Wedge holder for log splitting
OwnerHarold Alleninventor
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Abstract
A wedge holder system and kit and method for splitting a log having a polymer foam block member with a concave top surface forming a basin with raised left and right longitudinal sides paralleling a center axis, the top surface designed to conform to a rounded side of a log. A planar bottom surface of the block member is designed to rest on a log cross section. At least one slot portion through the foam block member is designed to hold an at least one metal wedge member vertically to drive the metal wedge into a log. At least one V-shaped notch portion for holding wood vertically may be disposed within at least one exterior longitudinal side portion of the polymer foam block member. Polymer foam block members may be adjacent or coupled lengthwise or vertically.
Claims20
A wedge holder system for splitting a log using at least one metal wedge member, the wedge holder system comprising:
- a compressible, substantially cuboid, polymer foam block member with a substantially concave top surface forming a basin with raised left and right longitudinal sides, the longitudinal sides substantially paralleling a center axis substantially equidistant from the longitudinal sides, the top surface adapted to longitudinally rest on and conform to a rounded side of a log;
- a substantially planar bottom surface of the polymer foam block member adapted to rest on a horizontally disposed, substantially planar, log cross section;
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- at least one slot portion disposed axially centered and substantially parallel to the longitudinal sides, the at least one slot portion further disposed through the foam block from the top surface to a bottom surface and adapted to hold an at least one first wedge member substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface, the slot portion further adapted to stretch without tearing to at least the maximum width of the at least one first wedge member.
A method or process for splitting a log member using a metal wedge member comprising:
- utilizing a compressible, substantially cuboid, polymer foam block member with a substantially concave top surface forming a basin with raised left and right longitudinal sides, the longitudinal sides substantially paralleling a center axis substantially equidistant from the longitudinal sides, the top surface adapted to longitudinally rest on and conform to a rounded side of the log member, the log member including at least one log, a log portion or a log biscuit;
- locating a substantially planar bottom surface of the polymer foam block member on a horizontally disposed or upright, substantially planar, log cross section;
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- providing for at least one slot portion disposed axially centered and substantially parallel to the longitudinal sides, the at least one slot portion being disposed through the foam block from the top surface to the bottom surface to hold an at least one first wedge member substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface, the slot portion further adapted to stretch without tearing to at least the maximum width of the at least one first wedge member.
A log splitting kit comprising:
- a wedge holder member having a top surface with a concave portion and a bottom planar surface, the wedge holder member comprised of a polymer foam and including at least one slot portion formed vertically through the wedge holder member from the top surface to the bottom surface;
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- a metal wedge member having a substantial triangular shape or configuration with a flat head portion and a tip portion, wherein the wedge member is adapted to be inserted vertically through and supported upright by the at least one slot portion of the wedge holder member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.