Patent ID: 8516780

Claim:
A device for strapping one or more packets with a band, comprising: a frame, a lying conveyor belt supported by the frame for moving forward the packets, a pair of band clamping and guiding jaws movable toward and away from each other transversely of the conveyor belt, a supply reel associated with a jaw and guide members for the strapping band in addition to welding means co-acting with the jaws for welding together the band portions supplied by the pair of jaws in a position substantially near the middle of the conveyor belt, a means placed along the guide path of the band for arranging one or more label means at a time on the band, and a means arranged for moving the band reciprocally to enable positioning of the band in front of the means for arranging one or more label means at a time on the band in a position offset from the position wherein the band is placed with the weld substantially near the middle of the conveyor belt.