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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:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Albert E. Cranston, III, Oregon City, OR (US);
Bobbie Don Peacock, Peachtree City, GA (US);
Assignee:
Cranston Diversified Industries, Oak Grove, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 1/332 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 1/332 ;
Abstract
Method and apparatus for binding a bundle using an elongate flat strap having a heat sensitive adhesive thereon. The apparatus includes mechanism for driving the strap in a loop around the bundle, a gripper for gripping an end of the strap, mechanism for drawing the strap taut about the bundle, and heated press elements for clamping adjacent overlapping portions of the strap together to reactivate adhesive in the strap to bond the overlapping sections together. A cutter severs remainder portions of the strap.