Picker stick feed and sawing device
OwnerJames Earle Huffmaninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for conveying and positioning wooden blanks relative to spaced rotating saw blades. The blanks are fed into a hopper and are lifted from the hopper on dogs carried on opposed conveyer chains. Inclined members are carried adjacent the run of the chain for engaging the wooden blanks as they are raised on the dogs forcing improperly positioned wooden blanks off the conveyor chain. A spring biased pivotal arm is provided for forcing the wooden blanks against a guide rail for properly positioning the blanks for sawing.
Claims5
An apparatus for conveying and positioning wooden blanks relative to rotating saw blades carried in spaced relation on a rotating shaft so that said blanks can be sawed into a predetermined length for use as picker sticks, said apparatus comprising:
- a. a hopper for receiving said wooden blanks,
- b. said hopper having a substantially "V" shaped cross-section with a forward wall thereof being arcuate,
- c. a pair of opposed endless conveyor chains running up through the bottom of said hopper up over said forward wall,
- d. aligned dogs carried on said opposed chains for engaging and lifting said wooden blanks as said dogs pass through said hopper,
- e. inclined members carried on said front wall of said hopper for engaging said wooden blanks as they are raised on a pair of spaced dogs forcing improperly positioned wooden blanks off of said conveyor chains,
- f. said inclined members extending outwardly from said front wall and terminating short of an outer surface of said dogs, said run of said conveyor chains passing under said saw blades so that opposed ends of said wooden blanks are cut off as said blanks are transported past said saw blades.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.