Patent ID: 6663040
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A winder for a strapping machine that positions a strap material around a load and tensions the strap material around the load, the winder comprising:a rotating head portion having a stationary element and a pivotal element, the stationary and pivotal elements each defining an outer surface around which the strap material is wound and defining a slot therebetween for receiving the strap material, the stationary and pivotal elements each defining a gripping portion at about respective ends opposingly facing one another, the pivotal element being pivotal between an open position in which the gripping portions are spaced from one another and a closed position in which the gripping portions cooperate with one another to engage and secure the strap material therebetween, the rotating head portion including a biasing element for biasing the head portion into the closed position, wherein the winder rotates from a home position in which the winder is in the open position and an other than home position in which the winder is in the closed position.