Patent ID: 6935227

Claim:
A gripper assembly for a strapping head for a strapping machine, comprising: a body defining a cavity therein and having an end wall, the body having a gripping pad on an exterior portion thereof, the body further including opposing walls and having openings formed in the opposing walls; a spring stack disposed in the cavity, an end of the spring stack abutting the end wall of the body; a follower block positioned in the cavity, the follower block having a base and a roller support portion, the roller support portion having openings therein; a roller positioned in the roller support portion, the roller having a passage therethrough; and a single retaining element disposed through the body openings, the follower block openings and the roller passage, the retaining element disposed to maintain the follower block within the body with the roller secured thereto and to maintain the spring stack captured within the body cavity.