Strapped bale having means which restrain the straps thereof upon severing and method of forming the same
AssigneeCelanese Corporation
InventorsSamuel S. McNair, Jr., Robert J. Shea
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Abstract
A bale of goods, particularly textile goods, and method of forming the same includes covering the bale of goods with a cover and then strapping the bale with at least one tensioned strap which encompasses the bale. A restraining tape extends generally transversely over the strap and is affixed (preferably by means of adhesive) to the strap and to portions of the cover laterally adjacent to the strap. The restraining tape thereby positionally and attachably secures the strap to the bale and defines a zone of the strap in which the strap may be severed to minimize outward lashing thereof thereby promoting a greater measure of safety to personnel.
Claims10
A bale of compressed textile fibrous material comprising a continuous cover for covering and containing said material, at least one tensioned steel strap encompassing the covered mass and compressing said mass through said cover, and restraining tape generally transversely extending over said at least one steel strap and affixed to said at least one steel strap and to portions of said continuous cover laterally adjacent said at least one steel strap, wherein said restraining tape constitutes the means for attaching said at least one steel strap relative to said bale and for defining a zone of said steel strap adjacent thereto in which said steel strap may be severed to minimize outward lashing thereof.
In a bale formed of a mass of textile fibrous compressed material having a generally square parallelepiped shape, continuous cover means for covering and containing said textile fibrous compressed material mass, and at least one steel strap means encompassing a peripheral surface of said continuous cover means compressing said mass through said cover means, wherein said steel strap means is maintained under tension by virtue of said mass of textile fibrous compressed material tending to relax against said compressed state, the improvement comprising strap-restraining means generally transversely extending over said steel strap means and fixedly adhering to said steel strap means and to portions of said continuous cover means laterally adjacent to said steel strap means, said strap-restraining means for positionally securing to said continuous cover means that portion of said steel strap means subject to said strap-restraining means and for defining a zone wherein said steel strap means may be severed, such that upon severing of said steel strap means within said zone, said strap-restraining means minimized outward lashing of said steel strap means which would otherwise occur due to release of said tension of said steel strap means upon severing thereof.
In a method of forming a bale including the steps of covering a textile fibrous compressed mass with a continuous cover material, compressing the covered textile fibrous mass to form a generally square parallelepiped shape, encompassing a peripheral surface of said covered textile fibrous mass with at least one steel tensioned strap to compress said mass through said cover the improvement comprising the steps of positionally securing said steel strap relative to said bale by transversely extending a tape over said steel strap and adhering said tape to said steel strap and to portions of said continuous cover laterally adjacent to said steel strap, and defining, by means of said tape, a zone in which said steel strap may be safely severed such that said tape restrains said steel strap from outward lashing to an extent which minimizes the risk of injury to a person who severs the steel strap.
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