Patent ID: 6554030
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A punch formed as a unitary element for use with an associated strapping tool for forming a seal between two portions of strapping material, the strapping tool including a jaw having a fixed support and a movable support movable toward and away from the fixed support in a direction of movement to engage the two portion of strapping material therebetween, the punch comprising:at least two punching heads including cutting edges with arcuate profiles integrally and fixedly attached to one another, a first punching head having a height defined by a distance between an outermost peripheral point of the first punching head and a plane perpendicular to the direction of movement, and a second punching head having a height defined by a distance between an outermost peripheral point of the second punching head and the plane perpendicular to the direction of movement, wherein the height of the first punching head is different from the height of the second punching head.