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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
May. 28, 2003
Applicant:
Lawrence G. Sickels, Spring Grove, IL (US);
Inventor:
Lawrence G. Sickels, Spring Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works, Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B013/02 ; B65B057/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and control system for a strapping machine restarts the strapping machine at a point of interruption of the strapping machine cycle. The system and method determines the presence of a foreign object proximal the strapping machine during the strapping cycle, interrupts the strapping cycle upon determining the presence of the foreign object proximal the strapping machine during the strapping cycle, determines a point of interruption of the strapping cycle and restarts the strapping cycle at the point of interruption through the use of retained program timers.