Method and apparatus for stretch wrapping a load
US5941049A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B11/045
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A leading end of packaging materials placed in a retainer to hold the leading end of the packaging material in the retainer. Packaging material is dispensed from a packaging material dispenser, and relative rotation is provided between the dispenser and a load to wrap packaging material around the load. The packaging material is automatically released from the retainer in response to force applied by packaging material wrapped around the load, or other unpowered actuation.
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