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US 2011/0132166 A1Published application
Log rest
AssigneeNorwood Industries Inc.
InventorPeter Dale
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Abstract
A new log support and clamp system (log rest) for a portable sawmill, having a log rest and a log dog. The log rest features a ratcheting, quick-adjustable, self-locking clamp which improves the ability of the user to affix the log in place for sawing. Also, a portable sawmill having such a log rest.
Claims20
A log support and clamp assembly for use in a portable sawmill, comprising:
- a horizontal support beam having two ends for affixing to a sawmill, said support beam capable of being affixed to said sawmill at both ends;
- a log dog, having a vertical portion generally perpendicular to said horizontal support beam and extending upwards therefrom, and a top end having a pick protruding therefrom;
- a log rest assembly having:
- a clamp housing affixed to said support beam and horizontally displaceable thereon;
- a post connected to or housed within said clamp housing, said post configured in a generally vertical direction and said clamp housing having a ratchet mechanism for raising the post relative to the horizontal support beam.
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A portable sawmill comprising a log support and clamp assembly, wherein the log support and clamp assembly further comprise:
- a horizontal support beam having two ends for affixing to a sawmill, said support beam capable of being affixed to said sawmill at both ends;
- a fog dog, having a vertical portion generally perpendicular to said horizontal support beam and extending upwards therefrom, and a top end having a pick protruding therefrom;
- a log rest assembly having:
- a clamp housing affixed to said support beam and horizontally displaceable thereon;
- a post connected to or housed within said clamp housing, said post configured in a generally vertical direction and said clamp housing having a ratchet mechanism for raising the post relative to the horizontal support beam.
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A kit for retrofitting a log support and clamp assembly to a portable sawmill, said kit comprising:
- a horizontal support beam having two ends;
- a log dog, having a vertical portion generally perpendicular to said horizontal support beam and extending upwards therefrom, and a top end having a pick protruding therefrom;
- a log rest assembly having:
- a log rest housing affixed to said support beam and horizontally displaceable thereon;
- a post connected to or housed within said clamp housing, said post configured in a generally vertical direction and generally perpendicular to the horizontal support beam;
- said log rest housing having a ratchet mechanism for raising the post relative to the horizontal support beam;
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- two sawmill support pieces, each of said sawmill support pieces capable of being permanently or semi-permanently affixed to a sawmill and attached to one of the two ends of the horizontal support beam.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.