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US 9,782,911 B1Granted
Systems, methods and apparatus for the production of finger jointed dimensioned lumber, poles, beams and molding stock from green rough trim blocks
AssigneeGtk, LLC
InventorsVictor H. Garrett, John H. Koerner
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Abstract
Systems, methods and apparatus for the production of quality finger jointed dimensioned lumber, molding stock, poles or beams from green rough trim blocks by sorting, drying, finger jointing and finishing, thereby producing a commercial product having a higher commercial value.
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A method for the production of finger-jointed lumber from green rough trim blocks, the method comprising the steps of:
- preparing bucked logs;
- sawing the bucked logs into dimensional lumber of a desired length, the sawing also resulting in green rough trim blocks having a length less than the desired length;
- drying the green rough trim blocks to a desired reduced moisture content;
- drying the dimensional lumber, the dimensional lumber being dried simultaneously with the green rough trim blocks;
- and thereafter
- finger-jointing a plurality of the dried trim blocks end-to-end.
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A method for the production of finger-jointed lumber from green rough trim blocks, the method comprising the steps of:
- preparing bucked logs;
- sawing the bucked logs into dimensional lumber of a desired length, the sawing also resulting in green rough trim blocks having a length less than the desired length;
- drying the green rough trim blocks to a desired reduced moisture content;
- and thereafter
- finger-jointing a plurality of the dried trim blocks end-to-end;
- wherein the drying step comprises the steps of:
- placing the dimensional lumber into a kiln for drying;
- placing the green rough trim blocks in a container within the kiln atop the dimensional lumber;
- and thereafter
- subjecting the dimensional lumber and the trim blocks with heat to reduce the moisture content of both the dimensional lumber and the trim blocks.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.