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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Willem J Verhart, Sijbekarspel, NL;
Assignee:
Hoogovens Groep BV, Ijmuiden, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ; B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
100 26 ; 100 31 ; 100 32 ;
Abstract
Method and apparatus for forming a binding around an article or bundle of articles by a length of stiff wire wherein at least two and preferably three turns of the wire are made, the wire is joined at its ends and thereafter a lifting loop is made in at least one turn, for use in mechanical handling of the article or bundle. The lifting loop is formed by pulling the turn away from the article or bundle while at the same time another turn is tightened around the article or bundle.