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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5855065 | Method for assembling a rotary apparatus with gap-controlling features A rotary apparatus, such as a pneumatic motor, is disclosed. The rotary apparatus comprises an end plate having a race cavity, a main rotor with a stub shaft extending from one end, and a bearing, which includes an outer race seated in the race cavity and... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5707660 | Apparatus for producing oriented plastic strap An apparatus for producing an oriented plastic strap having a predetermined desired thickness for use in connection with the strapping of packages or the like. Heating is provided in connection with the surface of the sheet workpiece which is exposed to t... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5695709 | Method and apparatus for producing highly oriented polyester sheet A method and apparatus for producing highly-oriented polyester sheet comprises a two-stage drawing process. The first drawing stage is performed within a zero-gap milling and stretching roller assembly comprising a pair of opposed rollers defining a nip t... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5597640 | Oriented plastic strap An apparatus and method for producing an oriented plastic strap having a predetermined desired thickness for use in connection with the strapping of packages or the like, is disclosed. A sheet workpiece is conducted into a nip defined between a pair of mi... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5540142 | Machine for strapping sheet metal coil In a machine for strapping a sheet metal coil, two rollers support such a coil with its axis extending transversely. A carriage mounted upon a fixed base is longitudinally movable toward and away from the rollers. A strapping head cradle mounted upon the ... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5524988 | Rotary apparatus with gap-controlling A rotary apparatus, such as a pneumatic motor, is disclosed. The rotary apparatus comprises an end plate having a race cavity, a main rotor with a stub shaft extending from one end, and a bearing, which includes an outer race seated in the race cavity and... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5525287 | Method for producing oriented plastic strap An apparatus and method for producing an oriented plastic strap having a predetermined desired thickness for use in connection with the strapping of packages or the like, is disclosed. A sheet workpiece is conducted into a nip defined between a pair of mi... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5405699 | Method and apparatus for producing simultaneously milled and stretched plastric strap An apparatus and method for producing an oriented plastic strap having a predetermined desired thickness for use in strapping packages and the like is passed between a pair of cylinders or rollers placed closely together at a desired nip for reducing the ... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5400706 | Machine for strapping load-carrying skid In a machine for strapping a skid and a supported load by the use of a strap passing through aligned openings in the skid runners, a conveyor is provided for conveying the skid through a feeding zone. A turntable including powered rollers is provided for ... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5392821 | Strapping tool with mechanism for admitting, retaining, and releasing steel strap A strapping tool is disclosed as being of the type used to apply a steel strap in a tensioned loop around a package and to join the strap by a series of interlocking joints comprising interlockable shoulders punched into overlapped ends of the strap. A ba... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5380393 | Hand strapping tool A hand strapping tool for applying a strap to an article is provided wherein the hand strapping tool comprises a tensioning feedwheel assembly, a vibrating welding assembly, and a pneumatic circuit pneumatically connectable to a source of pressurized flui... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5377477 | Method and apparatus for a power strapping machine A novel method and apparatus for feeding and tensioning a strap in a power strapping machine. The apparatus includes a strap feeding mechanism, a strap tensioning mechanism, and a pivoting roller carriage pivoted by a feeding and tensioning cam. The pivot... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5355786 | Strap guide for guiding strap through aligned openings in pallet stringers A strap-guiding mechanism is disclosed for guiding a strap through aligned openings in spaced stringers of a shipping pallet. A supporting beam defines a longitudinal track, along which a carriage is arranged to be longitudinally moved. An elongate channe... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5353659 | Mechanism for converting oscillatory rotation of input shaft to unidirectional rotation of output shaft A mechanism is disclosed for converting oscillatory rotation of an input shaft to unidirectional rotation of an output shaft. An input shaft journalled to a frame is rotatable about an input axis, over a range of rotational positions, between a forward li... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5350472 | Method of making an orbital friction fusion a welded joint in thermoplastic strap with differential pressure A novel method and apparatus are provided for making an improved welded joint between overlapping lengths of thermoplastic strap. The welded joint includes a central region and an adjacent peripheral region. The pressure on the strap joint during formatio... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5348781 | Method and apparatus for producing a welded joint in thermoplastic strap with differential pressure A novel method and apparatus are provided for making an improved welded joint between overlapping lengths of thermoplastic strap. The welded joint includes a central region and an adjacent peripheral region. The pressure on the strap joint during formatio... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5333438 | Dual coil power strapping machine An improved power strapping machine comprising a strapping device and a soft touch package compression device. The strapping device includes plurality of coils for supplying strapping to a guide apparatus. A chute apparatus for routing strapping around an... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5306383 | Method and apparatus for producing a welded joint in thermoplastic strap with differential pressure A novel method and apparatus are provided for making an improved welded joint between overlapping lengths of thermoplastic strap. The welded joint includes a central region and an adjacent peripheral region. The pressure on the strap joint during formatio... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5287802 | Strap severing and ejecting mechanism for strapping machine In a straps machine comprising strap-advancing rollers, a sensor for sensing whether a leading end of an advancing strap has reached a predetermined location within a predetermined time, and strap-retracting rollers, a severing and ejecting mechanism comp... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5251544 | Chute mounting and biasing mechanism for strapping machine For a strapping machine, a mechanism is disclosed for mounting a movable chute to a fixed wall and for biasing the chute toward the wall while permitting the chute to move away from the wall so as to allow a strap to be pulled from the chute. The mechanis... