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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:
Mar. 28, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hans Huber, Bremgarten, CH;
Assignee:
Orgapack GmbH, Dietikon, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ; B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53589 ; 533895 ; 100 26 ; 100 32 ;
Abstract
A strapping device for hooping a package with a band and a band moving device. The band moving device includes an enveloping component, two wheels engaging the inner surface of the enveloping component, a pressure pulley for pressing the band onto the outer surface of the enveloping component where the enveloping component wraps around one of the wheels, a reversing mechanism, and a movable tensioning wheel. The pressure pulley is arranged in the region where the enveloping component wraps around a guide wheel. The device includes a sensor for monitoring the pressure pulley and a control unit for receiving a signal from the sensor.