Patent ID: 9487314
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: B29C,B65B,B65H

Claim Text:
1. A strapping apparatus for strapping articles with a strapping band, comprising: a base plate for positioning on an article; a tensioning device for applying a tension to the strapping band, the tensioning device having an actuatable tensioning tool configured to be brought into and out of contact with the band; a sealing device with which, by contact with the band, two band layers are permanently connected to each other by forming a seal between the two band layers, the sealing device including a counter-holder having a planar counter-holder surface for bearing against one side of the band and a sealing head having an inclined planar surface for bearing against another side of the band while a seal is produced; and a clamping device for clamping the hand in the strapping apparatus at a first angle corresponding to a direction transverse to a longitudinal direction of the band, wherein the counter-holder surface is inclined at a second angle relative to the first angle, and the strapping apparatus produces a twist of the band in a band section adjoining the sealing device in response to pressing of the band between the sealing head and the counter-holder, at least while the seal is produced, relative to the longitudinal direction of the band.