Patent ID: 6532722
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A strapping head for a strapping machine of the type having a feed assembly and a chute, the strapping machine configured to receive first and second courses of associated strapping material, position, tension and seal the strapping material around a load, the strapping head configured for positioning adjacent the chute, the strapping head comprising:a stationary body; an anvil mounted to and movable relative to the body; a gripper assembly disposed in the body; a sealing member disposed in the anvil for oscillating movement; a side plate pivotally mounted to the stationary body; and a drive fixedly mounted to the side plate and operably connected to the sealing member to provide oscillating movement to the sealing member, wherein the anvil is mounted to the side plate, and wherein the first and second courses of strapping material are positioned to overlie one another adjacent the sealing member, and wherein oscillation of the sealing member effects a seal of the first and second courses of strapping material to one another.