METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRE-TEARING STRINGS OF AIR-FILLED PACKING MATERIALS

摘要

Method and apparatus which facilitate the tearing of packing materials into desired lengths by pre-tearing them along the rows of perforations which are provided for that purpose. In the disclosed embodiments, a preconfigured packing material having inflatable chambers separated by rows of perforations is fed at a predetermined speed in a direction generally perpendicular to the rows and periodically pulled upon rather abruptly to produce a partial tearing of the material along central portions of the rows of perforations.