STOCK MATERIAL UNIT, PROTECTIVE MATERIAL CONVERSION SYSTEM, METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A STOCK MATERIAL UNIT AND METHOD FOR AMENDING VARIOUS STOCK MATERIAL UNITS

摘要

stock material units that can be used in a protective material conversion machine. for example, stock material units include sheet material that can be fed into the protective material converting machine and can be converted into protective material. the stock material unit includes a continuous sheet of material, including a tapered sheet section defined by a plurality of angled and positioned folds adjacent to at least one face of the three-dimensional body, and a splice member. the splicing member includes a base that has a first side attached to a portion of the web of foldable material that is positioned adjacent to the conical sheet section and has a second opposite side. the splice member also includes a connector that has a first portion non-removably attached to the conical sheet section and a second portion removably attached to at least a portion of the second side of the base.