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Lumber sorting and stacking apparatus
Assignee: Coe Manufacturing Co
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Filing: 1964-04-03
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Granted: 1966-10-18
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Expires: 1984-04-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph M Lawson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 09:10
CPC Classifications
B; B07; B07C; B07C5/00; B07C5/04; B07C5/12; B07C5/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
IN LUMBER SORTING AND STACKING APPARATUS INCLUDING MAIN CONVEYOR MEANS FOR CONVEYING PIECES OF LUMBER IN SPACED APART RELATIONSHIP ALONG A PATH OF MOVEMENT, MEANS FOR SELECTING AND REMOVING PIECES OF LUMBER OF A GIVEN CATEGORY, MEANS FOR ACCUMULATING THE SELECTED AND REMOVED PIECES OF LUMBER, MEANS FOR FORMING INDIVIDUAL COURSES OF LUMBER FROM THE PIECES OF LUMBER ACCUMULATED, HOIST MEANS, FEED MEANS FOR FEEDING THE INDIVIDUAL COURSES OF LUMBER ONTO SAID HOIST MEANS FOR THE STACKING THEREOF; SAID FEED MEANS COMPRISING A LOWER ROLLER ADAPTED TO COMTACT THE LOWER SIDE OF SAID COURSES OF LUMBER, AT LEAST ONE RESILIENT WHEEL DISPOSED OVER SAID LOWER ROLLER ADAPTED TO CONTACT THE UPPER SIDE OF SAID COURSES OF LUMBER, AND MEANS FOR SKEWING SAID WHEEL AT AN ANGLE TOWARDS AT LEAST ONE SIDE OF SAID HOIST MEANS TO CAUSE MOVEMENT OF THE BOARD CONTACTED THEREBY TOWARDS SAID ONE SIDE OF SAID HOIST MEANS.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-10-17 | 1974-04-18 | 1974-10-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-10-17 | 1978-04-18 | 1978-10-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |