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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2021
Signode Industrial Group Llc, Tampa, FL (US);
Douglas Felsecker, Saint Charles, IL (US);
Joel Patel, Hawthorn Woods, IL (US);
Joseph Edward Lininger, Union Grove, WI (US);
SIGNODE INDUSTRIAL GROUP LLC, Tampa, FL (US);
Abstract
A press-type strapping machine with a platen-locking system is provided. When the platen-locking system is in a locked configuration, it prevents the platen from descending regardless of its vertical position. The strapping machine includes a machine frame; a load supporter configured to support and move the load; a platen configured to compress the load against the load supporter; and a platen-locking system including a ratchet wheel, a locking arm, and an actuator operably connected to the locking arm and configured to move the locking arm relative to the ratchet wheel from a locked position to an unlocked position. When the locking arm is in the locked position, the locking arm engages the ratchet wheel in a manner that prevents the platen from descending. When the locking arm is in the unlocked position, the locking arm is disengaged from the ratchet wheel such that the platen can descend.