摘要 |
A strapping machine for applying a strap around an object wherein means are provided for holding the leading end of the strap encircled about the object and overlapping a supply portion of the strap and for feeding a seal having an opening therein and for applying the seal around the overlapped portion of the strap to form a seal joint therebetween, a seal magazine for holding a stack of nested seals with the openings therein aligned to be fed individually to the seal joint forming means, a seal positioning mechanism extending from the charging end of the magazine to near the discharging end thereof and passing through the aligned openings at the stack of the nested seals housed in the magazine, and a hold-down mechanism for maintaining a constant pressure on the seals housed within the seal magazine independent of the number of seals in the stack of nested seals.
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