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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2012
Joseph J. Gardner, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Janusz Figiel, Mundelein, IL (US);
Timothy B. Pearson, Antioch, IL (US);
Joseph J. Gardner, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Janusz Figiel, Mundelein, IL (US);
Timothy B. Pearson, Antioch, IL (US);
Signode Industrial Group LLC, Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A strapping tool for tensioning and securing a strap on or around an object or load includes a motor, a tensioning assembly coupled to the motor, and a weld plate assembly coupled to the motor. The motor is actuated in a first direction to control the tensioning assembly to tension the strap during a tensioning operation and the motor is actuated in a second direction to control the weld plate assembly to weld the strap to itself during a welding operation.