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US 2004/0200468 A1Published application
Block splitting assembly and method
AssigneeAnchor Wall Systems, Inc.
InventorsRonald J. Scherer, Paul W. Bailey
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Abstract
The invention relates to equipment and related methods for producing concrete retaining wall blocks. The equipment and methods described herein can be used to enhance the effectiveness of splitting assemblies that utilize workpiece engaging members disposed to at least one side of a splitting line and which engage the workpiece as it is split into at least two pieces.
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A method of producing a concrete block, comprising:
- providing a concrete block splitting machine having a splitting line with which a concrete workpiece to be split is aligned, the block splitting machine including a first splitting assembly that is engageable with the workpiece for splitting the workpiece into at least two pieces, said first splitting assembly including a plurality of projections disposed on at least one side of the splitting line and positioned so that they engage the workpiece as it is split into the at least two pieces to create an irregular surface and an irregular top or bottom edge on at least one of the split pieces;
- locating a concrete workpiece in the concrete block splitting machine so that a cleaving line of the workpiece is aligned with the splitting line;
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- applying a biasing force to the workpiece to bias the workpiece downward, and splitting the workpiece into at least two pieces using the first splitting assembly while the biasing force is being applied to the workpiece, wherein at least one of the split pieces is the concrete block.
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A method of producing a concrete block, comprising:
- providing a concrete block splitting machine having a first splitting assembly that is engageable with the workpiece for splitting the workpiece into at least two pieces, said first splitting assembly including a first block splitter and a plurality of projections disposed adjacent to at least one side of the first block splitter and positioned so that they engage the workpiece as it is split into the at least two pieces to create an irregular surface and an irregular top or bottom edge on at least one of the split pieces;
- locating a concrete workpiece in the concrete block splitting machine in a position to be split;
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- applying a biasing force to the workpiece to bias the workpiece downward, and splitting the workpiece into at least two pieces using the first splitting assembly while the biasing force is being applied to the workpiece, wherein at least one of the split pieces is the concrete block.
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A block splitting machine for splitting a concrete workpiece into at least two pieces, comprising:
- a splitting line with which a cleaving line of a workpiece to be split is aligned;
- a first splitting assembly that is actuatable into engagement with the workpiece for splitting the workpiece into the at least two pieces, the first splitting assembly including a plurality of projections disposed on at least one side of the splitting line and positioned so that they engage the workpiece as it is split into the at least two pieces to create an irregular surface and an irregular top or bottom edge on at least one of the split pieces;
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- a first mechanism for applying a biasing force to the workpiece to bias the workpiece downward as the first splitting assembly engages the workpiece during splitting.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.