Patent ID: 6918235
Filing Date: 2005-07-19
Classification: B29C,B65B

Abstract:
1. A pneumatic strapping tool for tensioning a strap around a load, adhering the strap onto itself, and cutting a feed end of the strap, comprising: a body; a foot having an anvil and defining a strap path between the foot and the body; a weld motor mounted to the body; a weld element operably connected to the weld motor for contacting the strap and adhering the strap onto itself; a tensioning motor housing pivotally mounted to the body for pivoting between a loading/unloading position and a strap engaging position; a tensioning motor carried by the tensioning motor housing, the tensioning motor configured for rotation; a feed wheel operably connected to the tensioning motor for rotation therewith and rotatable about a feed wheel shaft, the feed wheel being operably connected to the tensioning motor housing for pivoting therewith relative to the body and for tensioning a strap positioned between the feed wheel and the anvil; and an articulating guide disposed at the strap path and movable between an open path position when the tensioning motor housing is pivoted to the loading/unloading position to permit inserting a strap between the feed wheel and anvil, and a closed path position when the tensioning motor housing is pivoted to the strap engaging position to block insertion of the strap between the feed wheel and the anvil and to align the strap with a second strap to which the strap is to be adhered, the guide further configured to align the strap and the second strap with the feed wheel and anvil.