Patent ID: 6745677
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A strapping machine for positioning a strapping material around an associated load and sealing the strapping material to itself around the load, the strapping machine comprising:a frame; a chute defining a strap path, the chute being mounted to the frame; a feed assembly mounted to the frame, the feed assembly configured to feed the strapping material therethrough; a strapping head mounted to the frame independent of the feed assembly, the strapping head providing a conveyance path therethrough for feeding the strapping material into the chute and for sealing the strapping material to itself; and a transfer guide mounted to the frame between the feed assembly and the strapping head, the transfer guide including a fixed portion and a removable portion, the fixed portion being fixedly mounted to the frame independent of the feed assembly and the strapping head, the guide configured to receive the strapping material from the feed assembly and to provide a path for the strapping material toward the strapping head, the strap material defining a transfer plane along a longitudinal axis and a width of the strapping material, the removable portion overlying the fixed portion along a plane substantially parallel to the transfer plane.