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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8122916 | Reinforcing bar binding machine, wire reel, wire, and method of determining kind of wire A wire reel containing portion 3 of a reinforcing bar binding machine 1 is provided with a rotation detecting lever 8 and a photosensor 7. When a wire reel is rotated in starting to bind a wire, rotation thereof is detected by the rotatio... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7900657 | Jaw for sealless strapping machine A jaw for a sealless strapping machine includes a jaw element having a body that defines a linkage portion, a hook portion and a base portion. The hook portion extends transverse to the leg portion. The linkage portion, hook portion and base portion are contiguous a... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7360562 | Cable tie apparatus A cable tie fastening apparatus or device for securing the ends of a cable or wire tie device or the like. This device includes a pair of cable tie holders for retaining the free and head cable tie ends, a flexible base member connecting the cable tie holders, a cab... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350543 | Reduced force sealless connection mechanism A reduced force sealless connection mechanism is used in a strapping machine for forming a sealless connection of strapping material overlapped onto itself. The mechanism includes an upper and a lower punch support. The upper punch support includes two punches for e... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7334610 | Harness board fixture A harness board fixture with improved mounting features enables better positioning and securing of an automatic cable tie tool to the fixture. The mounting features may be provided on the same side or on opposite sides of an arcuate wire bundle support surface of th... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331165 | Packing machine with an adjustable band-compressing stroke A packing machine with an adjustable band-compressing stroke includes a compressing base provided with an accommodating chamber for installing a pulley, and a compressing device. A shaft passes through the pulley and two penetrating holes bored in two sides of the a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7299830 | Low tension flush cut-off cable tie installation tool A cable tie installation tool tensions a cable tie about a plurality of elongated objects and severs an excess portion of the cable tie. The cable tie includes a head portion and a tail portion. The tool includes a housing having a blade guard having a front portion... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7278188 | Array and method for tying cable trees and the like and method for the production of strips Tying arrangement comprising a strip, which is serrated at least on one side, and a lock, which is intended for receiving two ends of a portion of the strip and contains at least one blocking device, which is serrated in such a way as to match the serration of the s... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275673 | Combustion-engined setting tool A combustion-engined setting tool for driving fastening elements in a constructional component, includes a guide cylinder (12), a setting piston (11) displaceable in the guide cylinder (12), a combustion chamber sleeve (15) displaceably a... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267257 | Combustion-engined setting tool A combustion-engined setting tool for driving fastening elements in a constructional component includes a guide cylinder (12), adjoining the combustion chamber (14) and in which a setting piston (11) is displaceable, a press-on element (30 | 09/11/2007 |
| 7231944 | Tension and anti-recoil mechanism for cable tie tool The tension and anti-recoil mechanism of the present invention is connected to a tool handle of a cable tie tool. The tool handle has a barrel and a grip depending therefrom. The tension and anti-recoil mechanism includes a regulator grip supported in the barrel. A ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7216679 | Cable tie tool having modular tool head The cable tie tool has a modular tool head and a tool handle from which the tool head may be detached. The attachment and detachment provided by the modular tool head provides for the use of multiple tool heads with a single tool handle in which is mounted a trigger... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210506 | Cycle counter for cable tie tool The cycle counter is incorporated in a cable tie tool and provides an accurate count of the number of cable ties cut by the tool. The cycle counter includes a sensor which detects the displacement of the blade of the cable tie tool required to sever the strap of the... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207357 | Multifunctional pliers tool A multifunctional pliers tool to fit clamp-type products, with its unique characteristic to be possibly applied to several application fields, such as building construction and also medicine field, where it achieves aggregating at the same product one application fu... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204187 | Device for tensioning and sealing tightening straps Disclosed is a device for tensioning and sealing tightening straps of plastics for package tightenings, in which the superposed strap ends are received in a strap channel which is essentially open at a longitudinal outer side and the two faces. The strap channel has... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195230 | Optical fibre feed arrangement The present invention concerns a procedure and a system for feeding optical fiber cables into a pipeline with the help of an installation device at adjustable speed. In order to prevent damage during the advancement of the optical fiber cable the engine (15) ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7185680 | Cable tie tool having variable trigger linkage The cable tie tool has a variable trigger linkage which is supported within a tool handle by a connection thereto. The trigger linkage is coupled to a lever and movable between open and closed positions such that moving the trigger linkage from the open to closed po... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7138595 | Trigger configuration for a power tool A hand-held power tool with a housing with a handle arranged along an axis, a trigger disposed in the housing and configured to operate the hand-held power tool, first and second sets of guide tracks coupled to one of the housing and the trigger and first and second... | 11/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7124787 | Pneumatic cable tie installation tool An improved tool for tensioning and severing a cable tie used in connection with a remote pneumatic power supply is disclosed. The tool comprises a housing having a gripping portion and a barrel portion, with barrel portion having a front section and a rear section.... