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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2005
Eufrocinio Q. Belvis, Addison, IL (US);
Lawrence J. Promise, Matteson, IL (US);
Eufrocinio Q. Belvis, Addison, IL (US);
Lawrence J. Promise, Matteson, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works, Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A guide for guiding strap material from a dispenser to a strapper directs strap between the dispenser and strapper when in different positions in relation to each other. The guide includes an element having an open central passage defining a pathway for strap material to pass therethrough. The guide receives strap material in a first direction, and allows the strap material to exit in a second direction. The guide has bearing surfaces that define the passage so that when the strap material changes directions, there is minimal friction between the strap and the guide.