Strapper with feed wheel cleaning device
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorNelson Cheung
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Abstract
A strapping tool includes an integral, removable cleaning element. The strapping tool forms a seal between two portions of associated strapping material, which strapping material is tensioned by a feed wheel prior to forming the seal. The tool includes a strapping machine body, a subassembly operably coupled to the strapping machine body. A feed wheel is carried by the subassembly and is rotatable within the subassembly. A feed lever is operably connected to the subassembly and to the feed wheel for rotating the feed wheel. A cleaning element is supported by the subassembly and is disposed for continuous contact with the rotating feed wheel.
Claims12
A strapping tool for forming a seal between two portions of associated strapping material, the strapping material being tensioned prior to forming the seal, the tool comprising:
- a strapping machine body;
- a subassembly operably coupled to the strapping machine body;
- a feed wheel carried by the subassembly, the feed wheel being rotatable within the subassembly;
- a feed lever operably connected to the subassembly and to the feed wheel for rotating the feed wheel, wherein the strapping material is tensioned by engagement of the rotating feed wheel with the strapping material;
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- a cleaning element supported by the subassembly, wherein the cleaning element is disposed for continuous contact with the rotating feed wheel.
A strapping tool for forming a seal between two portions of associated strapping material, the strapping tool material being tensioned prior to forming the seal, the strapping tool comprising:
- a strapping machine body;
- a cleaning element supported by the strapping machine body;
- a feed wheel;
- and,
- a feed lever, the feed wheel being operably connected to the feed lever, the feed lever configured to have a first vertical position and a second vertical position in which the feed wheel engages the strapping material to exert a tension in the strapping material, wherein the feed wheel engages the cleaning element when the feed lever is in the second vertical position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.