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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1999
Nelson Cheung, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A hand strapping tool has a two-piece outer link assembly wherein a first upper outer link member is mounted upon a pivot shaft of the tool, while a second lower outer link member is mounted upon the distal end portion of the feedwheel shaft so as to maintain the feedwheel upon the feedwheel shaft. The second lower outer link member is removably fastened to the first upper outer link member by suitable fasteners whereby when the feedwheel is to be replaced as a result of, for example, wear thereof after the performance of numerous tensioning operations attendant the strapping of articles, objects, loads, or the like, only the lower outer link member needs to be disconnected from the upper outer link member so as to provide access to the feedwheel