Patent ID: 6711994
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
An improved binding strapping control and fastening device adapted to cooperate with a bale press comprising:a guide for controlling a path of strapping utilized for binding a compressed bale of a bulk material wherein said strapping travels along said guide in the path around a perimeter of said compressed bale until an initial portion of the strapping completes a circuit of the guide and returns to proximity with a following portion of the strapping entering said guide, said guide having an end and said compressed bale having a top at a preconfigured first level and a bottom at a preconfigured second level; a fastening mechanism for attaching said initial and following portions of the strapping to thereby form a closed loop retaining the bale in a compressed size upon cessation of compression, said fastening mechanism being located to effect said attaching when the initial and following portions of the strapping are in proximity, said fastening mechanism having an exit and an entry; one of said exit or said entry of said fastening mechanism forming a first angle in said path relative to said preconfigured first level of said top of said compressed bale, and the other of said entry or said exit of said fastening mechanism forming a second angle in said path relative to said preconfigured second level of said bottom of said compressed bale; at least one pin having a first position in said path and a second position remote from said path; and said at least one pin being located relative to said fastening mechanism and at least one of said preconfigured top level or said preconfigured bottom level of the compressed bale such that when said pin is in said path, said path is at a third angle relative to said fastening mechanism; wherein said third angle is more oblique than said first angle or said second angle.