CPC B65B 69/0025 (2013.01) | 15 Claims |
1. A strap-segment-cutting system comprising:
a strap-segment-cutting head comprising:
a frame;
a first cutter supported by the frame;
a first carriage movable relative to the frame between a first-carriage home position and a first-carriage actuated position;
a first clamp pivotably mounted to the first carriage and comprising a body having a clamping head and an opposing foot;
a first-clamp biasing element biasing the first clamp to a first-clamp home position in which the clamping head of the first clamp is spaced-apart from the first carriage;
a second carriage movable relative to the frame and the first cutter between a second-carriage home position and a second-carriage actuated position;
a second cutter mounted to the second carriage and comprising a body having a lifting-and-cutting head;
a third-clamp carriage slidably mounted to the second carriage;
a third clamp pivotably mounted to the third-clamp carriage and comprising a body having a clamping head and an opposing foot;
a third-clamp biasing element biasing the third clamp to a third-clamp home position in which the clamping head of the third clamp is spaced-apart from the third-clamp carriage; and
one or more carriage actuators operably connected to the first and second carriages and configured to move the first and second carriages relative to one another from their respective first-carriage and second-carriage home positions in which a first distance separates the first and second carriages to their respective first-carriage and second-carriage actuated positions in which a smaller second distance separates the first and second carriages.
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