Patent ID: 6279970
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: B65B,B65H

Abstract:
An apparatus for tying a filament into a discrete knot around a workpiece comprising:a housing, said housing defining an opening for the workpiece and an interior working area,a power source connection attached to the housing,a supply of filament linked to the housing such that the filament is threaded into the interior working area of the housing, anda mechanism mounted within the interior working area of the housing, comprisinga nozzle linked to the filament supply for leading the filament from the filament supply to a point proximate the workpiece,a wrapping element, swingably mounted to the housing such that the wrapping element is capable of circumscribing the workpiece, such wrapping element having a clamp for temporarily holding the lead end of the filament, anda plurality of extension pins reciprocatably mounted to the housing.