Patent ID: 7210404

Claim:
A compressing and binding device for an elastic member comprising: a casing in which a chamber is formed so as to house the elastic member; a first plunger provided in a housing and moved in a first direction so as to press the elastic member housed in the chamber; a first driving means for moving the first plunger in the first direction; a second plunger provided in the housing and moved in a second direction so as to press the elastic member housed in the housing; a second driving means for moving the second plunger in the second direction; the second direction being orthogonal relative to the first direction; the elastic member being formed into a compressed article when compressed by both the first plunger in the first direction and the second plunger being in the second direction; and a binding means for binding the compressed article by means of a binding rnechanism, wherein the casing includes an opening portion from which the compressed and bound article is removed, a door is attached to the opening, and the compressing and binding device includes an inner pressure releasing mechanism operatively connected to the lower portion of the door for reducing an inner pressure applied to the door while the elastic member is being compressed and bound in the chamber.