ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,418, issued on Aug. 19.
"Strap-cutting mechanism for strapping device" was invented by Teng-Chi Yu (Taichung, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A strap-cutting mechanism for a strapping device includes a strap-cutting head that has a through hole and clamping members. The through hole receives a knife sleeve extending therethrough. The clamping members are separated so that plates and a spacer arranged therebetween. The spacer is arranged between the plates so that a gap is formed between the plates for a packing strap to pass therethrough. The gap guides the packing strap so that a smooth strapping process can be ensured. An alt...