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5249518 | Stripping mechanism for strapping machine In a strapping machine comprising a fixed wall and a movable chute, a mechanism is provided for stripping the strap from the chute. The chute has two sections defining a gap straddled by a bracket connecting the sections. A lever is mounted pivotally on t... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5238521 | Apparatus for engaging thermoplastic strap in a friction-fusion welding system A movable strap-engaging member is provided for being connected at a first pivot axis to a vibrator arm for accommodating pivot movement of the vibrator arm about the pivot axis while the movable strap-engaging member is pressing a first length of flexibl... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5203541 | Tensioning mechanism for strapping tool A tensioning mechanism for a strapping tool. The tensioning mechanism comprises a housing structure, a shaft mounted rotatably to the shaft, a handle coupled to the shaft, and a coupler for coupling the handle to the shaft. The handle is a tension-sensing... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5169480 | Time-control circuit for pneumatically operable devices A timing control circuit for a pneumatically-operable device, which is manually actuable so as to provide fluid flow to a revervoir through means of a variable flow control valve and a line-pressure-operable, normally-open valve disposed within the primar... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5136888 | Mechanism for converting oscillatory rotation of input shaft to unidirectional rotation of output shaft In a mechanism for converting oscillatory rotation of an input shaft to unidirectional rotation of an output shaft, two bevel gears are mounted around the input shaft and a bevel gear intermeshed therewith is coupled to the output shaft. Each bevel gear m... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5109575 | Toothed seal for hard thermoplastic strap A seal is provided for joining a pair of overlapping plastic strap portions. The seal includes a body of sheet material having a strap engaging surface which engages the strap portions when the seal is closed about the strap portions. The body has a plura... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5097874 | Strapping head with strap tail-flattening capability In a strapping head, slitting dies and a slitting punch on a punch holder cooperate to make a sealless connection in two overlapped layers of a tensioned loop of steel strap. A sealing yoke moves the punch holder via a connection allowing lost motion betw... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5087306 | Strapping joint and method for forming same An improved joint and method for providing the improved joint structure in joined or fused thermoplastic strap positioned about a package or article is disclosed. The improved joint includes means for increasing the peel separation resistance of overlappi... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5080264 | Apparatus for feeding bulk material Apparatus for feeding bulk material, such as, for example, chips, shavings, or the like, into a spiral pump or press, comprises a supply funnel, a feed line, and a rotatably driven conveying and compacting means. The latter comprises a vertically oriented... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5078185 | Sealer mechanism for a tool for applying a seal to overlapping lengths of strap A method and apparatus are provided for applying a fold-over seal about overlapping lengths of strap. The open seal is positioned with the strap lengths between the legs. Opposing jaws are pivoted about axes against the open seal legs toward the strap len... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5024149 | Binding strap operating apparatus Strap binding apparatus is disclosed as including a traction wheel (2T) and a back-up wheel (2B) wherein the traction wheel (2T) is rotatably mounted upon an axis (t) which is fixed within a binding head framework, while the back-up wheel (2B) is rotatabl... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5006385 | Strapping joint and method for forming same An improved joint and method for providing the improved joint structure in joined or fused thermoplastic strap positioned about a package or article is disclosed. The improved joint includes means for increasing the peel separation resistance of overlappi... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4998619 | Close-pack, vertical-stack webbing roll packaging A shipping package system with at least one tier of vertically-stacked webbing rolls utilizes pads with an inner set of passages and an outer set of passages, which webbing rolls may have extended tubular core ends nesting in the pad passages. The outer s... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4995776 | Operating apparatus for feeding, taking up and tensioning a binding strap A strap binding machine for binding articles includes a traction operating wheel and a back-up operating wheel rotatable in opposite directions so as to achieve forward advancement and rearward retraction of the binding strap whereby feeding, retraction, ... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4960968 | Bonding method of binding strap end portions by spot-welding A method for bonding overlapped end portions of a binding strap encircled about articles to be bound and tightened to a tensioned state by means of a gripper disposed at a gripping station for gripping a leading end portion of the binding strap, and drive... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4953599 | Method of gripping a strap for bonding the strap end portions to each other A method of gripping a leading end portion of a binding strap so as to facilitate the bonding of strap end portions to each other, and apparatus therefore, includes the provision of a movable jaw and a stationary cutter wherein the jaw and cutter are prov... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4951562 | Strapping machine for compressible loads A strapping machine arranged to compress a load along a vertical axis, as well as along a longitudinal, horizontal axis, and to confine the load along a transverse, horizontal axis, before strapping the load. A platen is arranged for vertical movement tow... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4952271 | Apparatus for forming an offset joint in flexible thermoplastic strap An apparatus is provided for creating an improved configuration of overlapping lengths of flexible thermoplastic strap to accommodate the formation of an improved joint between the strap portions. The apparatus includes first and second strap engaging mem... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4895480 | Method and apparatus for formation of a tunnel lining A method and apparatus for closing or sealing the gap space defined between a tunnel support frame and the ground during the tunneling formation of adits in connection with underground mining operations and the construction of underground tunnels, wherein... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4892768 | Thermoplastic strap with multiple material structure and weld produced therewith A length of thermoplastic strapping is provided for use as strap disposed in a loop around an article so that overlapping strap portions are arranged in a face-to-face relationship, and an improved welded joint from such strapping is also provided. The we... | 01/09/1990 |
