Abstract: In an automatic bundling apparatus for bar steel, die steel, steel pipes, wire rods, etc., a power shaft and a twist shaft are disposed coaxially and a differential gearing mechanism is interposed between and coaxially with the power shaft and the twist shaft. The functions such as clamping of the bundling wire end, cutting of the wire and twisting of the wire which are the main operations in bundling are performed by the same hydraulic motor through the utilization of the differential gearing mechanism.

Abstract: A strain relief member is disclosed for selective and removable mounting in a connector housing. The strain relief member includes means to receive a bundle tie for securing conductors to the strain relief member. The connector housing includes an elongated, centrally disposed slot which receives the strain relief member therein.

Abstract: A tie band is secured about the neck of an article in response to displacement of the neck against that band and simultaneous travel of the neck and band.

Abstract: A tool for applying bundle ties comprises a frame supporting a reciprocable carriage in a guide path leading to a loop guide around which ties are to be driven by the carriage. The carriage is reciprocated by a drive rod having a handle projecting laterally through a slot in the frame for manual operation. A trigger is mounted in a handle of the frame and is coupled to the rod by a clutch arranged to engage the rod on rearward movement of the trigger.

Abstract: A binding device for binding the openings of bags or the like which is small and simple in structure but effective in operation without requiring an electric power source. The binding device comprises: a stationary vertical support plate carrying a reel of binding material, a pair of rocking plates pivotally secured to the support plate, a cord delivery mechanism having a pair of supporting rollers, a cord winding mechanism having an actuating rod, an actuating plate and a pair of winding arms, a cord cutting mechanism, and a cord twisting mechanism having an engaging pawl to twist the end portions of a cut cord piece together.

Abstract: A wire-fastening mechanism has a wire shaping and guiding device and a pivoted hook-shaped needle which co-operate together to fasten a wire to a connector lug by forming a cross loop of wire through a triangular formation of apertures in the lug. The wire shaping and guiding device has two opposed members between which the lug is inserted. Wire guiding grooves are provided in the opposed members to define one and a half turns of a helical channel around which wire is pushed to thread the aperture lugs as the wire passes between wire guiding grooves of the opposed members. The hook-shaped needle receives the leading end of the wire after it has passed through the triangular formation of apertures. Pivoting of the needle draws the leading wire end beneath a run of the wire between two of the apertures thereby to form a cross loop of wire.

Abstract: A binding device for fastening the openings of bags or the like which is very useful, easy to operate, and simple in structure. The device has a binding cord supplying device fitted between a pair of vertical side walls, and a binding cord delivery device having a cutting blade and delivery rollers is attached to the upper portions of these side walls. Guide slots for receiving the openings of bags are defined in the side walls and are provided with obliquely cranked slots, and a binding cord twisting mechanism attached to a slider is positioned near the cranked slots. The binding cord of a certain length is fitted to the opening of a bag and twisting both end portions of the binding cord are twisted by the rotation of the twisting mechanism.

Abstract: A packaging machine is provided in which wire is fed for cutting into predetermined lengths for subsequent formation into U-shaped clips for clinching about a constricted product filled tube. It includes means for varying the length of the cut off portion by adjusting the position of a cut off knife along the wire against the biasing action of a cooperating wire receiving member or cut off round.

Abstract: A packaging machine is provided in which wire is fed for cutting into predetermined lengths for subsequent formation into U-shaped clips for clinching about a constricted product filled tube. It includes means for varying the length of the cut off portion by adjusting the position of a wire receiving member or cut off round and a cut off knife along the wire. Also the wire is fed intermittently to be cut off through an extent corresponding to the length to be cut off. The cut off length is variably formed according to the desired length of the U-shaped clip with the legs thereof in various angular relations.

