US Patent 7290483 Strap directing device

Patent 7290483 was granted and assigned to Illinois Tool Works on November, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Illinois Tool Works

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

72904830

Patent Inventor Names

Eufrocinio Q. Belvis0

Lawrence J. Promise0

Date of Patent

November 6, 2007

Patent Application Number

111490960

Date Filed

June 9, 2005

Patent Primary Examiner

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Shelley M. Self

Patent abstract

A guide for guiding strap material from a dispenser to a strapper directs strap between the dispenser and strapper when in different positions in relation to each other. The guide includes an element having an open central passage defining a pathway for strap material to pass therethrough. The guide receives strap material in a first direction, and allows the strap material to exit in a second direction. The guide has bearing surfaces that define the passage so that when the strap material changes directions, there is minimal friction between the strap and the guide.