Patent · US Expired

Band holder and cutter

US4078308A · kind A · utility

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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 12, 1976
Grant dateMar 14, 1978
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 12, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T24/3499
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A band holder and cutter device is defined by a simple L-shaped surface wherein the main leg of the device includes a protruding sharpened, tacking element that can be driven through a strapping band to hold it in place on a packing crate, and the supporting leg of the device supplies a cutting edge to implement the severance and removal of excess banding material when the main leg and the sharpened tacking element are driven into place.

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