Hand held strapping tool

A strapping device, comprising:

• a base;
• a mount coupled with the base;
• a motor coupled with the base;
• a gear train, including:
• a pulley operatively coupled with the motor;
• a first gear coupled with the pulley, the first gear to counter rotate relative to the pulley;
• a second gear coupled with the first gear, the second gear to counter rotate relative to the first gear;
• a tensioner assembly pivotally coupled with the mount, the tensioner assembly including a feed wheel, the feed wheel and the base collectively defining an opening to receive a strap;
• a lever coupled with the tensioner assembly to pivot the tensioner assembly relative to the base, the lever including an axle and a tension holding gear, the tension holding gear to permit rotation in a first direction and prevent rotation in a second direction, the tension holding gear to selectively couple with the second gear of the gear train;
• a crank assembly including a crank, the crank coupled with an actuator to rotate the crank about a crank axis;
• and
• a linkage including a first linkage end and a second linkage end, the first linkage end pivotally coupled with the crank at a position offset from the crank axis, the second linkage end coupled with the axle of the lever.

A method of coupling a strap with a strapping device, comprising:

• providing a strap between a feed wheel and a base;
• rotating a crank about a crank axis in a first direction from a first position to a second position, the crank to position a first linkage axis of a linkage below a crank axis and position the feed wheel against the strap with the crank in the second position, the linkage coupled to the feed wheel via an axle of a lever, wherein the axle is positioned a second distance relative to a sidewall of the lever with the crank in the second position;
• and
• rotating the feed wheel to apply tension to the strap.