"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7128099 | Punching/deforming tool for a strapping unit Using a punching tool for a strapping unit for producing an auxiliary-free connection of ends of a strapping band, the tool having a recess of different widths, in the case of which at least one section of a recess-bounding wall is provided with a rounded portion in... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7066071 | Food slicer A food slicer includes a frame with a food-receiving platform having an aperture therein. A reversible cutting blade has first and second cutting edges and is selectively removably mountable on the frame in first and second positions for respectively disposing the f... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6871673 | Multi-edged cutter A cutting mechanism for use with a strapping tool includes a cutter having a polygonal cross-sectional configuration, a plurality of cutting surfaces defining a pair of elongate cutting edges, and a plurality of retaining recessed. The cutting edges are an in-use ed... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6772798 | Strapping tool A strapping machine for forming a seal between two portions of strapping material includes a fixed support and a movable support movable away from and toward the fixed support to form the seal. The strapping machine includes an eccentric shaft defining primary and s... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6640838 | Manually actuated strapping unit for wrapping a steel strap around a packaged item A manually actuated transportable strapping unit for wrapping a tightening strap around a packaged item (58) which unit includes a base plate (1) which is provided with a supporting surface (1b) for arranging on a packaged item. The unit further includes ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6554030 | Progressive punch A progressive punch is used in a strapping machine for positioning and sealing an associated strap material around a load. The punch is positioned in a jaw assembly that includes a movable punch support and a fixed punch support configured to receive the ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6079457 | Sealless strapping tool and method therefor A sealless strapping tools and methods therefor including a feed wheel for engaging and tensioning an upper strap portion, a strap sealing actuator cam engageable with a strap sealing member to engage the strap sealing member with overlapping strap portio... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5848621 | Cutter for steel strapping tool A cutter implement, for use within a cutting tool in connection with the securing of a tensioned steel strap about a package wherein a pair of vertically overlapped end portions of the tensioned steel strap are supported upon an anvil, is provided with a ... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5715873 | Method and apparatus for sealess retention of push tensioned strap A sealess strap retention apparatus for sealess joining of overlapping strap portions usable in combination with a tool for push tensioning strap about a load. The apparatus includes a first die portion and a second die movably relative to the first die p... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5694984 | Strapping tool with improved punches An improvement in a punch design for a punch used within a strapping tool which creates seal-less connections between overlapping steel strap segments that are to be bound together. The punch is relieved along the edge surfaces that experience extreme for... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5526852 | Punching and stamping tool A punching and stamping tool and a fastening device for using this tool is disclosed. The punching and stamping tool comprises a driving mechanism which moves an upper tool section, having a die, towards a lower tool section, having a punch, to punch at l... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5518043 | Readily assembled and disassembled, modular, pneumatically powered strapping tool A pneumatically powered strapping tool, being modular, comprises a tensioning motor module, a sealing motor module, a sealing mechanism module, and a control valve module. The tensioning motor module comprises a pneumatic tensioning motor arranged to coac... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5501252 | Fastener Fastener for fastening together the ends of a length of steel strap wrapped around a package in a package strapper. It has a top and bottom. The top is above the section of a track where the fastening is established. The bottom is below the same section. ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5499664 | Compressive cutting mechanism having plural-edged cutter A cutting mechanism is disclosed, which is useful in a strapping tool of the type used to apply a steel strap in a tensioned loop around a package by means of a series of interlocking joints comprising interlockable shoulders punched into overlapped ends ... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5322091 | Lock between band and buckle of band clamp The present invention provides a band clamp with an improved lock between the band and the buckle of the band clamp. The improved lock is of the type of lock where the band is passed through the buckle and then shaped to form a locking surface that engage... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5226461 | Strap crimp and crimping tool A banding strap for holding together the parts of a heat exchanger core during a brazing operation is crimped at its overlapping ends by forming two longitudinally spaced pairs of tabs, each pair being on opposite side edges of the strap. The tabs are ben... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5181546 | Banding apparatus A banding apparatus including a housing and a base plate which are conected with each other through expansion screws. A receiving slot for receiving overlapping band sections is provided between the base plate and the housing. A band tightening device ser... | 01/26/1993 |
| 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 |
| 4934416 | Power-operated banding tool A power driven banding tool utilizes, for example, a pneumatic motor, electric motor or other means of motive power for progressively driving the band through the tool. The tool is provided with a rotary drive mechanism which includes a knurled wheel and ... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4928738 | Tool for tightening cable ties A method and apparatus for tightening band-type clamps in a desired tension is provided. The device includes operating handles for compact and one-handed operation. A pinching roller provides tensioning by means of a first handle. A second handle accompli... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4688607 | Banding tool A tool for tightening a band to a predetermined tension about an article by pulling the band through a buckle thereon includes a reciprocable feeder within a housing for gripping the band, incrementally pulling it into the housing, releasing it and then r... | 08/25/1987 |