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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146491 | Apparatus and method for automatically, circumferentially wrapping a cable harness A method and apparatus for automatically circumferentially wrapping a cable with a wrapping tape connectable to a fastener, wherein the apparatus comprises: a gripper device with movable jaws, a joining tool, a first feeder; a second feeder, and a control device. Th... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7516694 | Firewood bundler device A firewood bundler device includes a base member having first and second opposed, vertical arm members extending from the base member. A U-shaped, wood support member is attached at an end of each arm member, with an open end opposite the base member. A wrapping sup... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7328554 | Adjustable height film wrapping machine The invention is directed to changing the height of the wrapping bar on a lap seal machine so that articles of different heights can be accommodated by making the height of the wrapping bar adjustable to accommodate taller or shorter articles on a conveyor. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325487 | Standing tree baler An apparatus for in-situ baling of trees is provided. The apparatus includes a first frame which supports a rotatable second frame. A tree trunk is inserted into the first and second frames. The second frame is rotated by a motor as the frames are elevated toward th... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318308 | Method for strapping and especially longitudinally strapping packaged material with a strap Device for strapping, especially for longitudinally strapping packaged material with strapping, comprising a strap roll, from which the strapping, which is to be processed, is pulled with formation of a strap storage system for a subsequent strapping process. A mova... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7293498 | Strapping machine A strapping machine feeds strapping material around a load, positions, tensions and seals the material around the load. The machine includes a work surface, a portion of which is upwardly pivotal. A conveyor mounted within the work surface has a friction belt drive.... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7073430 | Strapping apparatus An apparatus for strapping and/or bundling pallets and articles has a strapping device from which a packaging band can be passed around the pallets/articles and has a closure device for subsequent tensioning and closure of the packing band. The strapping device is p... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6990895 | Side seal strapping machine An improved side seal strapping machine is configured to feed a strapping material around a load, position, tension and seal the strapping material around the load. The machine is configured for strapping relatively incompressible, debris laden loads. The machine in... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6981443 | Tree tyer Apparatus for engaging and folding the limbs of a tree in a tree baling apparatus features opening and closing by means of concentric part circular tubes of a frame. When gaps of the nested tubes are in alignment, a tree trunk can be received within the frame then c... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6889488 | Wrapping device with a circular track structure, and a film feeding device A wrapping device having at least a circular track structure which forms a closed track, and a film feeding device which is arranged to circulate along the track and to feed a film around a piece to be wrapped, wherein the film feeding device is provided with a mech... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6875304 | Label applicator A label applicator that prints and applies a label onto an elongated object, such as a wire. The label applicator includes a base assembly having an upper surface. A printer is fixed to the base assembly for printing indicia on a label to form a printed label. A lab... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6666133 | Standing tree baler An apparatus for in-situ baling of trees is provided. The apparatus includes a first frame which supports a rotatable second frame. A tree trunk is inserted into the first and second frames. The second frame is rotated by a motor as the frames are elevate... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6622620 | Tree compression and binding apparatus The invention is an apparatus for laterally engaging a standing tree, compressing branches of the tree toward its trunk, and binding the branches while the branches are compressed. The apparatus includes: a support structure attached to a rigid arcuate fr... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6574941 | Method and machine for banding groups of sheets The invention relates to a method and machine for banding groups of bank notes in which a web is projected towards a banding station by a pair of motor-driven rollers, until the end of the web reaches a gripper unit which is mobile, driven by a support an... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6516592 | Packaging apparatus An apparatus, in particular an apparatus which can be manually operated and transported, being provided for the purpose of strapping and/or bundling pallets and articles with at least one base plate, with a band-leading device and with at least one clampi... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6470655 | Packaging line for periodicals, magazines and similar printed products A packaging line for periodicals, magazines and similar printed products comprises at least four of the following functional components a first strapping device for the longitudinal or cross-strapping of the stack of products arriving from a compensating stack... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6446418 | Packaging device A circular track (11) constructed to open and close supports a truck (4) riding on the track (11). A packaging material feeder (7) is mounted on the truck (4) to feed packaging material (6) from a packaging material coil (5). Part of the item for packagin... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6321643 | Defective-portion marking method, defective-portion marking apparatus, and bundling apparatus A defective-portion marking method and defective-portion marking apparatus which can put a mark all around a long body (1), ensure easy removal of the mark, and eliminate the need for securely joining both ends of a line-like elastic body (2') into a ring... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6247294 | Wrapping apparatus Wrapping apparatus for winding a web of wrapping foil (F) around an object (1). The wrapping apparatus comprises a ring guideway (2) defining a track of variable curvature and foil dispenser (6). The foil dispenser is provided with idler assemblies (10, 1... | 06/19/2001 |
