Patent · US Expired

Tying mechanism

US5070779A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 2, 1990
Grant dateDec 10, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 2, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2701/31
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention pertains to a tying mechanism applying twisting and winding of the two strands of the string or twine forming a closed loop around a bale or a package, until an overlapping and self-locking multiple-stranded configuration is achieved.

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