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7100499 | Strap pressing device for a strap packing apparatus A strap pressing device for a strap packing apparatus includes a strap presser, an eccentric shaft, and a spring. The eccentric shaft consists of a first shaft and a second shaft eccentrically connected to the first shaft and received in an oval hole of the strap pr... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089970 | Ratchet style installation tool An installation tool that is used to install a bundling member, such as a metal tie or strap, around a bundle of objects. The installation tool has a tool body, a front handle and an adjustable rear handle. The front handle is positioned within the tool body and the... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086426 | Ergonomic cable tie installation tool An ergonomic cable tie installation tool includes a generally pistol-shaped housing including a grip which depends from a barrel. Pivotally connected to the lower region of the grip is a trigger linkage of a trigger mechanism. The trigger mechanism also includes an ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082968 | Magazine strip for ratchets and tool for handling the same A magazine strip of tie ratchets (1) which are provided for holding the ends of ties for binding elongated articles such as cable harnesses and are connected to one another by webs (10), the width of which is not greater than half the ratchet width and... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7085625 | Control system for baling machine A control system for a bulk material baler embodied in a machine readable data structure and including an instruction to a moveable guide track to move from a removed position to a closed position to create a guide track loop around a volume of bulk material to be b... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7063110 | Cutting device for a metal band bundling apparatus A cutting device for a metal band bundling apparatus includes a band guider, a rotatable knife fitted in a hole of the band guider fixed on a first handle of a metal band bundling apparatus, and a press rod connected with the knife. The press rod consists of a bent ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059362 | Adaptable hand operated safety cable tool An adaptable hand operated tool for tensioning safety cable to a predetermined tension limit, crimping a ferrule onto the cable, and cutting the cable. The tool comprises a body for adapting the tool to a hand operated hydraulic tool, a cable tensioner, and an elong... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048015 | Powered clamp application tool A portable electrically powered clamp application tool has a bench mounting kit with a foot pedal control for bench work. The tool has two grippers which enable a powered clamp cutting operation, wherein the only manual step is bending the tightened clamp prior to t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7043315 | Automatic tool with data interface Systems and methods enable the management and monitoring of tools in a manufacturing environment using network communications. Tools are adapted to output tool information to a network via an intermediary device. According to some embodiments, the tools are multi-pa... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7034254 | Heated delivery system A heated delivery system for pizza and the like including a thermally insulated receptacle, an electrical resistance heating unit having a heat storing shell molded from thermosetting resin, and an electrical resistance heating member within the shell, the member ha... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6991102 | Magazine strip for ratchets A magazine strip of tie ratchets which are provided for holding the ends of ties for binding elongated articles such as cable harnesses and are connected to one another by webs, the width of which is not greater than half the ratchet width and which are arranged adj... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6981432 | Hose clamp tool A hose clamp installation tool and a method for installing a hose assembly. A first rod engages the clamp and releases the clamp from an open position to a closed position. A sensor indicates release of the clamp. ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981528 | Anti-jam tensioning gear mechanism for automatic tie tool head A tool head for use with an automatic cable tie installation system. The tool head incorporates a pawl gear mechanism which eliminates the potential for the severed excess tail portion of the tie from becoming jammed within the tensioning assembly of the tool head. ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6975911 | Operator input interface for baling machine An operator interface for a control system for a bulk material baler includes interface means such as a touch screen or keyboard for an operator to enter process parameters into a control system memory. A display shows process parameter fields into which an operator... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6966255 | Lock-out for power assisted strapping tool A lock-out assembly for a strapping tool prevents inadvertent actuation of the tool sealer cycle prior to completion of the tensioning cycle. The tool includes a pneumatic module having tensioning cycle and sealer cycle valves mounted therein. The valves are actuate... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6952982 | Hose clamp tool A hose clamp installation tool and a method for installing a hose assembly. The hose clamp installation tool includes a hook that engages a clamp. A first rod engages the clamp and releases the clamp from an open position to a closed position. A sensor indicates rel... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6935227 | Single pin gripper assembly for strapping machine head A gripper assembly for a strapping head for a strapping machine includes a body having a generally rectangular cross-section and defining a cavity therein having an end wall. The body has a gripping pad on an exterior portion thereof. The body further includes pin o... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6926045 | Binding device In order to prevent an uncut part from being formed in a band portion protruding from a head portion of a binding band, the binding device of the invention has a tightening function of tightening bound articles around which the binding band is wound, and a cutting a... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6907717 | Dual motor strapper A pneumatic strapping tool for tensioning a strap around a load, adhering the strap onto itself, and cutting a feed end of the strap includes a piston, a weld motor operably connected to the piston and a vibrating weld element operably connected to the piston for co... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6845581 | Hang tag and method of applying hang tag to an elongated object A hang tag is disclosed. The hang tag has first and second surfaces, which are preferably planar. A slot is defined between the first and second surfaces. Desirably, the slot extends at least about 0.25 inches in one direction and at least about 1 inch in another di... | 01/25/2005 |
