Patent ID: 7143689

Claim:
A strapper configured to strap a plurality of bank notes, comprising: a rack with a guide; an inside area surrounded by the guide, wherein said guide is arranged to form a strap loop around a bundle of bank notes placed in the inside area, and includes strap holding elements arranged to hold a strap only at lateral edge areas thereof upon insertion of the strap into the guide, whereby after insertion of the strap in the guide, the strap is pulled out of the guide into the inside area around the bank-note bundle; and a collecting plate having a depression on a bottom surface and adapted to be brought into the inside area for depositing thereon the bank-note bundle, the collecting plate having a convex deposit surface for receiving the bank-note bundle such that the bank notes are strapped in a curved position by tightening the strap; and a welding plate separate from the collecting plate, and the welding plate rigidly mounted on the rack and arranged for contact with a welding element provided for welding portions of the strap, the depression of the collecting plate being slidable onto the welding plate.