Abstract: Bag tying apparatus for tying bags with a resilient tie. The apparatus comprises a tie wrapping plate and a tie twisting mechanism. The tie wrapping plate is linealy movable. The plate has a stepped groove which extends in the moving direction of the plate and an elongated recess which runs across the stepped groove. The resilient tie is placed on the bottom of the elongated recess, and bag is so positioned that its gathered neck to be tied is placed above the tie wrapping plate. As the plate is moved up by an air cylinder unit, the gathered neck of the bag is caught in the stepped groove of the plate. As the gathered neck of the bag enters the narrow section of the stepped groove, the resilient tie is gradually bent and finally substantially U-shaped.The tie twisting mechanism comprises a twist shaft, a pair of twist hooks fixed to the lower end of the twist shaft, and a sprocket wheel secured to the upper end of the twist shaft.

Abstract: A tying machine for tying articles of various sizes utilizing a twist-tie ribbon. The tying machine may be quickly adjusted to control the length of the tying ribbon that is metered out by the machine and to center the article to be tied at the tying station in accordance with the size or diameter of the article to be tied.

Abstract: A binding device for bundling the openings of bags or other material to be bound which comprises: a slidable plate fitted on a vertical support plate; a reel carrying a bundling material such as wire; a feeding mechanism delivering the bundling material; U-shaped carriers attached on rocking arms for supporting the open end of a material to be bound; a movable winding arm for guiding and winding the bundling material round the open end of the material to be bound; and a twisting mechanism for twisting the cut ends of the bundling material that is wound round the material to be bound.

Abstract: Pneumatic apparatus for drawing binding strip from a stock roll, winding a length of the strip around a bunch of water cress, severing that length from the strip stock and twisting the ends of the length of strip together to form a tie around the bunch. The apparatus includes a two-armed lever. One of the arms is arcuate and has a profiled end which is adapted to engage the leading end of the length of strip and, as the lever is swung about its fulcrum, to push that leading end around the bundh into a bight in the periphery of an apertured disc. The trailing end of the length of strip is located within the aperture of the disc so that it is held from following the leading end. The disc is rotated to twist the two ends together and the lever is then swung back so that the other arm ejects the bound bunch from the apparatus.

Abstract: An improvement in a cable tie installation tool. The tool includes a tool member for fastening a cable tie about a bundle of wires or the like, conveyor means connected to the tool member, and propulsion means for propelling a cable tie through the conveyor means to the tool member. The tool member includes a positioning means for placing the tie about the bundle, a tube receiving the cable tie from the conveyor means and transmitting the tie toward the positioning means, and stop means engagable with the head of the tie for limiting movement of the head toward the positioning means. The improvement comprises braking means for decelerating the tie as it passes through the tube and before the tie head reaches the stop means whereby the likelihood of damage to the tie head upon engagement with the stop means is reduced and the service life of the stop means is extended.

Abstract: The resiliently biased movable tool jaw in, for example, a strap applying tool is maintained in closed contact with the other jaw of the tool against a counteracting force during a critical phase of the tool cycle by the selective deployment of a lock pin engageable with the movable jaw and which is operatively coupled to an actuator cooperative with a reciprocating plunger employed to drive the movable tool jaw into its closed position. Movement of the lock pin is synchronized with the movement of the plunger to insure correspondence between the relative positions of the lock pin and the movable jaw.

Abstract: An automatic cable tie installation tool for assembling a cable tie about a bundle of wires or the like comprises a tool member, a dispenser member spaced from the tool member adapted to receive a cartridge containing a plurality of cable ties therein, and a conveyer member interconnecting the tool member and dispenser member. The dispenser member includes release means for releasing restraining means on the cartridge to permit egress of the cable ties contained in the cartridge, and transfer means for transmitting the cable ties into the conveyer member where the cable ties are transmitted to the tool member. The tool member comprises receiving means for receiving a cable tie from the dispenser, positioning means for positioning the cable tie in a closed loop about the bundle of wires, tensioning means for tensioning the cable tie about the bundle of wires, and severing means for cutting the tail of the cable tie once it has been tensioned about the bundle of wires.

Abstract: A hand held, portable assembly for wire tying which contains, in a handle, an electric motor arranged to turn a forwardly deployed hook which twists a wire tie with which the hook is engaged.