| US 7,331,164 B2 | ||
| Apparatus for strapping a packaged item | ||
| Georg Lang, Alfred-Delp-Strasse 5, 97855 Triefenstein (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to Georg Lang, Triefenstein (Germany); and Berthold Buehrle, Blaubeuren (Germany) | ||
| Filed on May 06, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/123,830. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10 2004 023 229 (DE), filed on May 07, 2004; and application No. 10 2004 027 730 (DE), filed on Jun. 07, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0247033 A1, Nov. 10, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. B65B 13/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 53—589 [53/375.8; 53/399; 53/593; 100/29] | 9 Claims |
| 1. An apparatus for strapping a packaged item using at least two strapping elements which are placed crosswise on the packaged
item, said apparatus comprising:
a transport unit for moving the packaged item into a strapping position;
a guide device for arranging the strapping elements around the packaged item, the guide devices defining intersecting areas
of movement for the strapping elements;
a crossover binding device for inserting and tensioning each strapping element, and a means for concurrently forming a connection
between a band end of each strapping element and another part of the strapping element at a position where the band end overlaps
said another part of the strapping element, said connection being in at least one of an area proximate a crossover location
of the strapping elements and at the crossover location.
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