Bundling articles

BPERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING B65Thin material handling B65BMACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS UNPACKING

B65B13/00Bundling articles

B65B13/02Applying and securing binding material around articles or groups of articles B65B13/022Applying preformed bands of continuous-ring form B65B13/025Hand-held tools B65B13/027for applying straps having preformed connecting means B65B13/04with means for guiding the binding material around the articles prior to severing from supply B65B13/06Stationary ducts or channels B65B13/08Single guide or carrier for the free end of material movable part-away around articles from one side only B65B13/10Carriers travelling completely around the articles while holding the free end of material B65B13/12attached to rotating rings B65B13/14Pairs of carriers or guides movable around opposite sides of the articles B65B13/16with means for severing the binding material from supply and then applying it around the articles B65B13/18Details of, or auxiliary devices used in, bundling machines or bundling tools B65B13/181applying edge protecting members during bundling B65B13/182Affixing labels during bundling B65B13/183Load orienting means B65B13/184Strap accumulators B65B13/185Details of tools B65B13/186Supports or tables facilitating tensioning operations B65B13/187Motor means B65B13/188pneumatic or hydraulic B65B13/189using explosives B65B13/20Means for compressing or compacting bundles prior to bundling B65B13/22Means for controlling tension of binding means B65B13/24Securing ends of binding material B65B13/26by knotting B65B13/265Hand tools B65B13/28by twisting B65B13/285Hand tools B65B13/30by deforming the overlapping ends of the strip or band B65B13/305Hand tools B65B13/32by welding, soldering, or heat-sealing by applying adhesive B65B13/322Friction welding B65B13/325Ultrasonic welding B65B13/327Hand tools B65B13/34by applying separate securing members B65B13/345Hand tools