Appeal No. 2001-0019
Application No. 09/240,197
wood to bind the pieces together, whereupon pressure member 64 is
retracted and movable member 36 is pivoted out of the way to
release the bundled wood (column 4, lines 1-32). Finally, a
forklift or other device may be utilized to remove the wood
bundle (column 4, lines 33-36). In addition, the Fincham
apparatus can act as a wood splitting device. This is effected
by detachably securing wedge member 110 (see Figure 6) over
bottom frame member 16 in facing relation to pressure member
64 so that a log can be placed between the wedge and the pressure
member for splitting (column 4, lines 37-54).
Balsbaugh discloses a trailer mounted, hydraulically driven,
log splitter having a self-contained drive system for actuating
the splitter’s hydraulic cylinder 40. The log splitter is
movable between a horizontal transport position (Figure 2) and a
vertical use position (Figure 3), and includes a wedge
30 actuated by cylinder 40 for splitting logs.
Lundahl relates to an apparatus for cutting and feeding
foliage material from a stack. With reference to Figures 1 and
2, the Lundahl apparatus 10 includes stack conveyor 16, a
traveling cutter unit 20 for slicing a loaded stack 14, and a
lateral conveyor 18 for dispensing the sliced foliage from the
apparatus. As explained in the abstract:
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