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US 4,362,231 AGranted
Chute for transporting timber
AssigneeFirma Leykam-Murztaler Papier und Zellstoff Aktiengesellschaft
InventorWalter Meyer
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Abstract
A timber chute for the transportation of corticated timber has smooth and deformable polyethylene walls. This makes the chutes light in weight, easy to handle, and less subject to damage than the prior art chutes.
Claims5
A chute for transporting timber by gravity, comprising interconnected trough-shaped chute sections of polyethylene, the chute sections defining a concavity capable of receiving the timber and having smooth and elastically deformable polyethylene walls supporting the timber.
A method of transporting timber by gravity over sloping terrain, comprising the steps of
- (a) providing a plurality of trough-shaped chute sections of polyethylene, each of the chute sections defining a concavity capable of receiving the timber and having smooth and elastically deformable polyethylene walls supporting the timber,
- (b) assembling the chute sections into a continuous trough,
- (c) securing the continuous trough to the sloping terrain, and
- (d) placing the timber into the trough for sliding therealong by gravity.
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