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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1998
Pavlo Barlasov, San Jose, CA (US);
Roland Henry, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Leonid Perelman, Cupertino, CA (US);
Teknika USA, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of and apparatus for applying a tension force to a strapping band, and then securing the band with a seal, in order to secure a plurality of goods together, or to secure a package for shipping. The apparatus allows the user to feed the strapping band through the machine so that both ends of the band are secured in a rotating windlass. The windlass is then rotated to apply an equalized tension force to the band. The tension force is divided by the apparatus pulling both ends of the band simultaneously, the resultant forward force on the apparatus therefore being zero. After each banding operation, a return mechanism automatically positions the windlass in an optimum orientation for inserting the band for a successive banding operation.