Patent ID: 7222565

Claim:
A twist neck for use with a strapping machine, the twist neck comprising: an ingress portion having a hollow ingress opening and a tapering portion; a middle portion having a pathway formed therein that is in communication with the ingress opening, the pathway defining a strap shape substantially similar to a cross-sectional shape of an associated strap that is used in the strapping machine; a first coupling portion is connected to the ingress portion and forming a hollow therein for receiving a tube; and an egress opening at a distal end of the pathway, a second coupling portion is connected to the middle portion and forming a hollow therein, wherein a cross-sectional area of the ingress opening is larger than a cross-sectional area of the pathway, and wherein the ingress opening, pathway and egress opening are configured to allow the associated strap to enter into the twist neck in a first orientation and exit out of the twist neck in a second orientation that is based on an orientation of the pathway so that a user can manipulate the second orientation by changing the orientation of the pathway formed within the middle portion wherein an angle between an orientation of the associated strap enters into the twist neck in a first orientation and an orientation of the associated strap exits out of the twist neck in a second orientation is as large as thirty degrees.