Patent ID: 6901727

Claim:
A strapping device ( 1 ) for strapping an object ( 14 ) with a strap ( 5 ), the strapping device ( 1 ) comprises: guidance means ( 3 ) for guiding the strap ( 5 ), said guidance means ( 3 ) serving to form the strap ( 5 ) into a loop in a waiting position, independent of a position of an object to be strapped ( 14 ), wherein said guidance means is a groove arranged in the waiting position and into which the strap is able to be pushed; and, a loop movement means ( 4 ) for moving the loop ( 5 ), formed by the guidance means ( 3 ), from the waiting position to a stacking position around the object to be strapped ( 14 ), wherein said loop movement means comprises at least one arm projecting from the guidance means and at least one loop engaging means, which is arranged to be displaceable under control along the at least one arm and which serves as driving means for moving the loop of strap from the waiting position into the stacking position.