Patent ID: 8327759

Claim:
A strap exchanger for sequentially delivering a plurality of straps to a component of a strapping system, the strap exchanger comprising: a strap feeding assembly; a strap holder assembly movable between a strap receiving position and a strap delivery position, the strap holder assembly including a clamp movable between a closed position and an open position, the strap holder assembly including a reciprocating main body that cooperates with a strap support member of the clamp to fixedly retain the strap when the clamp is in the closed position, the strap support member being movable away from the reciprocating main body as the clamp is moved from the closed position to the open position; and a drive mechanism having a first state of operation and a second state of operation, the drive mechanism adapted to move the strap holder assembly from the strap receiving position to the strap delivery position when a strap is retained by the clamp in the closed position and the drive mechanism is in the first state of operation, the drive mechanism adapted to move the strap holder assembly from the strap delivery position to the strap receiving position when the drive mechanism is in the second state of operation.