Patent · US Expired

Floor joist machine

US4221246A · kind A · utility

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13References
6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 3, 1978
Grant dateSep 9, 1980
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 3, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T83/6627
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A machine for cutting tenon ends on logs to be used as floor joists, the machine including transfer devices for depositing each log on a pair of conveyor belts, cut-off saws for cutting the log ends to a fixed length, sets of parallel and angled saws for cutting tenons on both ends of the log, and delivery devices for removing the sawed logs from the conveyors.

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