William M Jenkins

US Patent:

41190238, Oct 10, 1978

Filed:

Jul 11, 1977

Appl. No.:

5/814729

Inventors:

Thomas Jerald Boe - Naples FL
Charles M. Fell - Naples FL
William Leon Jenkins - Naples FL

Assignee:

A. Duda and Sons - Oviedo FL

International Classification:

B65B 1318

US Classification:

100 2

Abstract:

A threader device designed to simplify the threading of strapping tapes around and under a load to be strapped to a pallet or other load supporting device having a pair of apertures extending substantially horizontally through its base, with the threader device involving a framework having a pair of substantially parallel, elongate threader bars extending outwardly from its base for a distance sufficient to pass through the load supporting device. The threader bars are disposed slightly above ground level and spaced apart a distance consistent with the spacing of the apertures of the load supporting device. Tape dispensing means are carried on the framework, and arranged to dispense a pair of strapping tapes. The threader bars each have tape securing means on their outer ends, such that the ends of a pair of strapping tapes from the tape dispensing means can be removably secured to respective ones of the tape securing means. Therefore, upon the threader bars being caused to protrude through the apertures of a load supporting device, the ends of the strapping tapes are made available to the operator on the side of the load remote from the framework, so that he can easily detach the ends of the strapping tapes from the tape securing means, and then complete the encompassing of the load with the strapping tapes.