Log splitting apparatus
OwnerRussell H. Thackeryinventor
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Abstract
A log splitting apparatus for attachment to the powered wheel of a vehicle characterized by a base portion for removable attachment to the vehicle wheel, and an outer rotary end portion provided with a tapered auger means adapted to penetrate and effect splitting of logs.
Claims4
A log splitting apparatus comprising, in combination, a driven vehicle hub provided with a plurality of lug bolts spaced radially outwardly from the axis of rotation of the hub;
- supporting means for maintaining said driven hub in a position raised off the ground;
- log splitter body means including a base portion and a generally cone-shaped end portion including a sharpened tip and an outer cone surface provided with a spiral auger portion that increases in diameter inwardly from said tip;
- and a plurality of lug bolt extenders, each of whch includes an inner end attached to a respective one of said lug bolts and an outer end attached to said base portion by a threaded fastener means for removably mounting said log splitter body means to said vehicle hub.
A log splitting apparatus comprising, in combination, a driven vehicle wheel hub provided with a plurality of threaded wheel attachers having thread means for removably attaching the wheel and circumferentially spaced around the axis of rotation of the hub;
- supporting means for positioning said hub at a location above the ground;
- log splitter body means including a base portion and an outer end portion provided with a sharpened tip and a spiral auger portion between said base portion and said tip;
- attaching means for removably said body means on said hub and including a base plate extending radially from the base portion of the body means and including a plurality of peripherally spaced holes that register with said threaded wheel attachers on the hub;
- and a plurality of threaded fasteners extended through said holes for removably securing said base plate to said threaded wheel attachers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.