Patent ID: 8584438

Claim:
An accumulator for a strapping apparatus, the accumulator comprising: a first strap conveyor unit; a second strap conveyor unit; and an accumulator container defining a chamber for receiving a strap that is used by the strapping apparatus, the accumulator container including a strap diverter pivotally movable about a fixed axis of rotation between a strap support position and a strap accumulation position, the strap diverter including an engagement region positioned alongside a processing line, the processing line being substantially parallel to the fixed axis of rotation and extending between the first strap conveyor unit and the second strap conveyor unit when the strap diverter is in the strap support position, and wherein a strap entrance to the chamber forms between the first strap conveyor unit and the second strap conveyor unit as the engagement region pivotally moves away from the processing line when the strap diverter moves from the strap support position to the strap accumulation position.