Patent ID: 6752073
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
An apparatus for forming a plurality of associated elongated objects into a polygonal bundle, said apparatus comprising:at least one set of link members defined by a plurality of link members rotatably interconnected to each other in an end-to-end relationship, said at least one set including first and second opposite ends; a first support arm pivotally connected to the first end of said at least one set of link members; a second support arm pivotally connected to the second end of said at least one set of link members, wherein at least one of said first and second support arms is movable toward and away from the other of said first and second support arms so that said first and second support arms are movable to and between: (i) a first operative position wherein said at least one set of link members is elongated and said first and second opposite ends thereof are spaced apart; and, (ii) a second operative position wherein said at least one set of link members defines a predetermined select polygonal shape and said first and second opposite ends are moved adjacent each other, with each of said link members defining a flat portion of said polygonal shape.