Portable sawmill with folding bed
AssigneeWoodland Mills Inc.
InventorsNeil Kevin Bramley, Joshua John Malcolm, Jeffrey Francis Doherty, Andreas Ismael Rifani
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Abstract
A sawmill assembly includes a bed and a carriage. The bed has a pair of substantially parallel rails, and the carriage is movably supported along the rails. The bed includes an extension bed member pivotably attached to a main bed member with a combination bunk/hinge to allow an operator to fold the bed between an extended in use position and a stowed position for transporting the sawmill assembly to or from a work site with a tow vehicle.
Claims43
A sawmill assembly, comprising:
- a bed, including a main bed member and an extension bed member, each said main bed member and said extension bed member having a pair of substantially parallel rails;
- a log bunk attached to said main bed member, said log bunk having a support surface configured to support a first portion of a workpiece material;
- and
- a hinge assembly pivotably connecting an end of said extension bed member to an end of said main bed member;
- wherein said hinge assembly has a first part pivotably connected to a second part to permit said extension bed member to pivot relative to said main bed member between an extended, in use position, and a stowed position;
- wherein when said extension bed member is in said in use position, said hinge assembly defines a support surface configured to support a second portion of said workpiece material;
- and wherein the support surface of the hinge assembly extends between the parallel rails.
A hinge assembly for a sawmill assembly having a main bed member, and a log bunk attached to said main bed member, said log bunk having a support surface configured to support a first portion of a workpiece material, said hinge assembly comprising:
- a first part configured for attachment to one of said main bed member and an extension bed member;
- and
- a second part configured for attachment to the other of said main bed member and said extension bed member;
- wherein said first part is pivotably connected to said second part to permit said extension bed member to pivot relative to said main bed member between an extended, in use position, and a stowed position, when said hinge assembly is operably attached to said main bed member and said extension bed member;
- wherein when said extension bed member is in said in use position, said hinge assembly defines a support surface configured to support a second portion of said workpiece material;
- and wherein the support surface of the hinge assembly extends between the parallel rails.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.