Patent ID: 11905048
Assignee: SIGNODE INDUSTRIAL GROUP LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A wrapping machine comprising:
a frame that defines a wrapping area; and
a wrapping assembly positioned at least partially within the wrapping area and comprising:
a carriage comprising:
a first mounting plate;
a second mounting plate below the first mounting plate;
one or more idler rollers extending between and supported by at least one of the first and second mounting plates;
a drive element;
a first roping component comprising a first roping roller, the first roping component fixedly connected to a first part of the drive element to move therewith;
a second roping component comprising a second roping roller, the second roping component fixedly connected to a second part of the drive element to move therewith; and
a roping actuator operably connected to the drive element to move the drive element to cause the first roping component and the second roping component to simultaneously move from a full-width configuration in which the first roping component is in an upper position and the second roping component is in a lower position to a roping configuration in which the first roping component is in a lower position and the second roping component is in an upper position, wherein when the first roping component is in its upper position the first roping roller is above the second mounting plate, wherein when the first roping component is in its lower position the first roping roller is below the second mounting plate.