Tie discharge apparatus in a bundling tie applying tool
AssigneeThomas & Betts Corporation
InventorJoseph Peterpaul
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Abstract
A container of clear material is provided in a bundling tie applying tool for deflecting and collecting severed tie portions expelled from the tool through a port of egress. The container comprises a first enclosure portion attached to the housing and including a deflecting surface positioned to be in the path of tie discharge. A second enclosure portion is removably attached to the first portion to provide for disposal of accumulated severed tie portions therein. The tie container further includes means communicating with the port of egress for permitting passage therethrough while preventing feedback of discharged or deflected tie portions to the port of egress to thereby prevent clogging or jamming of the tool during operation.
Claims17
In a bundling tie applying tool of the type having a housing, a port of egress on said housing for the discharge of a severed bundling tie portion and means for ejecting said severed tie portion through said port of egress in a path of discharge, tie discharge apparatus comprising:
- a member attached to said housing having a tie deflecting surface externally of said housing in said path of discharge;
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- means communicating with said port of egress for permitting passage therethrough of a severed tie portion to said tie deflecting surface and for preventing the return of such severed tie portion to said port of egress.
In a bundling tie applying tool of the type having a housing, a port of egress on said housing for the discharge of a severed bundling tie portion and means for ejecting said severed tie portion through said port of egress in a path of discharge, a tie container, comprising:
- tie collecting means attached to said housing defining an enclosure in communication with said port of egress for receiving and collecting severed tie portions therein;
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- means within said enclosure communicating with said port of egress for permitting passage of a severed tie portion therethrough and for preventing feedback of said severed tie portion to said port of egress.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.