Portable taping machine
US5573627A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 15, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1795
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A portable taping machine for wrapping an elongated article with continuous strip material includes a housing adapted to be gripped by an operator and defines an internal cavity for receiving the article and a passageway communicating with the internal cavity. A taping head including a C-shaped drive wheel with integral gear teeth formed around its periphery is mounted on the housing for rotation about a longitudinal axis which extends through the internal cavity. The drive wheel has a peripheral discontinuity for lateral reception of the article into the internal cavity when the peripheral discontinuity is coextensive with the passageway. When the peripheral discontinuity is substantially non-coextensive with the passageway in the housing, entry of the elongated article into the internal cavity or egress from the internal cavity are prevented. A spindle on the taping head removably supports a supply roll of the strip material on an axis offset from the longitudinal axis of the internal cavity. A motor mounted within the housing rotates a drive gear and with it a pair of pinion gears also drivingly engaged with the drive wheel. The pinion gears are engaged with the drive wheel at l…
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