| 5850726 | Wrapping apparatus and method A stretch wrapping machine includes a packaging material dispenser for dispensing packaging material and a segmented wrapping frame for supporting the packaging material dispenser. The frame includes segments of track which are assembled to one another to... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5829234 | Device for winding a wrapping film around an article to be packaged Device for winding a wrapping film around an article (1) to be packaged, the article to be packaged having the shape of a substantially flat rectangle in cross-section. The article to be packaged comprises two substantially parallel broad sides (2, 3) and... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5807450 | Apparatus for binding wires of a wire harness An apparatus for binding wires of wire harnesses together which reduces the likelihood of entangling the wires and connector elements of the wire harnesses includes two harness guide rails arranged parallel which guide the opposing connector elements of t... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5355787 | Taping machine for wire harness Taping apparatus (27) has a body (3) with a mouth (3a) opening to one side radially of an axis (A). A head (1, 5, 16) having a mouth (3a) radial of the axis (A) is mounted for rotation about the axis (A) on the body (3) and has a gear disposed around the ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5233816 | Leaf paper bundling apparatus A leaf panel bundling apparatus allows leaf paper to be bundled to be inserted into the apparatus from either the front or the top of the apparatus. The leaf paper bundling apparatus wraps a tape around many leafs of paper which have been stacked, uses a ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 4939989 | Tree limb folding and tying apparatus A horizontal annular frame is provided for support immediately adjacent, but outwardly of, one side of a land vehicle with the frame mounted from a support adjustably vertically shiftable relative to the land vehicle. The frame is selectively openable to ... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4790896 | Manual control device for taping articles such as notably bunches of cables A portable manual control device for taping articles such as for example bunches of electrical cables with a flexible material in the shape of a tape, a band or a cord, unwound from a coil carried by the device, said device including a platen supporting a... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4619193 | Standing tree baler The invention includes a method and apparatus for baling a standing tree in situ. An adjustable tree collar is placed around the tree trunk below the tree branches. The collar is then raised along the trunk to press the branches inward toward the trunk. A... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4554779 | Machine for strapping packages and the like A continuously driven endless belt trains about deflection rolls within a frame which surrounds a tunnel for the reception of the package which is to be strapped or tied with a ligature in the form of a plastic strap or band. Connectable with the revoltin... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4502905 | Tying machine and method A typing ribbon is carried by a carrier ring around a bundle of wires, while locating pins hold the ribbon spaced from the wires. A finger engages the ribbon and moves it laterally across one of the ribbon loops to form the tie. Then, an electrically heat... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4498276 | Handling and packaging apparatus Apparatus for handling and packaging coils of sheet material, especially steel strip, comprises a rotary capstan with arms that can project through the hollow core of a coil to support the coil. Successive operations of the packaging process are performed... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4492072 | Bundling apparatus In a bundling apparatus, a carrier of a transfer mechanism is moved by a motor of a first driving mechanism from a carrier home position to a carrier stop position after a stack of sheets are set on the carrier and then moved from the carrier stop positio... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4446784 | Resilient chain strap wrapping and tensioning device A chain strap wrapping and guide assembly including a plurality of crown-shaped rollers that are guided by V-shaped guides. The chain is driven by a motor operated sprocket.... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4409061 | Machine for tying packages A machine for the tying of packages, having a gripper which places the tying means around the package, the gripper being moved by a pull means and stopped in a position where the ends of the tying means are connected to each other. A consistent return of ... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4406728 | Apparatus for binding articles with tape This invention discloses apparatus for binding an article, such as a pack of bank notes, with a tape in a binding position. For this purpose, with rotation of a rotating member, the tape is supported by tape loop supporting pins and is wound to form a loo... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4301720 | Machine for tying coils of metal wire A machine for tying a coil of wire with ties comprises a substantially flat support having at least one cutout, wherein the coil and the flat support are movable with respect to each other to place a portion of the coil into the cutout. A clamp is provide... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4230035 | Method for improving tie material tension in package tying machines An improved tensioning method, for tensioning the tying medium of a package tying machine, results from mounting a novel tensioning device on the tying machine's rotatable twine arm. The tensioning device utilizes a funneling structure to gather the tying... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4185548 | Tensioner device for package tying machine An improved tensioning device, for tensioning the tying medium of a package tying machine, is mounted on the tying machine's rotatable twine arm. The tensioning device utilizes a funneling structure to gather the tying medium, whether twine or tape or oth... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4153499 | Slip-feed strapping machine A cyclicly operable machine for providing a tensioned loop of fusible thermoplastic strapping about a loosely positioned object, wherein a hoop-mounted slip-feed carrier is caused to orbit the object in one direction while one end of the strapping is held... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4126983 | Binding tape dealing apparatus for paper bundle binding apparatus Disclosed in a binding tape dispensing and dealing mechanism for an apparatus for binding a bundle of paper sheets such as paper money with the binding tape, which mechanism comprises a ring-like or annular flyer provided with tape guide rollers for holdi... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4117650 | Tape winding arrangement for paper bundle binding apparatus Disclosed in a tape winding mechanism for an apparatus for binding a bundle of stacked paper sheets such as paper money with a binding tape or strip. The apparatus comprises a rotatable ring-like flyer body provided with a first stationary guide roller an... | 10/03/1978 |
