Patent ID: 6874297

Claim:
An apparatus for wrapping and binding and fastening a load with a flexible wrapping material, said apparatus comprising: (a) supply means for supplying the flexible stretch wrapping material as a full web wrap and as a spiral web wrap under tension, (b) a rotatable support means for rotating a load and wrapping a load with a material web wrap as a full web wrap and as a spiral web wrap of material under tension, (c) rope making means for supplying a rope-like configuration from the flexible stretch wrapping material as a material web by compressing the material web into a rope-like configuration under tension as required by a control means after said material web wrap, (d) first holder positioner means for positioning at a predetermined space apart from said load being wrapped a portion of said rope provided by said rope making means as a first rope section, (e) second holder positioner means for positioning at a predetermined space apart from said load being wrapped as a portion of said rope provided by said rope making means as a second rope section, as a continuation of said first rope section, (f) a twist tie mechanical tie means for binding together first and second ropes supplied by said supply means and provided by said rope making means, wherein said twist tie mechanical tie means fastens and binds together said first and second ropes as a tied unit between said first and said second holder positioner means (g) cut-clamp hot wire mechanical means for clamping portion of said second rope held in first and second holder positioners of first and second ropes fastened and bound together between said first and second holder positioner means, said clamping of second rope portion at a location apart from said first and second holder positioner means, and cutting said second rope portion at said location apart from said first and second holder positioner means (h) control means connected to said supply means, said rotatable support means, said rope making means, said first holder positioner means, said second holder positioner means, said twist tie mechanical tie means, and said cut-clamp hot wire mechanism means for controlling operations thereof.