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US 4,281,697 AGranted
Firewood systems
AssigneeLaFont Corporation
InventorsLeo L. Heikkinen, Charles L. Lundborg
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Abstract
An apparatus for converting a log into firewood including a remotely controlled log carrier bed, a log cutter and a log splitter and log conveying systems that allow the log to be converted into firewood in one continuous operation.
Claims3
A method of converting a log into firewood comprising the steps of:
- placing a plurality of logs on a log support;
- selecting a log from the plurality of logs on the log support;
- grasping and holding the log at one end with a log feeder while cutting the opposite end of the log to produce a cut log;
- transporting the cut log into a splitting mechansim whereby a cut log requiring splitting can be split;
- splitting the cut log by forcing a splitting member into the cut log;
- and
- transferring the cut log into a bin for transporting to a user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.