Machine for disassembling wood pallets
OwnerNeil E. Conkleinventor
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Abstract
A machine for disassembling damaged pallets of the wood type. The pallet is machine disassembled in a manner wherein the undamaged board or stringers may again be used in a reassembled pallet. The machine includes a platform having means for retaining the manually placed pallet in a fixed lateral position and a plate positionable on the deck side of the wood pallet for retention of the pallet in a vertical position. A hydraulically driven engaging arm is positioned above the platform to engage the stringer longitudinally and in a lateral direction. The arm is moved horizontally from a first, second, or third position to forceably engage one, two, or all three stringers. The retaining means assures that no additional damage is imparted to the slats or spacers.
Claims6
A machine for disassembling wood pallets of the type having deck and base boards and stringers comprising a structure including:
- a platform for placing said pallet thereon;
- an engaging arm and means for positioning said arm above said platform at a height of said stringers;
- a shaft having said arm movably positioned thereon for movement of said arm laterally from one side of said structure to the other side;
- drive means for moving said arm to engage said stringers;
- a stop on said platform to restrict said pallet placed on said platform from lateral movement;
- a plate movable vertically to contact the upper deck to restrict said pallet from vertical movement when said arm is in engagement with said stringers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.