Patent Document ID: 9051069
Application ID: 13592335

Base Claim:
1. An apparatus for strapping a set of documents, the apparatus comprising: a document platform to receive a set of documents and a document strap while the document platform is in a receiving position, the document strap positionable between the document platform and the set of documents; a frame having a first frame arm and a second frame arm forming a platform-receiving space between the first and second frame arms, each of the first and second frame arms comprises a moveable portion pivotably coupled to another portion of the frame; and a belt disposed between the document platform and the document strap when the document platform receives the set of documents; wherein when the document platform moves from the receiving position into the platform-receiving space, the moveable portion of the first frame arm and the moveable portion of the second frame arm move into the platform-receiving space to cause the belt and the document strap to at least partially surround the set of documents, thereby strapping the set of documents together.

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Claim 2:
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the document strap has a first end and a second end; and wherein the first end of the document strap is sealable to the second end of the document strap to secure the document strap around the set of documents when the document strap at least partially surrounds the set of documents.