Joshua M Ricker

US Patent:

20130031869, Feb 7, 2013

Filed:

Aug 2, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/565488

Inventors:

Mark W. RICKER - Pen Argyl PA, US
Donald J. Legath - Whitehall PA, US
Joshua M. Ricker - Nazareth PA, US

International Classification:

B65B 11/00

US Classification:

53203

Abstract:

A horizontal plastic stretch wrapping apparatus includes a main frame, a plurality of control components, an electrical enclosure, a plurality of control buttons, a slip ring, a wrapping arm, and a wrap dispenser. The electrical enclosure and the plurality of control components are positioned within the main frame, and the plurality of control buttons is positioned on the main frame. The plurality of control buttons controls the plurality of control components and the electrical enclosure. The wrap dispenser is connected to the wrapping arm, and the wrapping arm is connected to the main frame. The slip ring is positioned in between the main frame and the wrapping arm and provides electrical power from the electrical enclosure to the wrap dispenser. Once the horizontal plastic stretch wrapping apparatus is powered, a skid can be horizontally wrapped with a wrapping material by the rotating wrapping arm.