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US 6,227,086 B1Granted
Radial log clamp
AssigneeC. G. Bretting Manufacturing Co., Inc.
InventorEric J. Lumberg
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Abstract
A rotating log saw clamp having a clamp infeed section and a clamp outfeed section located adjacent a log saw blade. The clamp infeed section and clamp outfeed section are coupled for rotation together with the log during sawing of at least a portion of the log by the log saw blade.
Claims20
A saw clamp for clamping a product roll to be sawn, comprising:
- a clamp infeed section and a saw blade, said clamp infeed section including elongated clamp fingers resiliently retractable to receive a product roll to be sawn and biased against the product roll during sawing of at least a portion of the product roll by the saw blade.
A method of sawing a product roll, comprising the steps of:
- providing a product roll to be sawn;
- receiving the product roll within a clamp having clamp fingers;
- moving the product roll between the clamp fingers to spread the clamp fingers apart;
- clamping the product roll in the clamp by resiliently biasing the clamp fingers against at least a portion of the product roll;
- and
- sawing at least a portion of the product roll with a saw disposed adjacent said clamp.
3 more elements
A radial saw clamp for clamping a product roll, comprising:
- a clamp infeed section and a clamp outfeed section located on opposite sides of a saw blade, said clamp infeed and outfeed sections relatively positioned to receive product rolls moved into and through the clamp, each of said clamp infeed outfeed sections including clamp fingers resiliently biased toward the product roll.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.