fiber under pressure to thereby form said shock-absorbing biodegradable dunnage packaging material into pellet-like particles having desired size and shape, and wherein said shock-absorbing biodegradable dunnage packaging material is arranged in a haphazard relationship and closely packed around the article and holding the article in spaced relationship to the sides of the container.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The package of claim 1 wherein said scrap paper is scrap newspaper.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The package of claim 1 wherein said dunnage packaging material is about one-half (1/2) inch to about two (2) inches long and about one-quarter (1/4) inch to about three-quarters (3/4) inch in diameter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The package of claim 1 wherein said cooking is carried out in boiling water.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
The package of claim 1 wherein said pellet-like particles are crushable.
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