Strapping tool with improved strap guide and method therefor

摘要

A strap guide and method therefor in a tensioning tool having a base plate, a wall portion disposed at least partially along and extending above a strap support surface of the base plate, a strap guiding member having a pivot end portion pivotally coupled to the tool along the strap support surface generally opposite the wall portion, and a biasing member coupled to the strap guiding member to pivotally bias a guide end portion of the strap guiding member above at least a portion of the strap support surface. Strap disposed on the strap support surface of the base plate is guided between the wall portion the strap guiding member during tensioning, and is released therefrom upon withdrawal of the base plate from between a load and tensioned strap.