Patent ID: 9238516
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: B65B

Claim Text:
1. A supported strap twist device, comprising: an inlet; an outlet; and a reorienting section having a body having an entrance end, an exit end and a transition section therebetween, the transition section having a through-bore having a varying cross-sectional shape defining a race, the race having, at a first end thereof, an opposed inwardly pinched circular profile, in which diametrically opposed lobes are pinched toward one another to define a gap, top and bottom portions of the circular profile thinning out along the race toward an hourglass shape, and top and bottom portions of the hourglass shape further thin toward an elongated shape at a second end thereof, the gap having a substantially constant width along the race, wherein strap enters the first end at an angle relative to the second end, and wherein the strap is reoriented to a desired orientation at the second end, the strap being supported by the race as it traverses therethrough.