Method of strapping one or more articles with a strap

Abstract

A method of strapping one or more articles with a strap includes the steps of: providing a strapping device including a joining apparatus with a joining jaw and a joining base; placing an end portion of the strap around the joining base such that a fastening loop around the base is formed; joining overlapping first and second strap segments of the fastening loop by the joining apparatus to form a strap joint; placing the strap around one or more articles such that a third strap segment overlaps a segment of the fastening loop; tensioning the strap around the one or more articles; joining the third segment of the strap with the segment of the fastening loop by the joining apparatus; shearing the tensioned strap off from an untensioned bulk portion of the strap; separating the strapping device from the tensioned strap by removing the joining base from the fastening loop.

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