Patent ID: 6415712
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
In an apparatus for bundling one or more objects with a strap material, a track assembly for releasably receiving and guiding the strap material, comprising:a plurality of track sections, each track section having a backplate attached to at least one support member, and a slotted cover pivotably attached to the at least one support member at a pivot point, the slotted cover being positioned proximate the backplate and moveable between an open position spaced apart from the backplate and a closed position proximate the backplate by rotation about the pivot point, and a biasing member engaged with the slotted cover that exerts a biasing force on the slotted cover to urge the slotted cover toward the closed position, the track sections being positioned adjacent each other such that the slots form a guide passage sized to receive the strapping material, wherein the biasing force is small enough that a tensioning force in the strap material may overcome the biasing force to rotate the slotted cover about the pivot point to the open position to allow the strap material to escape from the guide passage.