# US 10,245,749 B2 · Method and apparatus for the fabrication of an endless band from a fiber material block, endless band and fiber material block > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,245,749 B2 - Document ID: US10245749B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/122,104 - Filed: 2012-05-22 - Published: 2014-12-11 - Granted: 2019-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2011-05-24 - Applicants: Achim Moeller; Christian Korn; Andreas Knauff - Inventors: Achim Moeller; Christian Korn; Andreas Knauff - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10245749B2 ## CPC - B27D 1/10: Butting blanks of veneer; Joining same along edges; Preparatory processing of edges, e.g. cutting {(see also B27M3/002 and B27M3/0026)} - B27L 5/00: Manufacture of veneer (working veneer or plywood B27D ){; Preparatory processing therefor (drying F26B)} - Y10T 428/192: Sheets or webs coplanar - Y10T 428/249921: Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or component - B27D: WORKING VENEER OR PLYWOOD (applying liquids or other fluent materials to surface in general B05; grinding, sanding, or polishing of wood B24; applying adhesives or glue to surfaces of wood B27G11/00; manufacture of veneer B27L5/00) - B27L: REMOVING BARK OR VESTIGES OF BRANCHES (forestry A01G); SPLITTING WOOD; MANUFACTURE OF VENEER, WOODEN STICKS, WOOD SHAVINGS, WOOD FIBRES OR WOOD POWDER - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract The invention is related to a method and an apparatus (1) for the fabrication of an endless band (300) containing fiber material, in particular wood, comprising at least the following method steps: providing at least one fiber material block, the fiber material block having a face side; cutting off a plate element (31) from the face side of a fiber material block, the plate element (31) having a cutting surface from the fiber material block, a main surface facing the cutting surface, and an edge surface connecting the cutting surface and the main surface; arranging in relation to each other the cutting surface of the plate element (31) and a fiber material block such that the main surface of the plate element (31) follows the face surface of the fiber material block, wherein said face surface forms the main surface of a further plate element; connecting the plate element and the further plate element by a connecting means; cutting off the further plate element from the face side of the fiber material block. The invention is further related to the endless band (300) and the fiber material block, which is the source for the fabrication of the endless band (300). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for fabrication of an endless band from a fiber material block comprising: (a) cutting off a plate element from a face side of a fiber material block, wherein the plate element comprises (i) a cutting surface from the fiber material block, (ii) a main surface facing the cutting surface, and (iii) an edge surface connecting the cutting surface and the main surface; (b) arranging the edge surface of the plate element with the fiber material block such that the edge surface abuts the fiber material block; (c) connecting the plate element and the further plate element to begin fabrication of an endless band; and (d) cutting the further plate element from the face side of the fiber material block wherein the further plate element has (i) a cutting surface from the fiber material block, (ii) a main surface facing the cutting surface, and (iii) an edge surface connecting the cutting surface and the main surface, wherein the plate element and the further plate element are connected before the further plate element is cut from the fiber material block. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the fiber material block is comprised of wood. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the connecting of (c) utilizes a connecting band. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, wherein the connecting band is connected to the plate elements by at least one of the following: glue, nails, hooks, screws, hook-and-loop fasteners, adhesive thread, adhesive fibers, adhesive tissue, adhesive foil, adhesive plastic, or plastic melt. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein (b)-(d) are repeated until a desired length of the endless band is achieved. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the arranging of (b) results in the plate element abutting the fiber material block. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, wherein the arranging of (b) results in the plate element abutting the fiber material block. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of cutting the further plate element from the face side of the fiber material block further comprises automatic forwarding of the fiber material block towards a connection end of the endless band, wherein the connection end of the endless band is the end that is arranged side by side with the further plate element. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, wherein the step of cutting the further plate element from the face side of the fiber material block further comprises automatic forwarding of the fiber material block towards a connection end of the endless band, wherein the connection end of the endless band is the end that is arranged side by side with the further plate element. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the cutting is performed while the fiber material block is held stationary. ### Claim 11 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, wherein the cutting is performed while the fiber material block is held stationary. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 wherein the plate element includes an edge line at the intersection between the edge surface and the main surface of the plate element, and the fiber material block includes a second edge line at the intersection between the face side and a face surface of the fiber material block, wherein said face surface forms the main surface of a further plate element, and wherein the step of arranging the edge surface of the plate element with the fiber material block further comprises aligning the edge line of the plate element with the second edge line of the fiber material block.