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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 24, 1997
Philip G Scherer, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A support beam structure for use within an overhead rotating type stretch film wrapping machine comprises a main body portion which has a first end which is adapted to be fixedly mounted upon a mounting plate which, in turn, is adapted to be fixedly mounted upon an upstanding fixed support, such as, for example, an I-beam, and a second opposite end which is adapted to support a rotating arm of the overhead rotating type stretch film wrapping machine. The main body portion has a substantially vertically elongated octagonal cross-sectional configuration and comprises a bottom wall, lower lateral divergently angled side members, vertically extending side members, and upper lateral convergently angled side members. The upper lateral side members define tension members for supporting the rotating arm end of the main body portion, and the noted bottom wall and side members of the main body portion are integrally formed together as folded portions of a sheet metal blank.